The document discusses the correct use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It provides examples to illustrate when a gerund or infinitive should be used after certain verbs and prepositions. It also includes translations of sentences from Catalan to English to practice gerund and infinitive forms.

1. 1r Batxillerat. Units 3 and 5
Gerunds and
Infinitives

2. Which is correct?
Why?
1. To read / Reading helps you learn English.
2. She always dreams about to go / going on
holiday.
3. She suggested to go / going on holiday.

3. Which is correct?
Why?
1. To read / Reading helps you learn English.
Subject of the sentence

4. Which is correct?
Why?
2. She always dreams about to go / going on
holiday.
After prepositions

5. Which is correct?
Why?
3. She suggested to go / going on holiday.
After certain verbs (list)

6. Which is correct?
Why?
1. You study to have / having a better future.
2. I was happy helping / to help them
3. Both teachers and students must be / being fair
4. We can’t afford to buy / buying a new car

7. Which is correct?
Why?
1. You study to have / having a better future.
To express purpose

8. Which is correct?
Why?
2. I was happy helping / to help them
After adjectives
This is too cold to drink.

9. Which is correct?
Why?
3. Both teachers and students must be / being fair
Without ‘to’ after modal verbs

10. Which is correct?
Why?
4. We can’t afford to buy / buying a new car
After certain verbs

11. Translate:
3. Nosaltres evitem menjar hamburgueses.
1. Jugar a tennis és saludable.
2. Ella és molt bona jugant a escacs.
4. Van decidir venir a la festa.
5. Aquest exercici és fàcil de fer.

12. Translate:
1. Playing tennis is healthy.

13. Translate:
1. Playing tennis is healthy.
2. She’s very good at playing chess.

14. Translate:
3. We avoid eating hamburgers.
1. Playing tennis is healthy.
2. She’s very good at playing chess.

15. Translate:
3. We avoid eating hamburgers.
1. Playing tennis is healthy.
2. She’s very good at playing chess.
4. They decided to come to the party.

16. Translate:
3. We avoid eating hamburgers.
1. Playing tennis is healthy.
2. She’s very good at playing chess.
4. They decided to come to the party.
5. This exercise is easy to do.

17.  Forget
• Forget + ing (refers to a past action)
I’ll never forget meeting my favourite writer.
• Forget + to + infinitive (refers to things that one still has or
had to do at the moment of remembering)
Don’t forget to take your books when you come!
He forgot to buy the food.
 Stop
• I stopped running (you stopped the action)
• I stopped to rest (in order to rest)