This document discusses gerunds and infinitives in English grammar. It provides examples of verbs that can be followed by gerunds or infinitives, as well as common prepositions and expressions used with gerunds. It also discusses the differences between using gerunds and infinitives after certain verbs, and provides exercises for students to practice identifying gerunds and infinitives.

1. GERUND AND
INFINITIVES
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Tari Putri Utami (23030160016)
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Syariful Wahib (23030160000)

2. Warming Up!
Enjoy this video and make your opinion from the video to get a
checklist ^_^

3. Brainstroming
1. What is clause of consession ?
2. How many kinds in clause of consession ? Mention it and mention
conjunction from each kinds !
Question for number 3 until 5, “is it true or false?” , mention your
reason !
3. Zaki feel so fresh today though he can’t sleep last night.
4. Iqbal is hungry although he ate many gorengan.
5. Mr. Jokowi don’t like a Gudeg even though he is Javanese

4. GERUND
Gerund is the –ing form of a verb. It used as a noun. For
example
I enjoy walking in the park
Verb gerund
From this example walking as a gerund. It is used as the object of
the verb enjoy.

5. Verb + Gerund
Common verbs followed by gerund
Enjoy I enjoy working in my garden
finish Nur finished studying at midnight
Stop It stopped raining a few minutes ago
quit Aziz quit smoking
mind Would you mind opening the window ?
postpone Vina postponed doing her homework
Put off Nurul put off doing her homework
Keep (on) Keep (on) working. Don’t sleep, Zaki
consider Tari considering going to Bali
Think about Syariful thinking about going to Herlina’s house
discuss Regita discussed getting a new shoes
Talk about Lia talked about getting a new job
Negative form not + gerund Safrida considered not going to class

6. Preposition + Gerund
Is prepotion which folloed by gerund, not an infinitives. For
example :
Kate insisted on coming with us
Prep gerund
Common expession with preposition followed by gerund
Be afraid of (doing
something)
apologize for
believe in
dream about
Be excited about
feel like
forgive (someone)
for
Be good at
insist of
Be interested in
look forard to
Be nervous about
plan on
Be responsible on
stop (someone) for
thank (someone) for
Be tired of
worry about/he
worried about

7. INFINITIVES
Infinitives is the simple form of a verb used as either a noun,
adjective, or adverb. The verb infinitive is normally preceded by the
word to.
He helped to write the progam = as a noun
Lidya was looking for away to earn money = as an adjective
He shouted to get our attention = as an adverb
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8. Verb + Infinitives
(+)
Pattern = to + the simple form of a verb
e.g Tom offered to lend me some money
I’ve decided to buy a new car
(-)
Pattern = not + infinitives
e.g I’ve decided not to keep my old car

9. Common verb followed by infinitives
e.g I hope to get best score in this examination.
Zaki try to earlier wake up because this is special day.
Want
Need
Would like
Would love
Hope
Expect
Plan
Intend
Mean
Decide
Promise
Offer
Agree
Refuse
Seem
Appear
Pretend
Forget
Learn (how)
Try
(Can’t ) afford
(Can’t) wait

10. Verb + Gerund or Infinitives
• Some verb are followed by either a gerund or an infinitives. Usually
there is no different in meaning, like this example
a. It began raining
b. It began to raining
Common verb followed by either gerund or infinitives
Begin
Start
Continue
Like*
Love*
Hate
Can’t stand

11. Other information
• Compare using like and love in gerund or infinitives
- I like going/to go to movies
- I love playing/to play chess
• Comparing would like and would love
- I would like to go to a movies tonight
- I would love to play a game of chess right now

12. Using Gerund as a Subject; It +
Infinitives
a. Riding horses is fun
b. It is fun to ride horses
- (a) and (b) have same meaning
- (a) riding as a gerund is subject of the sentence
- (b) It used as the suject of sentence. And has same meaning as
infinitive phrase at the end of sentence.

13. It + Infinitive : Using For
(Someone)
Example:
a. You should study hard
b. It is important for you to study hard
Pattern : it is + adjective + for (someone) + infinitive phrase

14. Using Infinitives with TOO and
ENOUGH
• Infinitives often follow expression with too. Too comes in
front of adjective. In speaker’s mind, the use of too implies a
negative result.
• Infinitives often follow expression ith enough. Enough can
comes in front of noun, and can follow an adjective.
Pattern : too + adjective + for someone + infinitive
That box is too heavy for me to lift
That box is heavy for Faizal to lift
Pattern 1 : enough + noun + infinitive
I don’t have enough money to buy that car
Pattern 2 : Adjective + Enough + Infinitive
Faizal isn’t old enough to go to school

15. Any Question ??

16. Exercise ^_^
1. Sasha and her husband plan (go) ….. To Europe this summer.
2. Fina regret (inform) …… Nurul that she didn’t pass the test.
3. Can you imagine (finish) …… our assignment efore e leave ?
4. Faizal is interested (become) ….. an artist.
5. In holiday Mrs. Marisa decided (rent) …… a cottage in Bali to rent.
6. Would you mind (send) ….. this food for my best friend ?
7. Iqbal warned Zaky (not be) …… naughty.
8. I don’t mean (say) …. Anything about the big hotels.
9. Muya enjoy (swimming) ……. In Muncul Swimming Pool.
10. We’ll have to stop (think) ……. about our loss tomorrow.

17. Game 
• For each group choose 4 members to play the game
• We will give you a word that is already in the cut
• Each group must say the ord in a loud voice together
• The other group discuss and guess the word that had been
spoken