This document provides instruction on the use of infinitives and gerunds in English. It explains that infinitives usually take the preposition "to" after verbs, but there are exceptions with auxiliaries, questions, and negatives. Gerunds are formed by adding "-ing" to verbs and can function as subjects. Certain verbs like "begin", "start", "continue" can be used with both infinitives and gerunds without changing the meaning. The purpose of infinitives and remembering the difference between them and gerunds is to help improve English skills.

1. Cabudare, July 2013
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
University Yacambu
Subject: English Intermediate
Teacher: Luis Chávez
By:
Andrea Herrera
HPS-123-00368

2. • To form the infinity of a verb
usually verb must place him
that the preposition to after
the verb. However, there are
cases where this preposition
must not place him. Such
cases are when accompanied
by auxiliary verbs, modal,
questions and negative
answers.
TO + V Auxiliaries
and
Manners
Questions
and negative
I don’t want
to stay at
school
She can
swim
Did he ear
the food?
I telephoned
my sister to
stay sorry
Jorge will go
to Cubiro
Karina didn’t
watch the
movie
I expect to
hear from
my family
Liz must do
her duties
Be careful
not to make
any noise
Example

3. • Infinitives usually used to express the purpose of something. In this
way is called infinitive of purpose. To determine the purpose we ask
the question.
• Example
-I turned on the Tv to watch the news.
Why would I turned on the TV? > To watch the news
-Ronald called to know about his family.
Why would Ronald called? >To know about is family
-Jose and Rosa are plannig to have a wonderful wedding.
-Why would are planning? > To have a wonderful wedding

4. • To form gerunds only need to add the suffix or the form (-ing) to the
main verbs of the sentence. It is very important to differentiate a
gerund of progressive time. While the gerund going alone, always
carry progressive times the verb (to be + V-ing) plus main verb ing
form
• Examples
- I beganbegan learninglearning karate three years ago.
- Carmen prefers listeningprefers listening to music at home.
- Oscar likes eatinglikes eating cold pizzas.

5. • We often find gerunds functioning as subject of a sentence. I mean,
what was now a thing verb.
• Example
-SwimmingSwimming is good for health
-ShoppingShopping without control is dangerous
-GoingGoing to the movies is cool
-CleaningCleaning the house is necessary
There are times when you need to write a preposition and then write it
into a verb. That should be obligatory verb-ING form at the end.

6. • Example
- Thank you for comingfor coming.
- I worry about havingabout having frequent headaches.
- He speaks without sayingwithout saying any bad word.
• Prepositions
Aboard, about, across, after, againts, along, amid, among, anti,
around, as, at, before, behind, below, beneath, beside, besides,
between, beyond, but, by, concerning, considering, despite, down,
during, except, excepting, excluding, following, for, form, in, insidem
into, like, minus, near, of, off, on, onto, opposite, outside, over, past,
plus, regarding, round, save, since, than, through, to, toward,
towards, under, underneath, unlike, until, up, upon, versus, via, with,
within,without.

7. For what I Do With and
Very often we need to say why or why we do something.
For example, we can say that this presentation was created to help
learn English infinitives and gerunds.
• Attention
There are certain verbs that we can use them after both forms or
infinitive or-ING TO without changing the meaning or significance of
what we mean
Example

8. *V. + TO + V. *V + V.-ing
*Begin She began to work at
8p.m
She began working at 8 p.m
*Start I started to write yesterday I started writing yesteday
*Continue The Mayor continued to
speak for an hour and a
half
The Mayor continued
speaking for an hour and a
half
*Prefer I prefer to live in the
country
I prefer living in the country
*Love Daniel loves to cook Daniel loves cooking
*Like Rafael likes to rest on
Sundays
Rafael likes resting on
Sundays
*Hate Patricia hates to iron at
noon
Patricia hates ironing at noon

9. Idea *Remember *Forget
V. + To Refers to the
future
I must remember
to buy bread
She always
forgets to close
the door
V. + V.-ing Refer to the past I remember seeing
that when I was
six
I’ ll never forget
meeting you
Idea *Try
Try + To Implied that the
activity is difficult
to perform
Try to stop
smoking
Try + V.-ing Implied that the
activity is easy to
do
Please try opening
a windown it’s too
hot here