The document discusses the differences between gerunds and infinitives. It provides lists of verbs followed by examples that typically take gerunds or infinitives as their object. Gerunds are verb forms ending in "-ing" that function as nouns. Infinitives are the basic form of the verb preceded by "to". The document offers examples for common verbs that take gerunds or infinitives, such as "avoid eating sugar" and "decided to buy a new car". It also notes some verbs that can be used with both gerunds and infinitives.

1. Teacher: Rubén J. Toranzo
TN2B09

2. What’s a gerund and what’s an infinitive?
He suggested going to the cinema.
I would like to travel to Argentina next month.

3. Gerunds or Infinitives ??
Gerunds Infinitives
 Avoid  Quit  Agree  Plan
 Can´t stand  Suggest  Be sure  Seem
 Discuss  Can´t help  Choose  Want
 Dislike  Consider  Decide  Wish
 Enjoy  Finish  Expect  Would like
 Feel like  Hope  Promise
 Mind  Learn  Refuse
 Practice  Need

4. Gerunds or Infinitives ??
Gerunds Examples
 Avoid  Quit  He has to avoid eating sugar.
 Can´t stand  Suggest  I can´t stand watching sad
movies.
 Discuss  Can´t help
 They have discussed buying a
 Dislike  Consider new car.
 Enjoy  Finish  Tom dislikes traveling by bus.
 Feel like  My friend will enjoy reading
 Mind this book.
 Practice  He didn´t feel like going to
the cinema.

5. Gerunds or Infinitives ??
Infinitives Examples
 Agree  Plan  Tom didn’t agree to have the
meeting tomorrow.
 Be sure  Seem  I decided to buy a new car.
 Choose  Want  She has learned to cook
Chinese food.
 Decide  Wish  Mary would like to find a new
 Expect  Would like job.
 Hope  Promise  You promised to help me
with the homework.
 Learn  Refuse  All my family is planning to
 Need travel to U.S.A. on our next
vacation.

6. Gerunds or Infinitives ??
Gerunds Infinitives

7. Gerunds or Infinitives
Gerunds Your examples
 Mind (Simple Past)
 Practice (Question)
 Quit (Present Perfect)
 Suggest (Future – will)
 Can´t help (…)
 Consider ( Be going to)
 Finish (Present Cont.)

8. Gerunds or Infinitives
Infinitives Your examples
 Be sure (Imperative)
 Choose (Negative)
 Expect (Future - will)
 Hope (Simple Past)
 Need (Simple Present)
 Want (Present Perfect)
 Refuse (Question)

9. Gerunds and Infinitives
Both Gerunds and
Examples
Infinitives
 Begin  He began to work/ working
 Continue last month.
 Hate  I will start to do/ doing my
 Like
homework in 5 minutes.
 Love
 Prefer
 Start