This document discusses the uses of infinitives and gerunds in English grammar. Infinitives are the basic form of a verb without inflection, and are used after certain verbs like "want" and "need", after adjectives, and to express purpose or reason. Gerunds are verbs with "-ing" added, and can act as subjects or objects in a sentence, or follow certain verbs like "like" and "enjoy", or prepositions. Examples are provided to illustrate the uses of infinitives and gerunds.

1. Infinitives and Gerunds
Use and examples

2. Uses of the infinitive:
the basic form of a verb, without an inflection
binding it to a particular subject or tense (e.g. see
in we came to see, let him see ).
▪ 1. I need some new
clothes.
▪ Try about politics.
▪ After some verbs, e.g. want,
need, would like, etc.
▪ https://www.ecenglish.com/learn
english/lessons/verbs-followed-
infinitive-list

3. ▪ It’ll be your
parents.
▪ It’s late.
▪ After adjectives

4. ▪ I don’t know
or
.
▪After question words,
e.g., what, where, when,
etc.

5. ▪ A: did you go to the party?
▪ B:To meet new people.
I went to the party to meet
new people.
▪ To say why you do
something.
▪ E.g. I came to this school
English. NOT for learn
English.

6. BASE FORM
Remember that we use the base form after auxiliary verbs (do/does /didn’t) and after most
modal verbs (can, could, will, would, etc.), e.g.,
Do you live near here?
Can you help me?
I won’t forget.
What would you do?

7. Uses of gerund (verb + ing)
outside in the summer
makes me feel good.
My idea of happiness is
up late and to work.
The gerund is the base form of the verb + ing. It can be affirmative or negative.
As the subject or object of
a sentence.

8. I reading in bed.
I not getting to the airport
early.
After some verbs e.g., like,
love, hate enjoy.
https://www.ecenglish.com/lea
rnenglish/lessons/verbs-
followed-gerunds-list

9. I’m thinking of buying a new car.
He left without saying goodbye.
After prepositions.

10. Sources:
https://www.ecenglish.com/le
arnenglish/lessons/verbs-
followed-infinitive-list
Oxenden, Clive. American
English File. Oxford