This document discusses gerunds and infinitives. It provides examples of how to form gerunds and negative gerunds. It also discusses how to form infinitives and negative infinitives. The document lists verbs that can take gerunds or infinitives and explains how the meaning can change depending on which is used. It provides exercises for learners to practice using gerunds and infinitives correctly in sentences.

1. Verb patterns
Objective: learn about gerunds
and infinitives

2. Gerunds
and
Infinitives

3. What is ,,gerund“? = gerundijus
How is gerund formed?
subject verb + ing
Smoking is not good for our health.
object
He enjoys playing the violin.
after a preposition
They are interested in reading tabloids.

4. go + gerund
We often use this to describe activities such as shopping,
fishing, skiing, swimming, and camping.
Where did you use to go camping
when you were a kid?

5. How to form negative gerunds?
use
not + gerund
Not speaking English well is my biggest problem.

6. Verbs that take only Gerunds
• adore • prefer
• avoid • risk
• can‘t stand • suggest
• consider + ing • like + ing
• enjoy • love
• finish • (not) mind
• hate • give up
We risked entering the contest.

7. How doyou make an infinitive negative?
How do you form an infinitive?
• I agreed to have dinner with someone from my
not to have
English class.
• And he also wanted to borrow money from me
not to borrow
for the check.
base form of the
not to + verb

8. Verbs that take infinitives
Verb + to infinitives – afford, agree, choose, decide,
expect, help, learn, manage, need, offer, promise,
refuse, want, would like, would prefer, etc.
e.g. They agreed to meet at 6 p.m.
Verb + object + to infinitive – advise, allow, beg,
expect, invite, need, order, tell, want, would like,
would prefer, etc.
e.g. Jane advised her brother to follow her advice.
Verbs + object + to infinitive – help, let, make
e.g. Tom helped me do the project.
My daddy let his son go to the disco.
My brother made me do the dishes.

9. Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember Forget Stop Try
She tried cooking this new dish.
(experimented = mėgino)
Firefighters tried to jack up the car and take off
a wheel.
(did their best = stengėsi /dėjo visas pastangas)

10. Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember Forget Stop Try
She stopped smoking.
( finish / give up = metė, nustojo)
On his way home he stopped to smoke.
(interrupt an activity to do smth = sustojo, kad
parūkytų)

11. Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember Forget Stop Try
They forgot buying bread. She remembered reading
(a memory = pamiršo, kad the poem.
jau nupirko) (a memory = prisiminė,
kad jau skaitė)
They forgot to buy bread. She remembered to read
(smth you need to do = the poem.
pamiršo nusipirkti) (smth you need to do
=prisiminė, kad reikia
perskaityti ir perskaitė)

12. Complete the sentences with
the correct form of the verbs.
• I enjoy _______ Chinese food. (eat )
eating
having
• They suggested _____ a picnic by the river.
(have)
• He promised _____his homework. (do)
to do
• She learned _____the piano last year. (play )
to play
hitting
• We practiced _____ the ball into the goal. (hit)
• She wants to study psychology when she’s older.
____
(study)
to see
• We decided ______ a movie on television. (see)

13. • going
Everyone loves ________ to parties. (go)
• to become
I want _______ a doctor. (become)
• raining
It began _______ . (rain)
working
• I continued ______ in the library. (work)
• going
We enjoy ______ to Italy for our holidays.(go)
• waiting
I really dislike _________ in traffic. (wait)
• I decided _________ to Egypt for vacation.(go)
to go
• to meet
My friend told me ________ her at 8:00, but she
wasn’t there. (meet)
laughing
• She couldn‘t help ______ . (laugh)
cleaning
• I don‘t mind _______ the kitchen. (clean)
• He made his brother ______ the bin.(empty)
empty

14. Read this holiday advertisement. Use the verbs in brackets, in the
correct form, to complete the information.
Have you decided where (1) ______ (go) on holiday this
year?
We promise (2) _______ (help) you decide.
Do you enjoy (3) ______ (cycle) in the countryside and (4)
______ (walk) in the mountains?
If you fancy (5) _______ (escape) from the crowds and (6)
________ (do) something different, and you don’t mind (7)
________ (share) your holidays with others, we offer (8)
________ (show) you the most fantastic places.
If you can’t afford (9) _________ (spend) a lot of money,
don’t worry! We promise (10) ______ (beat) any price
offered by our competitors.
We always aim (11) _______ (give) our clients the best
possible holiday experience.
Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about
our fantastic range of holidays. And you just need (12)
_________ (mention) this advertisement to get an extra
discount!

15. Have you decided where (1) to go (go) on holiday this year?
We promise (2) to help (help) you decide.
Do you enjoy (3) cycling (cycle) in the countryside and (4)
walking (walk) in the mountains?
If you fancy (5) escaping (escape) from the crowds and (6)
doing (do) something different, and you don’t mind (7)
sharing (share) your holidays with others, we offer (8) to
show (show) you the most fantastic places.
If you can’t afford (9) to spend (spend) a lot of money, don’t
worry!
We promise (10) to beat (beat) any price offered by our
competitors.
We always aim (11) to give (give) our clients the best possible
holiday experience.
Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about our
fantastic range of holidays. And you just need (12) to mention
( mention) this advertisement to get an extra discount!