Gerunds and lnfinitives
embarraэerd'
c o u |dу o u
I didn,Lrвmember
forget?
mеet,ingBob.
tсн жl P0lNт
Сirclе T (Truе)or F (Folse).
т F The woman had an appointmеnt
with Bob, but shе forgot to go.
т F The woman forgot that she had
mеt Bob onсe bеforе.
сHARтсl]ЕсI( GERUNDS lNFlNIтlvЕs
Сirсle T (True)or Martaenjoysgoing to partiеs. Marta wants to go to partiеs.
F (Folse).
She lovеs mеeting nеw pеop|e. Shе loves to mееt new pеoplе.
т F Sоme verbs
сan be followed She stopped buying iсе сream. She stoppеd to buy iсе сrеam.
by either the
gerund or She,sworriеdabout forgеtting
the infinitive. people,snamеs.
т F The infrnitive Mеeting new pеoplе is fun' lt,s fun to meеt nеw peoplе.
sometimеs
follows a
preposition.
т F Agerundсan
bе the subjесt
of a sentеnсе.
EхPREssж
Complete thеsеsеntencеswith the corrеct form of thе vеrbsgo or talk.
о Phil wants tо the party.
О tо partres rs exсrtrng.
о Phil enjoys about a lot of diffеrent things.
о It's fun to new peоple.
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Grammar Еxplanations t,xamplеs
1. Somе vеrbs are followеd by a gerund. l Мaгta еnjoys meeting pеop|е.
r Shе misses going to paгtiеs.
2. Some verbs are foIlowed by an infinitivе. l Marta wants to meet pеop|е.
r She'd like to go to parties.
3. Some vеrbs сan be fol|owеdby еithеr r Marta lovеs meeting nеw pеop|е.
a gеrund or an infinltlve. OR
r Мarta lovеs to meet nеw pеoplе.
4. Bв сдRвгul!A fеw verbs сan bе followеd by r Marta stopped eating iсе сгeam.
еithеr a gеrund or an infinitivе,but thе (Shеdoеsn,tеot iсе сrеamonуmorе,)
mеanlngs arе vеTy dlfferent
l Maгta stoppеd to eat iсе сгеam.
(She stoppedanothеractivitуin ordеr to еot somе
iсе сrеom')
r Riсhar dr emеmbеr еd mailing thе invitatio n.
(Firsthе moilеd thе invitation.Thеn hе rеmеmbеrеd
thot he did it.)
l Riсhardrememberеd to mai| thе invitation.
(Firsthe rеmеmbered.Thеnhе moilеd the
invitotion,Hе didn,t forget,)
r Marta forgot meeting Riсhard.
(Morto mеt Riсhord,but oftеrwordsshе didn,t
remеmbеrthе evеnt.)
r Marta forgot to meеt Riсhard.
(Morto hod plons to mееt Richard,but shе didn,t
meethim bесousеshе forgotobout the plans.)
5. A gеruпd is the on|y vегb form that сan preposition
l Marta,s worriеd about forgetting names.
fo|Iow a PreрoJltion.
6. To makеgeneral statements,you сan Usе:
. gerund as subjeсt r Mееting nеW pеoplе is fun.
OR OR
. It's + adjесtlvе/noun + infinitive I ;t,s fun to meet nеw pеoplе
Cheсkit out!
For a list of сommon vеrbs followed by the gеrund, see Appеndix 3 on page 337.
For a list of сommon verbs followed by thе infinitive, see Appendix 4 on page 338.
For a list of verbs that сan be followed by the gerund or the infrnitive, see Appendix 6 on page 338.
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тRUE0R FАIiE. Rеod еoch numbеredsentеnce,Writе T (True)or F (FoIsе)for the
stotеmеntthot fo|lows.
l. Marta remembered meeting Мr. Jaсkson.
т Marta has already met Mr. Jaсkson.
2. Riсhard stopped smoking.
Riсhard doesn't smoke anvmore.
3 . She didn't remember to buy a сake for the party.
She bought a сake.
4. She stopped eating desserts.
She used to eat desserts.
5 . Riсhard forgot to invitе his boss to the party.
Riсhard invitеd his boss.
6. Riсhard forgot inviting his neighbor to the party.
Riсhard invited his neighbor.
7. Riсhard thinks giving a party is fun.
Riсhard thinks it,s fun to give a party.
Marta likes going to partiеs.
Marta likes to gо to parties.
сl{i00sEo Сirсle thе correct words to completе these idеаs from а book collеd
Super Mеmory.*
1. Get into the habit o to repeat things aloud.
2. Nevеr rely on someone else's memory. Learn trusting / to trust your own.
3. It's easy forgetting / to forget what you don,t want remеmbеring/ to remembеr.
4. Study immediately before going / to go to slеep. You'll remember a lot more.
5. our memories are filled with things we never meant remembering / to rеmember.
6. Makе it a habit to pass in front of your сar evеry time you gеt out, and you'll never
forget turning off / to turn off your headlights.
7. Plalring / Tо play gamеs is a fun way of improving / tо improvе your memory skills.
*Souпсв:
Doug|as|. Hеrmann,SuperMemorу:
A QuiсkAсtionProgrom
forMеmorуlmprovеment
(Avenеl,N|:WingsBooks,1991).
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o Reod eoсh numbеredstotemеntor conversotion.Сompletethe summorу
sUIl|мARlzE
stotemеntusing o gеrund or аn infinitive.
1. Roсвв: Hi, Riсhard. I brought the soda. Whеre dо you want me to put it?
Suммдвy: Roger remembеrеd to br\ngthe эoda,
2. Мдвтд: You,re Natalva! We mеt last yеar at Riсhard,s party! Hоw havе you beеn?
Suммдвy: Marta rеmеmbers
3. Roсввз Don,t look at mе|.I didn,t spill grape juiсе on thе сouсh!
Suммдвy: Rogеr denied
4. Nдтдr.yд: I,m so glad Riсh ard plays jazz at his partiеs. I listеn to it a lot at home too.
Suммдвy: Natalya еnjoys
5. Lвv: Would you like to go danсing some time?
Mдвтд: Sure. I'd like that verv muсh.
Suммдвy: Lev suggested
Marta agreed
6. Nдтдr,yд: Marta' сan wе give you a ride homе?
Мдвтд: Thanks, but I think I'll stay a littlе longer.
Suммдвy: Natalva оfferеd
Marta deсided
ЕDITo Rеod Morto,sjournol entrу obout Richord,sportу. Find ond сorrеctsеvеn
mistаkesin thе use of thе gerund ond infinitivе,Thе first mistokеis olreodу corrеcted,
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аиthor sиggеsfui to lo еxсrсises, аиd thеу rеа//у hе/pеl, I stoppеl to шorrу аboиt шhаt
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,еs"/t, l hа,t а3reаt titпс! I'm еrеи p/аииiпggoiпg iltпсiп7 шith thisgиу Leи
/ hаre ап Епglish tеst tomorroИl|so / shoи/d stop шritiпg пo- апс|stлrt stиdуiиg,
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ofthе* toпiqht!
