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UNIT 6. GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

LESSON 1. GERUNDS
Lesson 1.1. Gerunds as Subjects and Objects
Which of the underlined verbs are gerunds?
1. Reading is my favorite hobby. 2. I enjoy reading books.
3. He is good at reading. 4. My passion is reading.
5. My sister is reading a novel.
What is a gerund?
• a word ending in __________ that is made from a verb and used like a __________
• a __________ in the form of the __________ participle of a verb (that is, ending in __________) for
example travelling in the sentence I preferred travelling alone.
Gerunds as Subjects
• Seeing a movie sounds more interesting.
• Not sleeping enough is a real problem.
• Winning the game was an accomplishment.
• Jogging has been her daily activity for four years.
Gerunds as Objects
• Have you finished eating?
• Keep practicing. Your skills will improve.
• He tried to avoid paying his taxes.
• Have you considered starting your own business?
• I've quit smoking.
• His written French is very good but he needs to practise speaking it.
• He suggested eating at an Italian restaurant.
• Would you mind turning your radio down a little please?
Lesson 1.2. Gerunds as Objects of Prepositions
• I’m thinking about coming to France.
• She was always good at drawing.
• I’m interested in learning more about English grammar.
• I’m tired of waiting for the bus.
• I don’t know his reason for writing the letter.
• By pressing this button, you turn on the alarm system.
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More examples:

• They don't believe in living together before marriage.

Verb +
• I dream about/of working for myself and not having a boss.
Preposition +
• The campaign has succeeded in raising public awareness of the issue.
Gerund
• She was thinking about moving to Poland.
Noun + • What’s the advantage/benefit of taking vitamins?
Preposition + • I don’t know his reason for writing the letter.
Gerund • I went to the conference with the purpose of advertising our services.
• I've always been afraid of flying.
Adjective +
• I’m interested in learning more about English grammar.
Preposition +
• I’m tired of waiting for the bus.
Gerund
• People are really worried about losing their jobs.

Lesson 1.3. Gerunds with Nouns and Special Expressions

• I had fun playing the video game.
• Did you have difficulty/trouble/problem finding our house?

• She didn’t spend time exercising yesterday.

• Don’t waste money buying a new exercise bike.
• I’ve always had a hard time losing weight.
LESSON 2. INFINITIVES
Lesson 2.1. Infinitives: Verbs (+ Object) + Infinitive

• I’ve decided to go to Chile.

Verb + • She promised to be on time. • They planned to travel around the world.
Infinitive • She can’t afford to buy a new car. • He seems to love her.
• We hope to see you soon.
• The teacher encourages us to ask • She advised him to see a doctor.
questions in class. • He convinced me to join his team.
Verb +
• I urge you to consider your plans • They warned us to stay away from the lake.
Object +
carefully. • She reminded me to pay the bills.
Infinitive
• My parents didn't allow me to go to • He taught her to drive a car.
the party. • She told him to stop smoking.
• She asked him to help her with the
• I paid him to fix my car. / He paid to enter
homework. / He asked to
the museum.
Verb (+ leave early.
• She wanted me to join her for lunch. / He
Object) + • They expected us to arrive on time. /
wanted to travel the world.
Infinitive She expected to win the prize.
• They would like us to stay for dinner. / She
• He needed her to sign the contract. /
would like to learn a new language.
She needed to study more.

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Lesson 2.2. Verbs followed by a Gerund/Infinitive without a Change in Meaning

Lesson 2.3. Verbs followed by a Gerund/Infinitive with a Change in Meaning

• He stopped drinking coffee a year ago.

stop
• It was a long drive. He stopped to drink a cup of coffee.

• I remember calling Annie last week.

remember
• He never remembers to call when he arrives safely.

• I’ll never forget hiking to the top of the mountain.

forget
• She often forgets to do her homework.

More examples:

Verb -ing to-infinitive

We really can't go on living like this – we'll The second chapter went on to describe his
go on
have to find a bigger house. early career.

Getting the earlier flight means leaving here at

mean I didn’t mean to offend her.
6.

You’re really regretting volunteering now, British Airways regret to announce the
regret
aren’t you? cancellation of flight BA205 to Madrid.

try Try using a different shampoo. I will try to remember not to disturb you.

LESSON 3. MORE ON GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

Lesson 3.1. Infinitives after the Subject It; Infinitives after Adjectives

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Lesson 3.2. Too and Enough with Infinitives
• He’s too weak to walk.
• It's too late to apply for the job now.

• I have too much work to do.

• There are too many children to take care of.

• They are (not) tall enough to reach the shelf.

• We have enough data to write the report.
RIGHT OR WRONG?
• The music isn’t loud enough for me to hear.
• The music isn’t loud enough for I to hear.
• The music isn’t loud for me enough to hear.
• The music isn’t loud enough to hear for me.
Lesson 3.3. Infinitives of Purpose
• She went to the store to get bread.
• She went to the store in order to get bread.
• She drinks a lot of water in order not to get dehydrated.

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