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I love going to the cinema.
My friends prefer studying in groups.
Kids enjoy playing with electronic games.
Don´t stop working.
VERB GERUND
What´s the difference between a
gerund and a progressive verb?
• Gerund is used as subject or object but the progressive
is used as a verb.
• Ex:
• Gerund Studying at home requires discipline
Continue Miss
Enjoy Prefer Can’t help Look forward
Finish Recommend
to
Like/dislike Suggest Can’t stand Spend (time)
Love/hate Feel like Don’t mind
It’s no use Would mind
Be/Get used to
T he Infinitive
Infinitive after certain verbs
I need to go to the supermarket.
They want to buy a new house.
We have to study English.
They offered me to work with them.
Infinitive of purpose
• She went to the supermarket to buy milk.
• I studied hard to pass my exams.
• I´m working out to get strong.
• He called me to invite us to the party.
Infinitive + too and enough
I am too weak to lift it.
She is too tired to go
I am not rich enough to afford one.
You are too angry at me to talk it over.
The water is not warm enough to swim.
INFINITIVES
After certain adjectives
After Indirect Object of
and adverbs: certain verbs:
Agree Learn
To smoke now would Appear/seem Manage
be rude. Choose Plan
Decide Promise
Expect Refuse
Hope Want/wish
VERBS FOLLOWED BY
BOTH
Without change in
With change in
meaning: meaning:
Stop
Begin
Remeber
Propose
Forget
Forbid
Regret
Intend
Try
Start
Examples
She stopped eating chocolate last year
He stopped to eat some chocolate
I will never forget driving in Paris(usually in negative)
Oliver always forget to revise his notes
I regret to tell you that you have failed the exam(give bad news)
I regret telling her so much about myself (sentir haber hecho algo)
I remember talking to him about it
I remebered to look for your passport
I tried using it,but it didn´t work
Dany tried to pass the exam
That's all folks!!!