TO-INFINITVE OR GERUND? To-infinitive or gerund (verb+ing)? It is important to know how to choose between the to-infinitive and the gerund of the verb. Change the verbs below to the appropriate form. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Use gerund Use the to- infinitive 1. I enjoy going to strange places. 1. I plan to go around the world. 2. I’m worried about losing my money. 2. It’s important to go with someone. 3. Staying in hotels is exciting. Use the gerund or the to infinitive ___________________ 1. I like to visit museums/ I like visiting museums I’m worried about lose my money. I plan go around the world . I enjoy go to strange places. It’s important go with someone. Stay in hotels is exciting. I like visit museums.
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TO-INFINITVE OR GERUND?
To-infinitive or gerund (verb+ing)?It is important to know how to choose between the to-infinitive and the gerund of the verb.Change the verbs below to the appropriate form. 1. 2.
3. 4.
5. 6.
Use gerund Use the to-infinitive
1. I enjoy going to strange places. 1. I plan to go around the world.
2. I’m worried about losing my money. 2. It’s important to go with someone.
3. Staying in hotels is exciting. Use the gerund or the to infinitive ___________________ 1. I like to visit museums/ I like visiting museums
I’m worried aboutlose my money.
I plan go around the world .
I enjoy go to strange places.
It’s important go with someone.
Stay in hotels is exciting. I like visit museums.
PRACTICE
Read the letter and underline the correct verb form.
VERB PATTERNS
PRACTICE
Complete the following text with the gerund or to-infinitive form of the verbs in parentheses.
“I’ll have a Big Mac, a large fries and a medium soda.” The language may change, but you can expect __to hear__________ (hear) this order in more than 100 countries all over the world. Fast food has become almost synonymous with McDonald’s, the best known of all multinational fast-food restaurant chains. At the moment, Antarctica is the only continent that doesn’t (yet!) have a McDonald’s. And the numbers keep _____growing_______________ (grow). In the United States alone, most McDonald’s customers need ___to travel________ (travel) less than four minutes to arrive at the next golden arch.
____Dining_______ (dine) on fast food has become a way of life for millions and millions of people, from Illinois, U.S.A. (the first McDonald’s location) to Colombo, Sri Lanka (a more recent opening). What is it about ___eating________ (eat) on the run that so many people find appealing? Of course, the most obvious answer is that, true to its name, fast food is fast. In today’s hectic society, people don’t want _________to waste___ (waste) time. But apart from the speed of __ordering__________ (order) and ____getting__________ (get) served, satisfied customers talk about convenience, price, and, yes, even good taste.
Many people also like the familiarity and reliability that fast-food chains provide. You can be sure of ___getting_______ (get) the same thing every time, every place.
To-infinitive or gerund?
Underline the verb form which you need to use..
1. when the verb is the subject gerund / to-infinitive 2. after prepositions gerund / to-infinitive 3. after certain adjectives
(such as easy and important) gerund / to-infinitive 4. after phrasal verbs gerund / to-infinitive
Food for thoughtComplete the statements with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses. Use the bar graph to find the number of calories.
1. ____Ordering_____ (order) a Big Mac will ‘cost’ you about ___560___ calories.
2. ______Having______ (have) a Taco Bell is much less fattening. It has only about
__150___calories.
3. If you want ___to lose__________ (lose) weight, you should probably avoid
_______eating____ (eat) an Arny’s giant roast beef sandwich. It contains
around___550__ calories.
4. You’re likely _____to gain_________ (gain) weight if you eat half of a medium
pepperoni pizza. A single slice at Pizza Hut has about _650____ calories.
5. Stop _________consuming________ (consume) so many french fries! An order at
Wendy’s contains about __350___ calories.
6. Think about _______choosing________ (choose) an eggroll instead of fries. Leeann
Chin’s has
just a little over ____200___ calories.
7. Nutritionists advise people _____to stay away_________ (stay away) from fried
chicken. A two-piece order at KFC’s contains about ____660____ calories.
MATCHING
1. It’s dangerous.. a. ..to interrupt when someone is talking.(3)2. It’s easy.. b. ..to finish doing the grammar exercises(8).3. It’s impolite c. ..to encourage students to use a dictionary(24. It’s wrong.. d. ..to put off doing things all the time.(4)5. It’s a good idea.. e. ..to give up smoking(6)6. It’s very difficult.. f. ..to walk alone late at night.(1)7. It’s a bad idea.. g. ..to visit new places.(5)
8. It takes a lot of time.. h. ..to ask someone to lie for you.(7)
PRACTICEComplete the sentences with to-infinitive forms of appropriate verbs.
1. I was glad to get a letter from you.
2. I was relieved to find out that I had passed the exam.
3. Sue is lucky _________ alive after the accident.
4. The soldiers were prepared ______________ .
5. The children are anxious _____________ to the circus.
6. Dick didn’t feel like going anywhere. He was content ___________ home and
_____________ a book.
7. The teacher is always willing _____________ us.
8. The students are motivated ______________ English.
9. Be careful not _________________ on the icy sidewalks!
10. Tom was hesitant _____________ home alone on the dark street.
11. Sall is afraid _____________ home alone.
12. Ann is proud _________________ the top student in her class.
13. I was surprised ______________ Mr. Yamamoto at the meeting.
14. We were sorry _____________ the bad news.
Verbs that can be followed by either to-infinitive or gerund,with a change of meaning.Some verbs can be followed by to-infinitive or gerund, but there is a change in meaning.Complete the rules by circling the correct word in bold font italics.
We use remember or forget + gerundwhen we remember or forget somethingbefore/after we do it. (it’s a memory)Example: I remember ______ (go) to Lima and I’ll never forget ______ (see) it.
We use remember or forget + to-infinitiveWhen we remember or forget somethingbefore/after we have to do it. (its a duty/something you have to do)Example: I remembered _____ (go) to Lima to get my visa done - I didn’t forget ____ (do) it!
We use regret + gerundto say we regret something we have already done/we have to do now.Example: I regret ________ (spend) all my money.
We use regret + to-infinitiveTo say we regret something we have already done/we have to do now.Example: I regret _____ (tell) you that I can’t come.
We use try + gerund/to-infinitiveto mean ‘make an experiment’ – do something and try different methods to see what happens.Example: I couldn’t sleep so I tried ______ (read)
We use try + gerund/to-infinitiveTo mean ‘make an effort’ – see if you can do something.Example: I tried ______ (sleep) but it was too noisy.
We use stop + gerundto talk about something we do before we stop/why we stop.
We use stop + to-infinitiveto talk about something we do before we stop/why we stop.
Example: I’m a vegetarian. I stopped ______ (eat) meat 2 years ago.
Example: After working for 2 hours, I stopped _________ (have) lunch.
PRACTICE
Complete the sentences with the correct form(s) of the verbs in parentheses.
1. I always remember (turn) _________to turn______ off all the lights before I leave my
house.
2. I can remember (be) ______being_____________ very proud and happy when I graduated.
3. Did you remember (give) _____to give__________ Jake my message?
4. I remember (play) ________playing_____________ with dolls when I was a child.
5. What do you remember (do) ___to do__________ before you leave for class every day?
6. What did you forget (do) ________to do________ before you left for class this morning?
7. I’ll never forget (carry) ______carrying___________ my wife over the threshold.
8. I can’t ever forget (watch) ______watching_________ our team score the winning goal in
the last
seconds of the game to capture the national championship.
9. Don’t forget (do) ________to do______________ your homework tonight!
10. I regret (inform) _______to inform________________ you that your loan application wasn’t
approved.
11. I regret (listen, not) ___not listening_________________ to my father’s advice. He was
right.
12. When a student asks a question, the teacher always tries (explain) ____to
