GERUND AND INFINITIVE

WE USE GERUND:

AS THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE:

STUDYING IS HARD BUT INTERESTING .

AFTER CERTAIN VERBS LIKE ADMIT, AVOID, CONSIDER, INVOLVE, RISK, SUGGEST,.

I SUGGEST STUDYING THIS BOOK

A F T E R P R E P O S I T I O N S

I ’ M I N T E R E S T E D I N S T U DY I N G

A F T E R V E R B S O F L I K I N G O R D I S L I K I N G , E . G L I K E , LOV E , E N J OY, C A N ’ T S TA N D , D O N ’ T M I N D , H AT E

I E N J OY WAT C H I N G T V

W I T H G O T O TA L K A B O U T P H Y S I C A L A C T I V I T I E S .

G O R U N N I N G , S W I M M I M N G , C YC L I N G

WE USE THE INFINITIVE:

TO EXPLAIN WHY SOMEBODY DOES SOMETHING/

WHY DID HE GO TO UNIVERCITY? TO STUDY LANGUAGES .

IMMEDIATELY AFTER ADJECTIVES.

IT ’S GOOD TO REVISE WITH OTHER PEOPLE

AFTER TOO, ENOUGH, THE FIRST, THE LAST

IT’S TOO COLD TO GO OUT.

AFTER CERTAIN VERBS, SUCH AS WANT, LEARN, AGREE, DECIDE, EXPECT, HOPE, SEEM, TRY, WOULD LIKE, APPEAR, ARRANGE, ASK, ATTEMPT, ENCOURAGE, FORCE, MANAGE, HELP, NEED, PROMISE /

I WANT TO WORK FOR A NEWSPAPER