Page 1 Gerunds and Infinitives What the heck are these???

Gerunds and Infinitives

What the heck are these???

Gerunds

What is a Gerund?

• A gerund in a NOUN made from a verb. To make a gerund, you add “ing” to the verb.

Noun: שם עצם Verb: פועל

Example sentences

In the sentence:

“I swim every day”

“swim”

Where is the verb in the

sentence?

In the sentence:

“I like swimming”

“swimming” is a noun

Where is the verb in the

sentence?

“like”

I like swimming

We added an “ing” to the verb and made it a noun!

In the sentence:

“She reads several books a week”

Where is the verb?

In the sentence:

“Reading is important”

The word “reading” becomes a noun!

More examples of gerunds:

•buying•fishing

•watching• telling

When do we use gerunds?• After prepositions (in, at, on,

by…)

I am good at singing.

I have an interest in sailing boats.

I won by cheating my way through.

When do we use gerunds?

• In the beginning of a sentence.

Sitting on the dock of the bay, I watched time tick away….

When do we use gerunds?

• As nouns….

Pay attention, acting like an idiot can physically hurt you…

When do we use gerunds?• After certain verbs such as….

stop, finish, prevent, avoid, risk, admit, deny, enjoy, miss, consider, mind, keep…

Stop moving around!

Finish working please.

I enjoy shopping!

When do we use gerunds?• After certain expressions.

(1)Used to…./to get used to…

(2)To look forward to…

(3)Can’t stand, can’t help…

(4)No use/no good…

(5)Worth/not worth…

She is used to brushing her teeth in the morning…

I look forward to seeing you again….

I can’t stand getting up so early in the morning!

It’s not use trying to convince her.She’s stubborn.

It’s not worth crying over….

Infinitives

What are infinitives?

• An infinitive is the basic form of the verb + “to”.

Examples:

to buy, to run, to fish, to scream, to tell….

Example sentences

• I want to swim.•They asked us to leave.•To be or not to be….•The goal is to win.

Hamlet

• “To be or not to be….”

Mel Gibson as Hamlet

When do we use infinitives?• After verbs such as learn,

promise, want, agree, refuse, hope, ask, decide, etc.

I refuse to pay my bills!

I agree to help you.

I hope to become a millionaire someday…

When do we use infinitives?• After verbs like tell, order,

invite, allow, remind, teach, show, advise, etc.

I order you to eat!

I will teach you to dance.

I advise you to keep silent.

Exceptions!• Some verbs and expressions

are followed by infinitives without “to”.

Let, make, see, hear, feel, watch….

Watch me shake it!

Hear me roar!

He made me cry.

Exceptions!• All modals are followed by an

infinitive without the “to”….

Will, would, shall, should, can, could, may, might

Shall we dance?

I might go to the dance.

I should do my homework.

Songs that have gerunds

• “Wishing and Hoping”

Wishing and Hoping

Songs that have infinitives

• “The Impossible Dream”

The Impossible Dream

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