to-infinitives and gerunds

8/7/2019 to-infinitives and gerunds

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To infinitives Vs Gerund


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To Infinitive

to + infinitive

e.g. They decided to wait.

e.g. She agreed to come.

As nouns:

e.g. To leave children alone at home is

dangerous.e.g. To be or not to be, that is the question.


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To Infinitive

As object:

e.g. He offered to help me.

As adjectives:e.g. It is time to go.

As adverbs:

e.g. She is anxious to leave.


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Gerund

-ing

e.g. Fishing is fun.

As nouns:

e.g. Surfing the Net is a good way to get

more information.


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Gerund

After most prepositions:

at, in, on, by, of, from

e.g. Bonn is good at sports. After before and after:

e.g. We start the lesson after greeting Miss

Lam.


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Gerund

After these verbs:

avoid, delay, enjoy, finish, mind, practise,

escape, consider, keep, deny, suggest,admit, risk, miss, imagine, dislike


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To VS -ing

I remember doing something.

(I did it and now I remember this.)

VS I remember to do something.

(I remembered that I had to do it, so I did it.)


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To VS -ing

I know I locked the doors. I clearly remember

locking it.

VS I remembered to lock the door but I forgot to

shut the windows.


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To VS -ing

I regret doing something.

(I did it and now Im sorry about it.)

VS I regret to say/ to tell you something.

(Im sorry that I have to say)


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To VS -ing

Go on doing something~

(continue with the same thing)

VS Go on to do something~

(do or say something new)


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To VS -ing

Need to do something

(It is necessary for me to do it)

=> You need to work harder if you want to havebetter results.

VS

Something needs doing

(it needs to be done)

=> The batteries in the radio need charging.


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To VS -ing

Come to do something

(a gradual change)

=> After some years, they came to accept heras a family member.

VS

Come doing something(describe movement)

=> He came hurrying up the path.


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To VS -ing

Go on to do something

(sth is done after sth else is finished)

=> After the intervals, Pavarotti went on tosing another song.

VS

Go on doing something(describe movement)

=> He went on tapping his pen on the table.


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To VS -ing

Mean to do something

(intended to do sth)

=> I meant to phone you last week.VS

Mean doing something

(sth has sth else as a result)=> If we want to get there by 7.00, that means

getting up before 5.00.


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To VS -ing

Regret to do something

(about to do sth which we are not happy about)

=> I regret to inform you that your application has

been unsuccessful.VS

Regret doing something

(already have done sth and we are not happy abtit)

=> Its too late now, but Ill always regret asking

John to do the work.


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To VS -ing

Remember to do something

(remember before the action)

=> Remember to take your bag before goingout.

VS

Remember doing something(remember after the action)

=> I remember going to the bank, but nothing

after that .


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To VS -ing

Stop to do something

(why we stop doing sth)

=> She stops to make a cup of tea.VS

Stop doing something

(what we stop doing)=> They stop laughing.


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To VS -ing

Come to do something

(a gradual change)

=> After some years, they came to accept heras a family member.

VS

Come doing something(describe movement)

=> He came hurrying up the path.

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