Gerunds and infinitives

Gerunds and infinitives

1. Gerund

   • Consider
     • consider showering every day
   • Avoid
     • avoid playing on the street
   • Practice
     • practice the music every day
   • Suggerts
     • suggest the attention of the students
   • Start
     • I start to eat the soup
   • Finish
     • finish eating to play in the park
   • Enjoy
     • i enjoy buying fruits in the market
   • Keep
     • keep the notebook clean
   • A gerund is a form of the nonfinite verb (not conjugated) used to make a verbal phrase that can replace a nominal phrase. The present participle form is used, since it ends in 'ing', for example 'hearing'.

2. Infinitive

   • Wont
     • he want to food in the street
   • Plan
     • you plan to drink water everyday
   • Would Like
     • I would like to buy a soccer ball
   • Be Going To
     • I would like to be going to grandma's house
   • Be Sure
     • be sure you want to sing
   • Learn
     • she wants to learn to sing
   • Dare
     • I want to dare to swim
   • Need
     • she is going to need glue for her notebook
   • The infinitive expresses the meaning of the verb in a general way, without reference to any time. In addition to the simple infinitive, like 'to speak', there are also infinitive progressive ('to be speaking'), perfect ('to have spoken') and passive ('to be spoken')