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Gerunds
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- 1begin start continue ceaseboth
--> but: infinitive more usual with verbs of knowing
I began working / to work
I am beginning to understand - 2attempt, intendinfinitive more common
I intend to go tomorrow - 3advise, recommend, allow, permit1) if person concerned is mentioned: infinitive
He advised ME to return home. She won't allow HER CHILD to come home after dark.
2) if person is not mentioned: gerund
They advised returning to Switzerland. They don't allow singing at dawn. - 4needs, requires, wantsboth
her hair needs cutting
her hair needs to be cut - 5regret, remember, forgetinfinitive + gerund
I regret(now) spending(then)
infinitive + infinitive
I regret (earlier) to say (now)/inform/tell - 6agreeagree + infinitive
He agreed to wait
but: He agreed to my leaving early - 7be afraidbe afraid + gerund
= expressing fear, involuntary
He is afraid of dying
be afraid + infinitive
= voluntary, did not perform action
He was afraid to move - 8meanmean = intend = infinitive
I mean to get there early
means = involves = gerund
I'll succeed, even if it means sacrificing my free time - 9be about to go be on the point of goingfix
- 10go ongo on = continue = gerund
He went on telling us about his trip although we had long become bored
go on = start afresh = infinitive
He went on, after finishing his story, to tell us about his new plans. - 11proposepropose = intend = infinitive
I propose to start out at dawn
propose = suggest = gerund
I propose taking a coffee break now - 12stopstop = cease(aufhören) = gerund
Stop talking!
stop = halt(physisch) = infinitive
I stopped to pick some flowers - 13trytry = attempt = infinitive
He tried to find a job but couldn't
try = do an experiment = gerund
The millionaire tried working - 14come / goactivities = gerund
They are going riding/skiing
Come dancing/shopping with me
purposes = infinitive
He is going to London to go shopping
She is coming here to obtain a degree in translation
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- Flashcards on Gerunds, created by Laura Graziani on 07/01/2015.
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