Advanced English
Lesson 6 - House
Grammar
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- With which verbs do you use an infinitive and with which do you use a gerund?
- "Find the Mistake" review activity
Infinitive or Gerund?
Some verbs are always used with verbs in the infinitive form (to + verb).
I need to study.
Other verbs are always used with verbs in the gerund form (verb + -ing).
He started working.
Other verbs can be used with either form.
I like swimming.
I like to swim.
Verbs used with the infinitive (to + verb)
arrange
demand
expect
hope
manage
need
offer
plan
promise
refuse
threaten
want
would like
Practice
Write sentences with the following information. Remember that all of these verbs are used with the infinitive.
example
I/plan/study tomorrow
Verbs used with the gerund (verb + -ing)
Practice
Write sentences with the following information. Remember that all of these verbs are used with the gerund.
example
She/stopped/smoke/last week
Verbs used with the infinitive or gerund
Practice
Write these sentences in two ways.
example
I/hate/cookInfinitive
Gerund
1. I/like/swim
2. She/loves/read
3. They/hate/clean
Practice
Select the correct form of the verb. In some there is more than one correct answer (if you can use the infinitive or gerund).
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