Transcript Infinitive and Gerund

GERUND
 To
beg for sth
 To be too embarassed to do sth
 Fancy doing sth
 The risk of doing sth
 To risk doing sth
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They went from door to door …….. for
money.
He understood everything, but he was …..
to protest.
She doesn’t …… playing tennis in such hot
weather.
There’s a great …..being taken ill during an
epidemic.
I think I’ll …. taking a swim in this river.
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I don’t want to stay in .
“I’m glad to be back”, he said, his eyes were
shining.
She is very poor, but she is not asking
others for money.
Fast walking is the best way staying fit.
What do you want for breakfast?
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They still …. death from starvation.
There’s no …. that we’ll miss the bus,
there’s still a plenty of time.
He is a good driver. He never .... .
She never ….. of leaving the child alone.
I wouldn’t …. going on this journey.
He was willing ….. death to save her.
Sometimes changes in our life involve …. .
The
infinitives are the
to-infinitive ( He
promised to help me)
and the bare
infinitive
( I must leave now).
after
the verbs such as
advise, agree, appear, begin,
decide, expect,
hope, offer, promise, refuse, want,
would like, would love, seem, etc.
After adjectives such as
nice, sorry, glad, happy, afraid,
easy, difficult, etc.
It's easy to learn how to drive a car.

Simple
writing
being
written
Perfect
having
written
having
been
written
 usually
after the verbs like, love,
dislike, hate, enjoy, prefer, etc
John likes going to the
supermarket. BUT I would like to
go out with you.
 after the phrases can’t help, can’t
stand, don’t mind, look forward
to, etc
Jane is looking forward to going
to university.
 We
can use gerund and infinitive after these
verbs, but in different situations!
Remember, forget,
stop, try, regret,
go on, need, want
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I have finished (to decorate/decorating) the
house.
I can’t stand (to work/working) in an office.
We hope (to arrive/arriving) by half past
seven.
It was a wonderful holiday. I will always
remember (to see/seeing) Niagara Falls.
They can’t promise (to finish/finishing) the
work today.
He hates (to use/using) computers.
1. This question needs _________.
a)discussing, b) being discussed, c) having discussed
2. He can’t give up _______ chocolate.
a)eating, b) being eaten, c) having been eaten
3. She apologised for not ______ her friend at the airport.
a)meeting, b) being met, c) having met
4. He avoids ____ to strangers. Moreover, he avoids ___to.
a)speaking, b) being spoken, c) having spoken
5. This dress is dirty. It wants ___.
a)washing, b) being washed, c) having been washed