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Gerund Vs Infinitive Board Game

1. Infinitives Battleship Game. Choose the appropriate verb form: infinitive or gerund.
2. Gerunds and Infinitives ESL Grammar Game - Duel En Garde Game Practice choosing between a gerund as opposed to and infinitve. Answer correctly and strike with your sword. ESL Grammar Games Online.

Gerunds & Infinitives – Gerunds are verbs that function as nouns. They end with –ing. Meanwhile infinitives are formed with the word ‘to’ in front of the verb. Both gerunds and infinitives can be used to replace a noun in sentence. Quia - Gerunds vs. Infinitives Battleship Game Battleship: Sink your opponent's ships by answering questions correctly. To view this page, you will need the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

GERUND vs INFINITIVE

Gerund and infinitive forms of verbs in English: when to use them.

One of the difficulties of the English language is that some verbs are followed by the gerund (ex : doing ) and others are followed by the infinitive (ex : to do)
Below you will find some guidelines and examples to help you.

Gerunds And Infinitive

When do we use the Gerund?
(verbs ending in -ing, ex: doing)

• After verbs that express likes/dislikes :
  like, love, enjoy, dislike, hate, don't mind, can't stand ...
  
  • I really hate walking home in the rain.
  • My grandmother enjoys/likes doing crossword puzzles.
  • He enjoys listening to music in the car.
    
  (It should be noted that 'would like' (to express a wish or a preference) is always followed by the infinitive. e.g. 'I would like to watch the football match.')
  
• After certain other verbs such as :
  admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, delay, deny, finish, imagine, involve, keep (on), mention, miss, postpone, suggest ...
  
  • The boy admittedhitting the window with the ball.
  • We appreciate having a bus stop close to our house.
  • My mother avoids lifting heavy loads because of her back.
  • I can’t help laughing when the actor pulls a funny face!
  • Would you consider doing a few extra hours?
  • She delayed leaving until the ambulance arrived.
  • The suspect denied breaking into the house.
  • We discussed putting an advertisment in the newspaper.
  • The manager finished writing the report, then left.
  • My father gave up smoking last year and feels better now.
  • Can you image walking such a long distance?
  • The job involves making presentations and speeches.
  • My parents miss living close to the shops.
  • Eva mentioned going to the same college as Alex.
  • Tom postponed calling home until the flight was booked.
  • The tourist office recommended taking the train.
  • The group resumed talking once the door closed.
  • The shop assistant remembered giving her a receipt.
  • Don’t risk aggravating the situation. Just leave it as it is!
  • Jack suggested taking a taxi instead of walking home.
    
• After prepositions :
  - worried/nervous/anxious about ...
  
  • I'm a bit worried about driving in the snow.
  • She'snervous about walking home alone in the dark.
  • He'sanxious about moving to a new country.
    
  - interested in ...
  • Are you interested in working for us?
    
  - instead of ...
  • Would you like to walk instead of taking the bus?
    
  - fond of ...
  • My mother is fond of doing crossword puzzles.
    
  - good at ...
  • Julie is good at making cakes.
    
  - keen on ...
  • My dad is keen on watching sports on television.
    
  - before ...
  • Before leaving the office, please turn off the lights
    
  - after ...
  • After tidying the kitchen she went straight to bed.
    
  - to ...
  • I look forward to meeting your friends.
    
  • Pedro had to get used to driving on the left.
    
• After certain expressions :
  - it's no use ...
  • It's no use pleading - I won't change my mind.
    
  - it's no good ...
  • It's no good shouting at him - he's deaf!
    
  - there's no point in ...
  • There's no point in cooking food - nobody's hungry!
    
• The gerund can also serve as a noun:
  
  • My father dedicated his life to teaching.
  • Carla is addicted to shopping.
  • Swimming is my favourite sport.
  • Quarelling is a waste of time.
  • We witnessed the cruel killing of seals.
    

When do we use the Infinitive?
(for example to do)

• After verbs that refer to a future event :
  want, hope, intend, would like, promise ...
  
  • I would like to do a course in medieval history.
  • He promised to return the book after reading it.
  • She hopes to find a job when she graduates.
    
• After certain verbs such as :
  afford, agree, arrange, choose, need, fail, happen, help, learn, manage, offer, refuse, seem ...
  
  • I agree to pay for the damage.
  • Harry managed to get tickets for the match.
  • We arranged to go to the party together.
    
• After adjectives:
  
  • glad/happy/relieved ...: (glad to know that ...)
  • pleased/delighted...... : (pleased to meet you...)
  • disappointed/sorry..... : (disappointed to hear that ..)
    
• After 'too' and 'enough'
  
  • It's too difficult to explain how it happened.
  • It's easy enough to install. You can do it yourself.
    

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See also: When can we use both?

Please note that British English spelling is used on this website.

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