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Gerund and Infinitive (Reference Lists – Gerunds and Infinitives (Common…

- - - - Add ing to most verbs. Ex. play > playing, cry > crying, bark > barking
        
        For verbs that end in e, remove the e and add ing. Ex: slide > sliding, ride > riding
        
        For verbs that end in ie, change the ie to y and add ing. Ex: die > dying, tie > tying
        
        For a verb whose last syllable is written with a consonant-vowel-consonant and is stressed, double the last letter before adding ing. Ex: beg > begging, begin > beginning. However: enter > entering (last syllable is not stressed)
      - Gerunds can appear at the beginning of a sentence when used as a subject:
        Ex. Jogging is a hobby of mine.
      - Gerunds can act as an object following the verb:
        Ex. Daniel quit smoking a year ago.
      - Gerunds can serve as an object after a preposition:
        Ex. I look forward to helping you paint the house.
      - Some verbs and verb phrases are directly followed a gerund:
        Ex. Paul avoids using chemicals on the vegetables he grows.
- - - - an adverb modifying a verb:
        Ex. You promised to buy me a diamond ring.
      - a subject at the beginning of a sentence:
        Ex. To travel around the world requires a lot of time and money.
      - an adjective modifying a noun:
        Ex. Tara has the ability to succeed.
      - Some verbs are directly followed by an infinitive:
        Ex. Do you want to call your family now?
      - an object following the verb:
        Ex. Jim always forgets to eat.
      - Some verbs are directly followed by a noun or pronoun and then by an infinitive:
        Ex. I convinced Catherine to become vegetarian.
        He advised me to sell all my shares of stock.