Gerunds and Infinitives

Are nouns (sentence position)

Funtion as subjects, objects, and subject complements in sentences

Prepositions can be followed by gerunds, not by infinitives

To+ verb Example: to eat, to sleep and to study

Are words with the verb (action) meaning

Verb + ing Example: reading, singing and walking

Subject (nouns) + Verb + Object (nouns) Example: Snowboarding is her favorite sport.
They need to study.

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Rules: 1. Verb + gerunds. Comon verbs follow by the gerund are: Consider, discuss, enjoy, finish, keep, practice, quit, recommend, suggest, like.

Rules: 1. Verb + infinitives. Comon verbs follow by the infinitive are: Agree, decide, hope, learn, hope, need, offer, plan, promise, want.

They discussed having a party this weekend.

He keeps forgetting to text me.

Rules: 1. Verb + infinitives

She decided to apply for a new job.

They offer to help her move.

Verb + gerund or infinitive. Comon verbs follow by gerund or infinitive are: begin, continue, like, love, prefer, start, hate.

I like listening to music. or Ilike to listen to music.

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Let's continue talking about this. or Let's continue to talk about this.

Rule 2: Subject = gerund. Example: Gardening is my favorite hobby. Meeting new people isn't always easy.

Rule 2: Adjective + infinitive. Example: I was sad to see my test score. Is it difficult to make a cake?

Rule 3: Preposition + gerund. Example: I thought about taking a piano lessons.
Did you plan on calling me back?

Rule 3: After a noun/ prounoun + infinitive. Example: The librarian told the students to be quiet. We asked them to go to the beach with us.