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Gerund and Infinitive (no difference in meaning)

We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs:

begin

He began talking. He began to talk.

continue

They continue smoking. They continue to smoke.

hate

Do you hate working on Saturdays? Do you hate to work on Saturdays?

like

like swimming. I like to swim.

love

She loves painting. She loves to paint.

prefer

Pat prefers walking home. Pat prefers to walk home.

start

They start singing. They start to sing.

We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs. There are two possible structures after these verbs.  Gerund: verb + -ing Infinitive: verb + person + to-infinitive

advise

They advise walking to town. They advise us to walk to town.

allow

They do not allow smoking here. They do not allow us to smoke here.

encourage

They encourage doing the test. They encourage us to do the test.

permit

They do not permit smoking here. They do not permit us to smoke here.

We use the following structures with the word recommend:

recommend

They recommend walking to town. They recommend that we walk to town.

Gerund and Infinitive - difference in meaning

Some verbs have different meaning. (when used with Gerund or Infinitive)

 

GERUND

INFINITIVE

forget

He'll never forget spending so much money on his first computer.

Don't forget to spend money on the tickets.

go on

Go on reading the text.

Go on to read the text.

mean

You have forgotten your homework again. That means phoning your mother.

meant to phone your mother, but my mobile didn't work.

remember

remember switching off the lights when I went on holiday.

Remember to switch off the lights when you go on holiday.

stop

Stop reading the text.

Stop to read the text.

try

Why don't you try running after the dog?

I tried to run after the dog, but I was too slow.

II practice

1. Articles

1. Insert a, an, the or --

1. My mother is ...... doctor.

2. My pretty ...... doll.

3. Do you have ...... ball?

4. We buy books in ...... shop.

5. ...... children play basketball.

6. I see ...... big red car.

7. My daughter goes to ...... school.

8. I have ...... apple.

9. What is ...... North Pole?

10. I was to ...... British Museum.

2. Choose the right variant.

1.  Bring ..... from the kitchen.  

a) milk b) a milk c)the milk

  2.  The acting was poor, but we enjoyed ......  

a) music b) a music c) the music

 3.  Are you studying foreign languages at school, like .....?  

a) French b) a French c) the French

  4.  My friend likes to eat ......  

a) fish b) a fish c) the fish

  5.  It is evident that ..... want peace.  

a) people b) a people c) the people

  6.  ..... is the main modern art museum in London.  

a) Tate Gallery b) A Tate Gallery c) The Tate Gallery

  7.  It is important sometimes to stop and look around you at all the wonderful things ....  

a) nature b) in nature c) in the nature

  8.  Great Britain consists of ..... parts.  

a) three b) a three c) the three

  9.  Could you close ....., please?  

a) door b) a door c) the door

  10.  Can anyone give me ..... please because I have just fallen over?  

a) hand b) a hand c) the hand