Gerund and InfinitiveGerund and Infinitive

GerundGerund

• • After prepositions (of, in, at, for...)After prepositions (of, in, at, for...)

Ex.: She is talking Ex.: She is talking aboutabout exercis exercisinging..

• • After: After: To look forward to and To be used to

Ex.: I’m Ex.: I’m looking forward tolooking forward to hav havinging my my birthday party.birthday party.

They They are used toare used to waking up early. waking up early.

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• • Used to = costumavaUsed to = costumava

John John used toused to traveltravel every day. every day.

• • To be used to = estar acostumadoTo be used to = estar acostumado

Mary Mary is used tois used to play playinging cricket. cricket.

• • After: After: to be worth, It’s no good = it’s no useto be worth, It’s no good = it’s no use

Ex.: This film Ex.: This film is worthis worth watch watchinging..

It’s no good/It’s no useIt’s no good/It’s no use mak making ing an scandal.an scandal.

• • After: After: Can’t help, can’t stand, feel likeCan’t help, can’t stand, feel like

Ex.: I Ex.: I can’t helpcan’t help eat eatinging chocolate everyday. chocolate everyday.

Everybody Everybody can’t standcan’t stand work workinging too much. too much.

Jason Jason feels likefeels like drink drinkinging coke. coke.

After some verbs → book page 62.After some verbs → book page 62.

Some verbs accept gerund and infinitive Some verbs accept gerund and infinitive verbs after them → book page 62.verbs after them → book page 62.

• • Subject of the sentence:Subject of the sentence:Ex.: Ex.: Drinking Drinking water everyday is important.water everyday is important.

• • Changing the noun:Changing the noun:Ex.: They are Ex.: They are dancingdancing shoes. shoes.

• • Adjective:Adjective:Ex.: This is na Ex.: This is na interestinginteresting magazine. magazine.

• • After my, the, his...After my, the, his...

Ex.: Does my Ex.: Does my readingreading bother you? bother you?

• • After NOAfter NO

Ex.: No Ex.: No swimming!swimming!

• • Go + verb-ingGo + verb-ing

Ex.: I go bikEx.: I go bikinging to school. to school.

Infinitive (uses without to)Infinitive (uses without to)

• • With auxiliary verbs (do/es – did – will - With auxiliary verbs (do/es – did – will - would)would)

Ex.: Would you Ex.: Would you bringbring me a cup of water? me a cup of water?

• • With modal verbs (could – should – can...)With modal verbs (could – should – can...)

Ex.: She can Ex.: She can speakspeak English. English.

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• • The verbs NEED and DARE are regular The verbs NEED and DARE are regular and modal verbs:and modal verbs:

Ex: People Ex: People don’t needdon’t need violence. = People violence. = People needn’t needn’t violence.violence.

• • After After let let (permitir) and (permitir) and makemake (fazer com (fazer com que)que)

Ex.: Ex.: LetLet meme help help you.you.

My mother My mother mademade herher wearwear a coat. a coat.

• • After After exceptexcept and and but but (exceto)(exceto)

Ex.: She reads nothing Ex.: She reads nothing butbut watchwatch TV. TV.

• • Read CLICK page 66.Read CLICK page 66.