Gerunds and infinitives
Gerunds and infinitives
I'm not very good at working in a team.
Kate's given up smoking.
We use gerund after prepositions and phrasal verbs.
Looking for a job can be depressing.
Shopping is my favourite thing to do at weekends.
We use gerund as the subject of a sentence.
I hate not being on tine for things.
I don't mind getting up early.
We use gerund after some verbs.
My flat is very easy to find.
We use the infinitive + to after adjectives.
Liam is saving money to buy a new car.
We use the infinitive + to to express a reason or purpose.
My sister has never learned to drive.
Try not to make a noise.
We use the infinitive + to after some verbs, e.g. want, need, learn.
I can't drive.
We must hurry.
We use the infinitive without to after modal and auxiliary verbs.
She always makes me laugh.
My parents didn't let me go out last night.
We use the infinitive without to after make and let.
Try to be on time.
Try doing yoga.
Remember to phone him.
I remember meeting him years ago.
Can you ask the manager to come?
She told him not to worry.
I want you to do this now.
We'd really like you to come.
Exercício a
I'm in charge of recruiting new staff.
It's important for me to spend time with my family.
Applying to go to university abroad can be complicated.
I want to do shopping this morning.
My boss wants to open a new office.
Be careful not to ask her about her boyfriend - they've split up.
We went on working until we finished.
Dave is very good at solving problems.
The best thing about weekends is not going to work.
Layla gave up modelling when she had a baby.
I went on a training course to learn about the new software.