Gerunds
and Infinitives
Gerunds
and infinitives are NOT considered to be verbs. They FUNCTION as nouns within a sentence!
Therefore, a gerund or infinitive can NEVER be the verb in your sentence.
Some
verbs may be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund (begin, like, prefer,
etc.).
Other
verbs can be followed only by infinitives (plan, remind, learn, decide, etc.).
Others
can be followed only by gerunds (avoid, finish, quit, enjoy, etc.).
Only
gerunds follow prepositions:
He
was sorry for losing my key.
Only
gerunds follow phrasal verbs:
She
is accustomed to buying expensive clothes.
Some
verbs may be followed by a base form verb (make, let, have, help). Note:
an object pronoun or noun follows the first verb.
They
help us study.
She
made John go home.
Please
let us leave early.
He
had Jane pay the rent.
Exercise:
1.
The teacher let us reviewed the test.
2.
Are you interested in go to the game?
3.
They advised us to apply early.
4.
Emily loves reading books.
5.
They avoid to drive when drunk.
6.
John is accustomed to study late at night.
7.
I miss to see my friends.
8.
Healthy eaters dislike to eat too much sugar.
9.
He hopes seeing you.
10.
Jogging made them to feel tired.
11.
They are excited about join the club.
12.
I look forward to swim in the ocean.
13.
Don’t let your dog wander in the streets.
14.
Please don’t make me to practice again.
15.
He made his son play the violin.
16.
They think spanking makes children to behave.
17.
She suggested taking the cheaper flight.
18.
I apologized for *lose his book.
19.
Students look forward to finish the class.
20.
She continued to complain about her job.
*REMEMBER: lose and loose are two
different words!
Lose
= verb; lose-lost-lost (meaning = to misplace)
Loose
= adjective; to be loose (meaning = not tight or secure)