Fall 2011-12 Intermediate Gerunds/Infinitives

Pages given from Fundamentals of English Grammar. Verb + gerund (p.342): enjoy finish quit mind postpone put off keep (on) consider think about discuss talk about *risk *imagine *celebrate Verb + infinitive (p.346): want need would like would love hope expect plan intend mean decide promise offer agree refuse seem appear pretend learn (how) try cant afford cant wait *help *choose *require * covered in Beyond the Boundaries only (p.90-1) Verb + gerund or infinitive (NO change in meaning) (p.347): begin start continue like love hate cant stand *Verb + gerund or infinitive (WITH change in meaning): *remember

Other structures Go + ______ing (p.344) e.g. I went swimming last week Preposition + gerund (p.352) e.g. be excited about going / forgive someone for doing sth By + gerund (p.355) e.g. Turn off the TV by pushing the off button Gerund as subject (p.357) e.g. Coming to class on time is important It + infinitive (p.357) e.g. It is important to study regularly

It + adjective + for s.o. + infinitive (p.358) e.g. It is impossible for fish to live out of water In order + infinitive (p.361) e.g. People wear boots in order to keep their feet warm Infinitive of purpose (p.361) e.g. I turned on the radio to listen to a ball game. Too + adjective + (for s.o). + infinitive (p.364) e.g. That box is too heavy (for me) to lift. Enough + noun + infinitive / adjective + enough + infinitive (p.364) e.g. I dont have enough money to buy a car. e.g. Jimmy is not old enough to go to school.