Gerunds and infinitives are used in different contexts in English grammar.
1. Gerunds (verbs ending in "ing") are used as nouns or after certain verbs to express feelings, actions in progress, or purposes involving time or money.
2. Infinitives are used to express purpose after verbs like "want" or expressions like "would like." They are also used after adjectives describing feelings, or with modal verbs.
3. Certain verbs like "remember" and "forget" can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive, with subtle differences in meaning regarding past versus future actions.
Gerunds and infinitives are used in different contexts in English grammar.
1. Gerunds (verbs ending in "ing") are used as nouns or after certain verbs to express feelings, actions in progress, or purposes involving time or money.
2. Infinitives are used to express purpose after verbs like "want" or expressions like "would like." They are also used after adjectives describing feelings, or with modal verbs.
3. Certain verbs like "remember" and "forget" can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive, with subtle differences in meaning regarding past versus future actions.
Gerunds and infinitives are used in different contexts in English grammar.
1. Gerunds (verbs ending in "ing") are used as nouns or after certain verbs to express feelings, actions in progress, or purposes involving time or money.
2. Infinitives are used to express purpose after verbs like "want" or expressions like "would like." They are also used after adjectives describing feelings, or with modal verbs.
3. Certain verbs like "remember" and "forget" can be followed by either a gerund or infinitive, with subtle differences in meaning regarding past versus future actions.
- As a noun : Reading is good for the brain. - After verbs expressing feelings: love, like, enjoy, hate, dislike, prefer I hate waking up at 6 a.m. - After certain verbs: suggest, deny, imagine, avoid, continue, keep, quit, practice, consider (think) I quit smoking 7 years ago. - After expressions such as: it’s no use, there’s no point in, what’s the use of, can’t stand/bear, be busy: I can’t stand people lying to me. It’s no use apologizing! - After prepositions and expressions with prepositions: be interested in, at, by… He is interested in learning Chinese. She’s very good at drawing. -after the verbs: spend, waste, lose (time or money) : I’ve spent all my life teaching others. - after the verbs hear, see, watch, notice, when they describe an incomplete action I saw Jane crossing the street. 2. Long Infinitive is used: - To express purpose : He called to announce me about the meeting. - After expressions such as: would like, would prefer, would love: I would like to have dinner with you. - After adjectives describing feelings(happy, sad, fortunate): I was happy to find out that you passed the exam. - After too/enough: This soup is too hot for me to eat. - After certain verbs: hope, promise, decide, aske, explain, want… He promised to help me. Why don’t you ask her to pick you up from the airport? 3. Short infinitive is used: - After modal verbs (must, can, should, would, could, need, have to) I must go! - After the verbs let, see, hear, feel, make: He makes me laugh. Let me go! -after had better and would rather : You’d better leave! -after the vb hear, see, watch, notice, when speaking about a complete action: I heard him sing. I saw her cross the street. (I saw the whole action.) -vb help can be followed by both infinitives. He helped me (to) finish the project. *** There are certain verbs (remember, forget, try, stop…) which can be followed by both infinitive and gerund, with a little change of meaning. I remember going fishing with my grandpa. (a past action) Remember to lock the door! (not to forget to do sth in the future) Stop talking! He stopped to buy bread. Try to finsh your test paper in 10 minutes! (do your best) Why don’t you try using a calculator?(do sth as an experiment)my bitch too foreign need a visa I don’t need her