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There are certain words in English that are usually followed by
english) an infinitive or gerund. If you are not sure whether to use the
infinitive or gerund, check out our lists or look the words up in
 Read On
a dictionary.
 Countries
Infinitive
(/en/read-
on/countries) Use
 Animals/Sports Certain words are followed by an infinite verb with or without
(/en/read- ‘to’.
on/animals)
Use and Word Lists Example
 Literature
(/en/read- as the subject of a clause (/en/cram- To know you is to love

on/literature) up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?01) you.

after certain expressions (without ‘to’) Why not go to the

 Business
(/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive- cinema?
 Communication gerund/wordlist?02)
(/en/business-
after certain verbs (without ‘to’) (/en/cram- I can swim.
english/communication)
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?03)
 Grammar
after certain verbs (with ‘to’) (/en/cram- He wants to swim.
(/en/business-
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?04)
english/grammar)
 Business-Info after certain verbs with interrogatives They don’t know how to

(/en/business- (infinitive constructions) (/en/cram- swim.

english/infos) up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?05)

after certain verbs with objects (without ‘to’) He made her swim.
 Chill Out
(/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/wordlist?06)

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 Games & Riddles after certain verbs with objects (with ‘to’) They wanted him to
(/en/chill- (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive- swim.
out/games) gerund/wordlist?07)
 E-Cards (/en/chill-
after certain adjectives and their comparisons It’s easier to swim
out/ecards)
(/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive- downstream.

 Take On gerund/wordlist?08)

after nouns deriving from the verbs We made a promise to

 Calendar 2020
mentioned above (/en/cram- swim. (derived from the
(/en/take-
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?09) verb ‘to promise’)
on/calendar?2020)

 Teach In Gerund
 Cultural Studies Form
(/en/teach- ing form of the verb
in/cultural-studies)
 Lessons (/en/teach- Exceptions in Spelling
in/lessons) See → Present Progressive – Exceptions (/en/cram-
up/grammar/present-progressive/exceptions)

Use
Certain words are followed by an Ing-Form.

Use and Word Lists Example

as the subject of a clause Cycling is good for your

health.

after certain adjectives (/en/cram- He’s afraid of going by

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?23) plane.

after certain prepositions (/en/cram- Before going to bed he

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?20) turned off the lights.

after certain verbs (/en/cram- I enjoy cooking.

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?21)

after certain verbs with prepositions (/en/cram- I am looking forward

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?24) to seeing you again.

after certain nouns (/en/cram- We had problems

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist?22) finding our way back
home.

Words followed either by Infinitive or Ing-Form

Use and Word Lists Example

same meaning (/en/cram- I started to read. / I started

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist? reading.
40)

same meaning but different use She forbids us to talk. / She

(/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive- forbids talking.
gerund/wordlist?41)

different meaning (/en/cram- He stopped to smoke. / He

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist? stopped smoking.
42)

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infinitive or present participle (/en/cram- I saw him go up the stairs. /

up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/wordlist? I saw him going up the
43) stairs.

Exercises and Tests

Infinitive
* Infinitive with / without to (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?02) • Exercise 2 (/en/cram-
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?03)
* Infinitive Constructions (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises) • Exercise 2 (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?11)

Gerund
* Gerund – Form (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?21)
* Gerund used as a subject (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?20)

Infinitive / Gerund
* Infinitive or Gerund (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?04) • Exercise 2 (/en/cram-
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?05)
* Infinitive or Gerund (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?06) • Exercise 2 (/en/cram-
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?07)
* Infinitive or Gerund (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?08) • Exercise 2 (/en/cram-
up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?09) • Exercise 3
(/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?10)
* Infinitiv and/or Ing-Form (/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-
gerund/exercises?30)

Tests on Infinitive and Gerund

* Level 1 (/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-1) • Level 2
(/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-2) • Level 3 (/en/cram-
up/tests/infinitive-gerund-3) • Level 4 (/en/cram-
up/tests/infinitive-gerund-4)

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