GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES
WHEN CAN I USE GER OR INF?
INFINITIVES
I NEED TO EAT HEALTHIER
GERUND (ING)
I LIKE SWIMMING IN THE MORNING
GERUNDS (-ing)
1 VERB + GERUND
- I detest sleeping without a fan
- I enjoy eating aguchile
- We mentioned going to the party
- I don´t detest sleeping without a fan
2 SUBJECT= GERUND
-Smoking is damage for your health
-Drinking water could help you to lose
weight
- Reading is the best for your brain
-learning English is a good tool
-Buying a new house it doesn´t mean that
you hate your last house
-going to do exercise is good for you
3 PREPOSITION+ GERUND
-Thank you FOR joining
-I´m thinking ABOUT buying a new house
-did you think IN calling me?
- I love you FOR fixing my car
- I Entertain with painting some pictures
INFINITIVES (to verb)
VERB + INFINITIVE
-my cousin is gonna come TO PLAY tenis
with us
- my brother decided to buy a new,
expensive and big house but his wife
disliked it
- my friends and I request to give us a big
grill.
ADJECTIVE + INFINITIVE
-It is difficult to do my homework
- I was sad to see my test
- I ran fast to get home
- Is it difficult to learn English on
line?
- She is pretty to be a queen
- My mom thinks that it´s easy to
cook a cake
- My dad told me that it´s difficult to
move to another city
- My sister choose a dress to wear it
 Cuando explico para que sirven
las cosas
NOUN/PRONOUN + INFINITIVO
-The teacher taught them to speak English
-the teacher told the students to study
every night
- my sister invites me to go to a party
-my brother forbid me to sell his car
1. HE PROMISED TO TAKE HIS SISTER TO THE BEACH (TAKE)
2. SINGING ALWAYS CHEERS ME UP (SING)
3. THEY CONSIDERED MOVING TO A NEW CITY (MOVE)
4. IT IS IMPORTANT TO GET ENOUGH SLEEP EVERY NIGHT (GET)
5. WE TALKED ABOUT STARTING OUR OWN BUSINESS (START)
6. MY BROTHER WANTS TO DO EXERCISE IN THE GYM

1. I STOPPED TO SMOKE (MOMENTANEO)

2. I STOPPED SMOKING (PROLONGADO)