Gerund and

To+Infinitive
Goal
At the end of the lesson, the students are
able to understand the meaning and the
use of Gerund and to+infinitive correctly.
Activities
● Introduction
● Group work
● Discussion
● Verification
● Review
a) I love watching movies.
b) I am watching Avatar with my
friend.
c) Watching movies is my hobby.
d) She was watching movies when I
came.
e) I am thinking about watching movie
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Group work
● In a group of 4, answer these questions: ’
○ What is gerund?
○ What is/are the position(s) of gerund in sentence?
○ What is to-infinitive?
○ What is/are the position(s) of to infinitive in
sentence?
What is gerund?

Gerund is the -ing

form of a verb
used as Noun.
Formula
(+) Verb +ing
I love speaking English

(-) not + gerund

Not speaking English well is my
problem.
Gerund’s position in
sentence:
1.Gerund used as Subject in a
sentence.

Example : Watching movie is one of

my hobby.
Gerund’s position in
sentence:
1.Gerund used as Object in a sentence.

Example : My brother enjoys watching

movie with me
Gerund’s position in
sentence:
1.Gerund used as Object of preposition in
a sentence.

Example :I am thinking about watching

Penthouse.
 List of verbs followed by
Gerund
enjoy appreciate mind quit (give up)

finish stop ** avoid postpone

delay keep (keep on) consider discuss

mention suggest go  
What is infinitive?

Infinitive is to +
base form of a
verb.
Formula
(+) to + basic verb
I want to buy new bag.

(-) not + to + basic verb

I hope not to see you.
To-nfinitive’s position in
sentence:
1. To-infinitive used as Subject in a
sentence.

Example : To think is something that

comes naturally.
To-nfinitive’s position in
sentence:
1. To-infinitive used as Object in a
sentence.

Example : He refuses to come.

To-nfinitive’s position in
sentence:
1. To-infinitive used as Object in a
sentence.

Example : He refuses to come.

List of verbs followed by
infinitive
Hope to Plan to
(do Intend to* Decide to
something)

Promise to Agree to Offer to Refuse to

Seem to Appear to Pretend to Ask to
Expect to Would like to Need to  
Tell someone to Advice someone Encourage someone to
to**
Remind someone to Invite someone to Permit someone to
Allow someone to Warn someone to Warn someone to
Require someone Order someone to Force someone to
to
Ask someone to Expect someone to Would like someone to
Want someone to Need someone to  
 List of verbs followed by both gerund
and infinitive (same meaning)

Begin Start Continue

Like Prefer Hate
Can’t stand Cant bear  love
List of verbs followed by both gerund
and infinitive (different meaning)

Remember Forget

Regret Try
● Judy remembers/ forgets to look the door. (responsibility)
● I remember/ forget seeing the Alps for the first time. ( recalling
something happened in the past)

● I regret to tell you that you failed the test.(regret to say/tell/inform

someone of bad news)
● I regret lending him some money. (regret something that happened in
the past)

● I’m trying to learn English. (make an effort)

● The room was hot. I tried opening the window, but it didn’t help.
(Experiment with a new or different approach to see if it works.)
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