Ies Cantabria Learning English Santander Gerunds Infinitives Grammar: gerunds and infinitives: we use gerunds (verb ing): after certain verbs i enjoy singing after prepositions i drank a. Ies cantabria. learning english. (santander) sharing resources for elt,innovation and ict. gerunds and infinitives gerund or infinitive . posted by.
Ies Cantabria Learning English Santander Gerunds Infinitives Gerunds & infinitives there are certain words in english that are usually followed by 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 a dictionary. 8 min read. gerunds are verbs that act like nouns, and end in ‘ing’ like swimming or reading they are used to express actions as things. while infinitives, on the other hand, are the base form of a verb, they often go before ‘to’ like to swim or to read. they can act as nouns, adjectives, or adverbs in sentences. We use gerunds (verb ing): after certain verbs i enjoy singing. after prepositions i drank a cup of coffee before leaving. as the subject or object of a sentence swimming is good exercise. we use 'to' infinitive: after certain verbs we decided to leave. after many adjectives it's difficult to get up early. Rule 1: gerunds and infinitives can be subjects of sentences. a gerund or infinitive can be the subject of a sentence or the doer of the actions. here are some infinitive and gerund examples. cooking is my hobby. to be a doctor in five years is my goal. in the first sentence, cooking is the subject because it answers what the topic is all about.
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