Gerund or infinitive

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1Gerund or infinitive? Circle and write the form.

enjoy, keep, mind → -ing. want, decide, hope → to …

  1. a)I enjoy (swimming / to swim).
  2. b)She wants (going / to go) home.
  3. c)We decided (staying / to stay).
  4. d)He keeps (talking / to talk).
  5. e)They hope (winning / to win).
  6. f)I don't mind (helping / to help).

2After a preposition: Fill in the -ing form.

After in, at, for, of: always -ing.

  1. a)good at (draw)
  2. b)interested in (read)
  3. c)thanks for (come)
  4. d)afraid of (fly)

3Sort the verbs: G (gerund) or I (infinitive)?

avoid, suggest, finish + -ing. promise, refuse, learn + to.

  1. a)avoid
  2. b)promise
  3. c)suggest
  4. d)refuse
  5. e)finish
  6. f)learn

4Complete about yourself.

I enjoy playing … / I want to … / I am good at …ing

  1. a)I enjoy …
  2. b)I want …
  3. c)I am good at …

1Gerund or infinitive? Circle and write the form.

enjoy, keep, mind → -ing. want, decide, hope → to …

  1. a)I enjoy (swimming / to swim).swimming
  2. b)She wants (going / to go) home.to go
  3. c)We decided (staying / to stay).to stay
  4. d)He keeps (talking / to talk).talking
  5. e)They hope (winning / to win).to win
  6. f)I don't mind (helping / to help).helping

2After a preposition: Fill in the -ing form.

After in, at, for, of: always -ing.

  1. a)good at (draw)drawing
  2. b)interested in (read)reading
  3. c)thanks for (come)coming
  4. d)afraid of (fly)flying

3Sort the verbs: G (gerund) or I (infinitive)?

avoid, suggest, finish + -ing. promise, refuse, learn + to.

  1. a)avoidG
  2. b)promiseI
  3. c)suggestG
  4. d)refuseI
  5. e)finishG
  6. f)learnI

4Complete about yourself.

I enjoy playing … / I want to … / I am good at …ing

  1. a)I enjoy …Own answer.
  2. b)I want …Own answer.
  3. c)I am good at …Own answer.

1Gerund (-ing) or infinitive (to …)? Fill in.

Gerund after: enjoy, mind, suggest, keep, avoid, finish, practise, can't stand, look forward to. Infinitive after: decide, want, agree, afford, hope, promise, refuse, learn, manage.

  1. a)I enjoy … (swim).
  2. b)She decided … (leave).
  3. c)We can't afford … (buy) a car.
  4. d)He suggested … (go) to the cinema.
  5. e)They agreed … (help).
  6. f)I don't mind … (wait).
  7. g)Do you want … (come)?
  8. h)Keep … (try)!

2After prepositions and certain expressions: Fill in the gerund.

After a preposition (in, at, for, to, of, about) always -ing.

  1. a)I'm interested in … (learn) Italian.
  2. b)She is good at … (draw).
  3. c)Thanks for … (help) me.
  4. d)We are looking forward to … (see) you.

3Both are possible, but the meaning changes. Explain the difference in German.

stop + -ing = aufhören mit; stop + to = anhalten, um zu. remember + to = daran denken (Zukunft); remember + -ing = sich erinnern (Vergangenheit).

  1. a)I stopped smoking. — I stopped to smoke.
  2. b)Remember to lock the door. — I remember locking the door.
  3. c)She tried to open the window. — She tried opening the window.

4Write about yourself. One sentence each.

Check the verb: gerund or infinitive?

  1. a)something you enjoy doing
  2. b)something you can't stand
  3. c)something you have decided to do this year
  4. d)something you are looking forward to

1Gerund (-ing) or infinitive (to …)? Fill in.

Gerund after: enjoy, mind, suggest, keep, avoid, finish, practise, can't stand, look forward to. Infinitive after: decide, want, agree, afford, hope, promise, refuse, learn, manage.

  1. a)I enjoy … (swim).swimming
  2. b)She decided … (leave).to leave
  3. c)We can't afford … (buy) a car.to buy
  4. d)He suggested … (go) to the cinema.going
  5. e)They agreed … (help).to help
  6. f)I don't mind … (wait).waiting
  7. g)Do you want … (come)?to come
  8. h)Keep … (try)!trying

2After prepositions and certain expressions: Fill in the gerund.

After a preposition (in, at, for, to, of, about) always -ing.

  1. a)I'm interested in … (learn) Italian.learning
  2. b)She is good at … (draw).drawing
  3. c)Thanks for … (help) me.helping
  4. d)We are looking forward to … (see) you.seeing

3Both are possible, but the meaning changes. Explain the difference in German.

stop + -ing = aufhören mit; stop + to = anhalten, um zu. remember + to = daran denken (Zukunft); remember + -ing = sich erinnern (Vergangenheit).

  1. a)I stopped smoking. — I stopped to smoke.Ich habe mit dem Rauchen aufgehört. — Ich hielt an, um zu rauchen.
  2. b)Remember to lock the door. — I remember locking the door.Denk daran, die Tür abzuschließen (noch zu tun). — Ich erinnere mich, dass ich abgeschlossen habe (schon getan).
  3. c)She tried to open the window. — She tried opening the window.Sie versuchte, das Fenster zu öffnen (Anstrengung, ging vielleicht nicht). — Sie probierte es damit, das Fenster zu öffnen (als Lösung, z. B. gegen Hitze).

4Write about yourself. One sentence each.

Check the verb: gerund or infinitive?

  1. a)something you enjoy doinge.g. I enjoy playing basketball.
  2. b)something you can't standI can't stand waiting.
  3. c)something you have decided to do this yearI have decided to read more.
  4. d)something you are looking forward toI am looking forward to going on holiday.

1Correct the mistakes.

look forward to + -ing, be used to + -ing, make + person + infinitive without to, mind + -ing.

  1. a)I look forward to see you.
  2. b)She suggested to go by train.
  3. c)He avoided to answer the question.
  4. d)I'm used to get up early.
  5. e)They made me to wait.
  6. f)Would you mind to open the window?

2Both forms are possible. Fill in and explain the difference in meaning in German.

forget + to = vergessen, etwas zu tun. forget + -ing = ein Erlebnis nicht vergessen. go on + -ing = weitermachen; go on + to = anschließend etwas anderes tun. regret + to = bedauern (Ankündigung); regret + -ing = etwas Vergangenes bereuen.

  1. a)I forgot … (post) the letter. — I'll never forget … (meet) her.
  2. b)He went on … (talk) for an hour. — After the film, he went on … (talk) about football.
  3. c)I regret … (tell) you this, but … — I regret … (not / study) harder.

3Rewrite using the verb in brackets.

Tom suggested going to the beach.

  1. a)„Let's go to the beach," said Tom. (suggest)
  2. b)I think I'll call her later. (decide)
  3. c)Smoking? Never! (refuse)
  4. d)She stopped eating meat last year. (give up)

4Write a paragraph (eight sentences) about your plans and habits. Use at least eight different verbs or expressions from the list.

Mark the gerunds and infinitives after you have written the text.

  1. a)enjoy, can't stand, look forward to, decide, avoid, manage, be interested in, keep, want, promise

1Correct the mistakes.

look forward to + -ing, be used to + -ing, make + person + infinitive without to, mind + -ing.

  1. a)I look forward to see you.I look forward to seeing you.
  2. b)She suggested to go by train.She suggested going by train.
  3. c)He avoided to answer the question.He avoided answering the question.
  4. d)I'm used to get up early.I'm used to getting up early.
  5. e)They made me to wait.They made me wait.
  6. f)Would you mind to open the window?Would you mind opening the window?

2Both forms are possible. Fill in and explain the difference in meaning in German.

forget + to = vergessen, etwas zu tun. forget + -ing = ein Erlebnis nicht vergessen. go on + -ing = weitermachen; go on + to = anschließend etwas anderes tun. regret + to = bedauern (Ankündigung); regret + -ing = etwas Vergangenes bereuen.

  1. a)I forgot … (post) the letter. — I'll never forget … (meet) her.to post (vergessen, ihn einzuwerfen) — meeting (das Treffen nie vergessen)
  2. b)He went on … (talk) for an hour. — After the film, he went on … (talk) about football.talking (redete weiter) — to talk (fing danach an, über Fußball zu reden)
  3. c)I regret … (tell) you this, but … — I regret … (not / study) harder.to tell (ich bedauere, es dir sagen zu müssen) — not studying (ich bereue, nicht mehr gelernt zu haben)

3Rewrite using the verb in brackets.

Tom suggested going to the beach.

  1. a)„Let's go to the beach," said Tom. (suggest)Tom suggested going to the beach.
  2. b)I think I'll call her later. (decide)I decided to call her later.
  3. c)Smoking? Never! (refuse)I refuse to smoke.
  4. d)She stopped eating meat last year. (give up)She gave up eating meat last year.

4Write a paragraph (eight sentences) about your plans and habits. Use at least eight different verbs or expressions from the list.

Mark the gerunds and infinitives after you have written the text.

  1. a)enjoy, can't stand, look forward to, decide, avoid, manage, be interested in, keep, want, promiseOwn text. Check: correct form after each verb, eight different verbs.

Gerund (-ing)

After: enjoy, mind, suggest, avoid, keep, finish, practise, can't stand, look forward to, be used to, be good at — and after every preposition.

I enjoy swimming.Thanks for helping.

Infinitive (to …)

After: want, decide, hope, agree, promise, refuse, afford, learn, manage, would like.

She decided to leave.

Both, with a change of meaning

stop doing (aufhören) vs. stop to do (anhalten, um zu). remember doing (sich erinnern) vs. remember to do (daran denken). try doing (ausprobieren) vs. try to do (versuchen).

I stopped smoking. — I stopped to smoke.

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