UNIT 6
UNIT 6: ( GERUND ) Ing form & Infinitive
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A/
Infinitive form consist of:
1-Full
Infinitive:
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Examples
|
Form |
Used
after verbs |
|
I
go to the post office to post some letters . |
S
+ Be + to + infinitive . |
1-To
express purpose |
|
It
is delicious to eat. It
was great to see you . |
It
+ verb be + adj + to + infinitive . |
2-After It + be + adjective |
|
At
last he was free to do what he wanted . |
S
+ verb be + adjective + to + infinitive . |
3-
After a certain Adjective :ready, afraid ,surprised, free, happy, sorry. |
|
He
is too tired to go jogging today. It
isn't warm enough to go to the sea yet . |
S
+ verb be + too + adj + to + infinitive. S
+ verb be + adj + enough + to + infinitive . |
5-Too and Enough |
|
I
hope to see you soon . |
S
+ verbs + to + infinitive |
6-
After a Certain verbs: afford, agree, appear, decide, forget, hope, learn,
manage, need, offer, plan, promise, refuse, seem, tend, want, would like, etc
. |
|
It
was Ali who persuaded me to visit you . |
S
+ verbs + object +to + infinitive . |
7-After
the object of certain verbs : advise , allow , encourage , invent , order ,
persuade , teach , tell etc. |
|
I
don’t know what to do . |
S
+ verb + WH Q + to + infinitive . |
8-After
WHQ: who, what where, when. why? |
2-
Bare Infinitive:
|
Examples |
Form |
Used
after verbs |
|
You
should start thinking about your future . |
S
+ modal verb + infinitive |
1-Modal
Verbs |
|
Our
teacher made us retake the test. |
S
+ let OR make + infinitive |
2-Verbs
let and make |
|
I'd
rather go to an Italian restaurant tonight . |
S
+ would rather OR had better +
infinitive |
3-Wouldrather
and had better . |
B /
ING FORM ( GERUND ):
|
Examples |
Used
of |
|
Exercising
is a good way of keeping fit . |
1-
As a noun |
|
We
often go fishing in the summer . |
2-After
the verb go indicating physical activities. |
|
Muhammad
suggests going to
the museum . |
3-
After certain verbs: avoid, enjoy, finish, like, love, hate, imagine, keep,
risk, spend (time), suggest, consider, etc. |
|
It's
no use trying to do everything yourself . |
4-
After certain expressions : be interested in , can't stand , don't mind , how
about , it's worth , it's no use , it's no good , there's no point (in) be
used to , etc . |
|
I'm
no excited about going to university next year |
5-
After prepositions : for , about , without , etc |
Some
Verbs followed by Full Infinitive & Ing Form:
1-Start,
begin, continue, intend. (no difference in meaning)
2-
try, remember, forget, regret, stop. (different in meaning)
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Ing
Form |
To
Infinitive |
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Remember
+ ing form. Remember
something that has already happened. e.g.
I remember visiting Paris 2004.
|
1-Remember
+ full infinitive. Remember
something before going it. e.g.
Did you remember to lock the door before you left ? |
|
Forget
+ ing form. Forget
something that has already happened. e.g.
I’ll never forget visiting India. |
2-Forget
+ full infinitive. Forget something you are supposed to do. e.g.
Tome forgot to
tell you that he was going away for the weekend. |
