Gerund vs Infinitive

Some common verbs followed by a gerund (note that phrasal verbs, marked here with *, always fall into this category): acknowledge She  acknowledged   receiving  assistance. * accuse of He  was accused of   smuggling  contraband goods. admit They  admitted   falsifying  the data. advise The author  advises   undertaking  further study. anticipate He  anticipates   having  trouble with his supervisor. appreciate I  appreciated   having  a chance to read your draft. avoid He  avoided   answering  my question. complete I finally  completed   writing  my thesis. consider They will  consider   granting  you money. defer She  deferred   writing  her report. delay We  delayed   reporting  the results until we were sure. deny They  denied   copying  the information. discuss They  discussed   r...

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 

This week we will learn about the Infinitive form   What Is the Infinitive Form of a Verb? (with Examples) The infinitive form of a verb is the verb in its basic form. It is the version of the verb which will appear in the dictionary. The infinitive form of a verb is usually preceded by to(to run, to dance, to think). The infinitive form is not always preceded by to. Look at these examples: I need to run every day. (The infinitive form with the word to is called the full infinitive or to-infinitive.) I must run every day . (After certain verbs, the to is dropped (more on this below).) I run every day. (This is not in the infinitive form. This is a finite verb, i.e., a verb functioning as the main verb.)Note: The word to is not a preposition. It is often called the sign of the infinitive. An infinitive is a non-finite verb. In other words, it cannot be the main verb in a sentence. An infinitive can be used as a noun, an adjective or an adve...

Learning how to use gerunds is one of the most challenging aspects about learning English. For this reason, here you have a deep explanation of all of their uses          As a subject of a sentence when we refer to actions or general facts: Taking up a new sport is not easy. Eating vegetables is very healthy.         After prepositions: Lucy doesn’t like his style of playing. He entered without knocking.         After go when we talk about physical activities: They go skiing every winter. He never goes fishing         .After some expressions such as: Be used to/ get used to (remember the previous grammar point), can’t help (no poder evitar), can’t stand (no soportar), don’t mind/ wouldn’t mind (no importar, dar igual), feel like (apetecer), it’s no use (es inútil…), look forward (estar deseando), it is (not) worth (no merece la pena…) I don’t mind going home on foot. I...