Gerund vs Infinitive

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...