C15 U1 Project gerunds and infinitives, changes in meaning.

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: CHANGES IN MEANING


Remember…


Remember…

A verb in infinitive is…


Remember…


To + VerbTo eat


Remember…


To + VerbTo eat

A verb in gerund is…


Remember…


To + VerbTo eat

A verb in gerund is…

Verb + ingEating


Some verbs are followed by another verb in GERUND orINFINITIVE and the meaning is the same…

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GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES: CHANGES IN MEANING followed by: Seguidos por



I love eating hamburgers.



I love eating hamburgers. I love to eat hamburgers.




Verb in gerund




Verb in gerund Verb in infinitive





The verb “LOVE” can be followed by a verb in GERUND orINFINITIVE and the MEANING IS THE SAME.



He hates eating vegetables.



He hates eating vegetables. He hates to eat vegetables.




Verb in gerund





The verb “HATE” can be followed by a verb in GERUND orINFINITIVE and the MEANING IS THE SAME.



Other verbs…



Other verbs…

I can’t stand waiting in line.

My mother doesn’t like cooking onSundays.

Do you prefer playing Playstation orXbox?

I haven’t started working in myuniversity project.


She will continue studying in thatschool.


Other verbs…

I can’t stand waiting in line. I can’t stand to wait in line.

My mother doesn’t like cooking onSundays.

My mother doesn’t like to cook onSundays.

Do you prefer playing Playstation orXbox?

Do you prefer to play Playstation orXbox?

I haven’t started working in myuniversity project.

I haven’t started to work in myuniversity project.


She will continue studying in thatschool.

She will continue to study in thatschool.


Some verbs are followed by another verb in GERUND orINFINITIVE but the meaning is different…



The verb “REMEMBER” followed by a verb in INFINITIVE means:

Remember to do something.





I remember playing soccer forReal Madrid in the 1950’s.





I remember playing soccer forReal Madrid in the 1950’s.

The verb “REMEMBER” followed by a verb in GERUND means:

Remember something thathappened in the past.



Some otherexamples…



Don’t forget to come back in onemonth for your monthly check-up




The verb “FORGET” followed by a verbin INFINITIVE means:

Forget to do something.






I’ll never forget marryingmy wife






I’ll never forget marryingmy wife

The verb “FORGET” followed by a verbin GERUND means:

Forget something thathappened in the past.



The car stopped to change tires



The car stopped to change tires

The verb “STOP” followed by a verb in INFINITIVE means:

Stop in order to do something.(parar para hacer algo)



The car stopped to change tires He stopped running because he’s tired





The car stopped to change tires He stopped running because he’s tired



The verb “STOP” followed by a verb in GERUND means:

Stop an ongoing action(parar una actividad que esta en progreso)


Some verbs are followed by anotherverb in GERUND or INFINITIVE and

the meaning is the same…




Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try




Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+




Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+

Verb in infinitive(To + Verb)




Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+


Or…

Verb in gerund(Verb + ing)


Some verbs are followed by anotherverb in GERUND or INFINITIVE but the

meaning is different…



Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+


Or…







Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+


Or…


• Forget + gerund = Forget something that happened.

• Forget + infinitive = Forget to do something.






Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+


Or…




• Regret + gerund = Regret a past action.

• Regret + infinitive = Regret having to inform

someone about an action.






Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+


Or…







• Remember + gerund = Remember something that

happened.

• Remember + infinitive = Remember something that

needs to be done.






Begin

Can’t stand

Continue

Hate

Like

Love

Prefer

Start

Try

+


Or…







• Remember + gerund = Remember something that

happened.

• Remember + infinitive = Remember something that

needs to be done.

• Stop + gerund = Stop a continuous action.

• Stop + infinitive = Stop in order to do something.


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C15 U1 Project gerunds and infinitives, changes in meaning.

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