INFINITIVE VS GERUND

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Gerunds and Infinitives


It can be a little difficult to know when to use gerunds and infinitives.
(See all the gerund and infinitive exercises here)
Here's my video on the subject:

We use gerunds (verb + ing):
  • After certain verbs - I enjoy singing
  • After prepositions - I drank a cup of coffee before leaving
  • As the subject or object of a sentence - Swimming is good exercise
We use 'to' + infinitive:
We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'):

  • After modal verbs - I can meet you at six o'clock
  • After 'let', 'make' and (sometimes) 'help' - The teacher let us leave early
  • After some verbs of perception (see, watch, hear, notice, feel, sense) - I watched her walk away
  • After expressions with 'why' - why go out the night before an exam

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