GERUND (ING) AND INFINITIVE (TO)

Gerund

Is when the verb form ends in the letters "ing".

Its uses are:

Infinitive

In Spanish is the form of the verb that ends in r, for example, walk, eat, sleep, in English carries the word "to" in front.

Its uses are:

After some verbs

Want

Choose

Decide

Agree

Would like

After adjectives

Examples

To sleep

To eat

To walk

To study

To work

To express an objective or why we are doing an action

After some verbs

Deny

Avoid

Like

Dislike

Enjoy

After a preposition

When the verb is the subject of the sentence

Examples

Drinking

Playing

Running

Walking

Praying