GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

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GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Like, love, hate, prefer

with would

I'd prefer to watch TV at home tonigh

I like running in the morning to improve my health.

I like running.

Remember

I remember playing counter stricke game as a child.

Remember to buy fruit for me I said to my mother

Forget

I'll never forget traveling by plane to Lima in 2015.

Oh no! I forgot to tell her the news.

Try

Try doing the math homework because it is for tomorrow.

infinitive

I tried to forget the bad experience that I had.

Need

gerund

The floor of your house needs cleaning.

BASE FORM (without to)

after verbs make and let

My parents made me work very hard.

It's late, let start please.

after modal verbs

You must do your homework tonigh.

You should wear a suit to the interview.

should, might, would rather, must, etc.

INFINITIVES (with to)

after questions words

I don't know what to do, I'm thinking.

after adjetives

It'll be nice to meet your parents.

with to

I need to practice English if I want to go abroad.

I want to go to Arequipa the next weekend.

want, need, decide, learn,etc.

GERUNDS (-ing)

phrasal verbs

We can keep on discussing about the homework tomorrow.

I'm going to give up playing dota.

keep on, give up, look fordwar to, etc

certains verbs

It started raining at 6:00 am in the morning.

I enjoy reading in bed.

enjoy, finish, start, stop, etc