Gerunds and Infinitives Use: 1) A gerund is a verb in its –ing form, used as a noun. For example: eating, going, seeing Gerunds are used: a) As the subject of a sentence. Smoking is bad for you. b) After some verbs, such as: like, hate, enjoy, quit, suggest, dislike, deny I like cooking. I enjoy fishing. A good learner’s dictionary will tell you whether a verb is followed by a gerund or not. c) After prepositions. I’m interested in buying a computer. I’m scared of walking alone in the dark. 2) The infinitive form of the verb is the original verb. It can be with or without ‘to’. For example: (to) eat, (to) go, (to) see. The infinitive form is used: a) After some verbs, such as; agree, arrange, ask, promise, decide, afford I agreed to do the work. I arranged to see the doctor, They decided to get married. A good learner’s dictionary will tell you whether a verb is followed by an infinitive or not. b) To show the reason why you did something. Tony went to the post office to pay a bill. c) After adjectives. I was surprised to see Erica. I’m pleased to meet you. 3 a) Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or infinitive with NO CHANGE in meaning: For example: start, begin, hate, like, prefer, continue She started to cry = She started crying. I hate watching horror films = I hate to watch horror films. b) Some verbs can be followed by a gerund or a infinitive, but there is a change in meaning. For example: try, remember, stop I tried to get into the house. (Getting into the house is your goal or objective). I tried climbing through the window. (Climbing through the window is one thing you tried in order to obtain your final objective.) I stopped cleaning the windows. (I was cleaning the windows and then I stopped). I stopped to clean the windows. (I was driving, and I stopped driving in order to clean the windows). I remembered to lock the door. (I remembered, and after that I locked the door). I remember locking the door. (I remember (now) that I locked the door (in the past)). . Gerunds and Infinitives Use: 1) A gerund is a verb in its –ing form, used as a noun. For example: eating, going, seeing Gerunds are used: a) As the subject. the windows and then I stopped). I stopped to clean the windows. (I was driving, and I stopped driving in order to clean the windows). I remembered to lock the door. (I remembered, and after