ING / INFINITIVE

When two verbs appear together in a sentence, the first verb determines if the second verb will be in the gerund form (-ing form) or the infinitive form (to+base form). But, how do we know if a verb is followed by the gerund or the infinitive? 

The only way is to memorize which verbs are followed by gerunds and which are followed by infinitives. If you read the photocopy, you'll find a very useful classification of verbs requiring gerunds, infinitives or both. Once you've read it through, you can practise clicking the links.

 

• Infinitive or Gerund • Exercise 2 Level: lower intermediate.

• Infinitive or Gerund • Exercise 2 Level: intermediate

• Infinitive or Gerund • Exercise 2 • Exercise 3 Level: upper intermediate

• Infinitive and/or Ing-Form Level: upper intermediate

Printable: Infinitive or -ing form??  

Now, Tests on Infinitive and Gerund: 

Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 • Level 4 .

Ship or Sheep

Hello! 

This morning we talked about phonetics. 

Here you are some printable charts:

• Consonant Sound Charts I
• Consonant Sound Charts II
• Vowel Sounds Phonetic chart
• Single Vowel Sounds Chart
• Double Vowels or Diphthongs Chart

See you!