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LESSON
Gerunds and infinitives
GRAMMAR
STUDY
Gerunds and infinitives
Alina enjoys
walking
.
Ida wants
to swim
today.
Ria likes
riding
her bike.
Ria likes
to ride
her bike.
Use a gerund after the verbs
enjoy
,
don’t mind
,
avoid
,
finish
,
feel like
, and
dislike
.
Use an infinitive after the verbs
want
,
need
,
hope
,
plan
,
decide
, and
would like
.
Some common verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive:
like
,
love
,
hate
,
can’t stand
,
prefer
,
start
.
Grammar Note
See page 160 for more common verbs followed by gerunds and/or infinitives.
PRACTICE
A
Circle the gerund or infinitive form.
1.
Susan avoids
to eat / eating
junk food.
2.
Henry doesn’t mind
to exercise / exercising
after his shift.
3.
Biata would like
to exercise / exercising
more every day.
4.
Frank plans
to lose / losing
weight this year.
5.
Alina dislikes
to go / going
to the gym after work.
6.
Susan sometimes feels like
to have / having
a muffin for a snack.
7.
Henry enjoys
to jog / jogging
in his neighborhood.
8.
Alina hopes
to find / finding
fresh vegetables at the market.
B
Complete the paragraph with the correct gerund or infinitive form of the verb.
We need
1. protect
our health by eating carefully. Many people enjoy
2. exercise
a little every day. Often they prefer
3. walk
over
other exercise. We all want
4. live
a healthy life. For this, we must decide
5. exercise
regularly. We should also start
6. eat
more fruits
and vegetables. I don’t mind
7. watch
what I eat. But I never feel like
8. diet
when I gain weight!
PAIRS
Talk about your own health habits. Use verbs from the Grammar Note.
Gerunds
Infinitives
to protect
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
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