Gerund or infinitive (havo 3)

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Gerund or infinitive

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Gerund or Infinitive?
You can use a verb as a noun in English and there are two ways of doing that: gerund (verb+ing) or infinitive (to + whole verb)

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Gerund (verb+ing)
  •  If it is the subject of object of the sentence:
    Smoking is bad for you. (subject) I think smoking is bad. (object)
  • After prepositions:
    She's proud of winning the competition.
  • After some expressions (don't mind/it's worth/it's no use/look forward to /used to:
    It's worth trying to remove the stain.

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Gerund or Infinitive
Like, hate, enjoy, love, remember, prefer, start, continue, keep, begin, stop.

Gerund (verb+ing) when it is something you often do (or just stopped doing).
I love working in the pet shop. I've been working there for years. (often)
I loved working in the pet shop. It was great when it lasted. (you stopped, but you did it often in the past.

Infinitive when it's a general statement:
I love to work in a pet shop. (not something you are doing, more a general statement)

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Infinitive (to + verb)
In all other cases you will use the infinitive:
I want to watch TV right now.
I promise to do my homework for tomorrow.
He failed to see what he did wrong.
I need to talk to you soon.




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!Exception!
Remember can be used in both ways, but the meaning changes:

I remember calling him about his injury. (talk about the past)
I must remember to call him about the injury. (talk about the future)




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Noa's parents don't mind … (pay) his mobile phone charges.

Slide 7 - Open question

My mom stopped … (download) the films, because the computer almost crashed.

Slide 8 - Open question

Can you please remember … (record) that film for me?

Slide 9 - Open question

I look forward to … (hear) from you soon.

Slide 10 - Open question

It's a good idea … (take) notes while you are reading a book if you have a written exam about it.

Slide 11 - Open question