Les 05-10-2023 Gerunds & Infinitives

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Welcome back!

Grammar lesson:

GERUNDS 

&

 INFINITIVES

verb+ing or to+infinitive

Planning

Today we will 

Learn about GERUNDS & INFINITIVES

Couple of exercises

In het kort, een gerund wordt gebruikt als een zelfstandig naamwoord en eindigt op "ing," terwijl een infinitief de 

Infinitive is de basisvorm van een werkwoord, meestal voorafgegaan door "to."

Do these two sentences have the same meaning?

1. "Stop to buy bread at the supermarket!" his mum yelled.

2. "Stop buying bread at the supermarket!" his mum yelled.

Do these two sentences have the same meaning?

1. "Stop to buy bread at the supermarket!" his mum yelled.

2. "Stop buying bread at the supermarket!" his mum yelled.

GERUND & TO INFINITIVE

to buy is an example of a to infinitive

buying is an example of the gerund

We use the gerund after verbs like...

to love, to like en to hate

We use the to infinitive after verbs like...

want, promise, decide, plan, hope, expect, refuse,ask,learn

Gerund Examples

I like singing at home.

I love shopping!

I really hate dancing.

To Infinitive Examples

I want to visit my grandmother this weekend.

The teacher decided to write on the whiteboard.

Gerund or Infinitive? Proefwerk

1. I admit to love reading/to read novels by the fireplace.

2. She confessed to like hiking/to hike in the mountains during the summer.

3. She wants to learn/learning to play the guitar and start a band with her friends.

4. They decided to travel/traveling the world and experience different cultures and cuisines.

AAN DE SLAG MET!
opdracht: 51 en 52

Klaar = leren voor het proefwerk van volgende week!