Complete the following sentences with the right forms of the verbs in brackets in english. Common verbs followed by a gerund or an infinitive. Infinitive with an object gerund without an object advise. Above, the activities that start are to look at a map, to drink a glass of water and to zip up her coat. Gerund or infinitive interactive and downloadable worksheet. Page 152 the infinitive and the ing form 64 remember, regret, try, etc. Verbs like stop, remember, forget have different meanings. When to use gerund or infinitive in the table below, you can see when to use gerund or infinitive. Some adjectives and verbs can be followed by either a gerund ing form or an infinitive i started teaching when i was 20. Stop, remember, forget, regret gerund and infinitive gerund and infinitive practice worksheet which concentrates specifically on the problematic verbs. In addition to that, infinitive usually refers to the future, and the gerund to the past.
Gi004 gerund or infinitive fill in the correct form intermediate. Gerunds and infinitives can function b to compose a sonata would take months. Inside our huge company, i liked working gerunds the form of the verb that ends in ing is called a gerund when used as a noun. You should meet mr moriarty at 10 oclock this morning. First, we do the action and then we remember the action. Online exercises on the use of the gerund as well as the infinitive with and without to. It is an online activity on gerunds and infinitives.
Gi003 gerund or infinitive fill in the correct form intermediate. Verbs followed by infinitive, verbs followed by ing. Go to the main gerunds and infinitives exercises page. The meaning of remember and forget changes depending on whether it is followed by the gerund or infinitive forms. You can do the exercises online or download the worksheet as pdf. Gerunds and infinitives lets read the following passage, then underine the verbs that end in ing and those with to important decisions or be anyones boss. Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive, or an ing form but with a change in meaning. Stop, remember, forget, regret gerund and infinitive worksheet. When they are used with an infinitive they refer to something that happens at or after a certain time. Gerund infinitive online exercises english grammar.
Words with a different meaning word infinitive meaning gerund meaning forget remember. Rockowitz writing center, hunter college, city university of new york begin he begins working at ten a. Forget is frequently used with never in the simple future form. After these verbs, a toinfinitive refers to the future, while a gerund expresses an earlier action, relative to the time of the verb in the main clause dont forget to meet mr moriarty at 10 oclock this morning. Gerund or infinitive do, to do, doing test your english. Dear teachers, could you endorse the actuality of the following rule. Students have to decide whether they use gerund or infinitive. Gerunds and infinitives mastarlar, isim fiiller konu.
F irst i remembered and second, i told him about the meeting. Its when you forget about a memory, something that youve done in the past. Gerunds and infinitives part 4 put the verb into the gerund or the infinitive with to. She was cleaning the house and she stopped to get some rest. Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives different meaning. Word infinitive with an object gerund without an object advise i advise you to go by bus. Or she was proud to have won notes in some cases there is a difference meaning. When forget, regret and remember are followed by a gerund, the gerund refers to an action that happened earlier than the main verb. Gerund and infinitive after verbs different meaning. American university, academic support center, writing lab, updated 2009 omit postpone.
Gerund and infinitive pdf worksheets english vocabulary. Fill each space with either the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb that is. Used to talk about things that we need to do, and we forget to do them. These verbs can be followed by either the gerund or the infinitive with a change in meaning. Is used when you remember something, but you didnt do it. The sentence above means that he remembered that he needed to turn the lights off. Gerund or infinitive multiple choice interactive worksheet. Feb 17, 2009 would you be kind enough to tell us your opinion concerning the following usage of the gerund or infinitive after the verbs stop, remember, and forget. Now, try to write your own sentences using stop, sometimes with the gerund and sometimes with the infinitive. Gi006 gerund or infinitive fill in the correct form intermediate. Is used when you lose the memory of something in the past. Ill never forget when i met her for the first time. Remember to do something means remember that you must do something.
Exercise infinitive or gerund mix infinitive or gerund. Now, try to write your own sentences using stop, sometimes. Check the correct answers to this exercise gerund infinitive forget remember exercise. Did you remember to turn off the lights when you left. Yesterday she read the first pages of her new book. Choose one of the photos in exercise c and describe it to your partner. Bbc learning english quiznet gerunds and infinitives. Fill each space with either the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb that is given in brackets. Gerund or infinitive important difference in meaning.
Dont forget to buy some fruit for the evening when you are coming remember and then buy some fruit some verbs take gerund or infinitive forms with a difference in meaning. Nov 06, 2010 some adjectives and verbs can be followed by either a gerund ing form or an infinitive. Dont forget to meet mr moriarty at 10 oclock this morning. In english, the verb remember means to recall or to not forget something. You have a memory of it, like being able to see a movie of it in your head. With some verbs, the choice of a toinfinitive or an ing form depends on the meaning.
Gerund and infinitive different meaning verbs can change their meaning when they are followed by a gerund or an infinitive forget. Dear teachers, would you be kind enough to tell us your opinion concerning the following usage of the gerund or infinitive after the verbs stop, remember, and forget. It focuses on uses of stop,remember,try,forget,regret. Fill in each space with either the gerund ing or the infinitive to.
Fill each space with either the gerund or the infinitive form of the verb that is given in brackets after each gap. This worksheet concentrates on those verbs that can take both the infinitive or the gerund but with a change in meaning. Gi007 gerund or infinitive fill in the correct form intermediate. Some verbs take gerund or infinitive forms with a difference in meaning stop remember forget try regret 1 stop to do. Heres an interactive exercise about gerunds and infinitives after verbs. Using the verbs remember forget try stop regret complete the sentences with the gerund or the infinitive using the verbs given in brackets.
The meaning of i remembered to watch this class and i remembered. Put the verb into the gerund or the infinitive with to. Forget, remember, regret, go on, stop, try after these verbs, a toinfinitive refers to the future, while a gerund expresses an earlier action, relative to the time of the verb in the main clause. Take this quiz and then the free audio lesson below to make sure you understand the difference between remember and forget with gerund or infinitive. Verbs that show emotion and the fulfillment of unfulfillment of an activity may affect the meaning depending on the choice of an infinitive or a gerund. Explanations and examples along with tests and exercises online to practise gerunds and infinitives in english. Home topics nonfinite verb forms infinitives, gerunds and participles verbs followed by the toinfinitive or gerund verbs followed by the toinfinitive or gerund with a difference in meaning toinfinitive or gerund. My grandmother stopped smoking when she felt some pain in her heart. After these verbs, a toinfinitive refers to the future, while a gerund expresses an earlier action, relative to the time of the verb in the main clause. Verbs followed by the gerund or infinitive with a significant change in meaning stop remember forget examples. Either with little or no difference in meaning or with a significant change in meaning see forget, remember, and stop dr. The meaning of this sentence is remember that i must do something in the future.
Use the gerund when like is used in the sense of enjoy. Verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives with a change in meaning. Verbs of sensation hear, listen to, watch, see, are followed by a gerund if the action is not perceived in its entirety, by an infinitive if the action is short, or,conversely, is perceived in its entirety, however long it may be. When start is used in noncontinuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive. In this lesson, we will look at the verbs remember and forget and when they should be followed by a gerund or an infinitive. Infinitive and gerund infinitive after an adjective example. Some verbs have different meanings when they are follwed by a gerund or an infinitive. Complete exercises 11 20 to see if you understand what youve learned in parts 1 and 2. Gerunds and infinitives exercise 4 perfect english grammar.
Have the students work with a partner to match the meanings to the sentences in worksheet 74a. Some verbs are followed by either infinitives or gerunds, but there is a change in. When he saw his father enter the room he stopped smoking. When remember is used with an infinitive, it means to remember that you need to do something. Exercise on infinitive and gerund 30 english grammar. However, the exact meaning of remember depends on the structure of the sentence. Part 2 of the gerunds and infinitives tutorial discusses how to control gerunds and infinitives and start using them more like native english speakers. The general rule for forming the ing form of a verb is to take the base form and.
I remember visiting my grandmother when i was a child. Forget with the infinitive means something happens at or after a certain time. Click here to download this exercise in pdf with answers. With the verb to remember both the gerund and the infinitive may be used. Gerunds and infinitives part 4 perfect english grammar. The gerund could be replaced by the present perfect participle in these sentences to make the sequence of events more explicit. I tried lots of different things but they didnt seem to. The clothes are still dirty because i forgot to switch on the machine. Verbs that take gerund or infinitive with a change of meaning. This is when you remember something that has happened in the past. The choice of a gerund or an infinitive, in some instances, does not affect the meaning of a verb. English verb tenses selfstudy quiz gerundsinfinitive 1. Gerunds and infinitives after verbs george brown college. Before entering his fathrs house he stopped to smoke.