1. WISH + PAST SIMPLE GERUND AND INFINITIVE
UNIT 8
WISH + PAST SIMPLE
GERUND AND INFINITIVE

2. WISH + PAST SIMPLE
Expressing a wish or a desire to change something out a present or future situation I could speak better FRENCH Do you wish you passed all your exams? You can use WAS /WERE as the second conditional the cinema were cheaper
I WISH
IF ONLY
I WISH
IF ONLY

3. GER
GERUND AND INFINITIVE

4. They are all wrong!! Fumar es malo para la salud
Smoke is bad for your health
Le gusta coleccionar sellos
He likes to collect stamps
No soporto comer pescado (can’t stand)
I can’t stand eat fish
No me importa caminar pero odio correr
I don’t mind to walk but I hate to run
Estoy cansada de esperarle
I’m tired of wait him
Can you translate these sentences into your own language?
They are all wrong!!

5. Fumar es malo para la salud
Smoke is bad for your health
Smoking is bad for your health
Le gusta coleccionar sellos
He likes to collect stamps
He likes collecting stamps
No soporto comer pescado (can’t stand)
I can’t stand eat fish
I can’t stand eating fish
No me importa caminar pero odio correr
I don’t mind to walk but I hate to run
I don’t mind walking but I hate running
Estoy cansada de esperarle
I’m tired of wait him
I’m tired of waiting him

6. GERUND Exception!!!!WOULD I would like to drink tea
GERUND: ING form of the verb
Subject of a verb
Learning a foreign language is easier at a young age
Smoking is forbidden here
After love/like/hate/prefer…(when it is a object)
I prefer sleeping than studying English
I love playing football when it is raining
After preposition
She bought the food for feeding the doves
After certain verbs (you have to memorize)
I don’t mind waking up early on Saturday
Exception!!!!WOULD
I would like to drink tea

7. INFINITIVE

8. Great job!! Trabajo para ganar dinero
Can you translate these sentences into your own language?
Trabajo para ganar dinero
I work to earn money
Me sorprendió verle en el cine ayer
I was surprised to see him at the cinema yesterday
Le invité a venir a mi casa
I invited HIM to come to my house
Le aconsejé que diera clases extras
I advised HER to take extra lessons
No podemos permitirnos comprar un coche nuevo
We can’t afford to buy a new car
Great job!!

9. GERUND AND INFINITIVE INFINITIVE:
When it explains the purpose of an action (in order to)
I work to earn money
After certain verbs (you have to memorize)
I can’t afford to buy a new car, it’s too expensive

10. BEGIN – START – CONTINUE – INTEND
GERUND AND INFINITIVE
GERUND AND INFINITIVE:
Sometimes both of them can be used
BEGIN – START – CONTINUE – INTEND
I continue studying/to study the lesson

11. STOP – REMEMBER – FORGET
GERUND AND INFINITIVE
GERUND AND INFINITIVE:
Others there can be a change in meaning depending on which one we use.
STOP – REMEMBER – FORGET
STOP
REMEMBER
FORGET

12. STOP
I was working and I stop to eat something ( I was hungry)
I stop eating chocolate when I was overweight. (the doctor told me I should do it)
REMEMBER
Remember to buy eggs!!I have to make a cake! ( don’t forget about it!)
She remembers leaving the keys in her bag ( now they are not there, but she can remember the moment she put them inside it)

13. FORGET I forgot to close the door ( I didn’t close it)
I forgot talking with Sally in your birthday party ( I can’t remember that moment, I think it never happened)

14. GERUND INFINITIVE STOP REMEMBER FORGET Not doing anymore
She stopped smoking last summer
Stop in order to do something
She stopped to smoke, it was his break time
REMEMBER
When you remember something that has happened in the past
He remembered drinking at your party
When you think of something that you need to do
He remembered to close the door
FORGET
This is the opposite of remember + gerund. It's when you forget about a memory, something that you've done in the past.
I forget giving you the keys (I don’t remember it anymore)
This is the opposite of remember + to + infinitive. It's when you want to do something, but you forget about it.
I forgot to call my mum! It was her birthday!

15. Gerunds and Infinitives
Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund or the infinitive.
I want ______________ (finish) work early tonight.
I hate ___________ (wait) for buses in the rain.
I’m going to the café ________________ (meet) Anna.
Sam is really good at _________________ (climb).
Thank you for ________________ (be) so helpful.
I enjoy ___________ (listen) to the radio while cooking.
Let’s go now. I’m worried about ___________ (miss) the train.
He wanted__________________ (help) me.
TO FINISH
WAITING
TO MEET
CLIMBING
BEING
LISTENING
MISSING
TO HELP

16. Gerunds and Infinitives
TO DO
9. There’s a lot of work __________________ (do) in the new building.
10. ‘What’s this for?’
‘It’s for ____________________ (cook) the vegetables.’
11. I really love ___________-_ (play) with the children.
12. _____________________ (swim) is a good form of exercise.
13. I can’t stand __________ (do) the washing-up.
14. We decided__________ (pass) the exam by ________ (test) each other every evening.
15. We were getting tired, so we stopped ________ (have) lunch.
16. I didn’t remember ____________ (talk) to him about tomorrow’s exam. I didn’t know it!
COOKING
PLAYING
SWIMMING
DOING
TO PASS
TESTING
TO HAVE
TALKING

17. ONLINE ACTIVITIES