1. Gerunds & infinitives

2. Gerunds going 1 syllable gett ing ( CVC) studying (_Y) sleeping
2 syllables
Cancelling vs. Regretting
Travelling Beginning
-ie – ying lie lying die dying

3. Gerunds Subject of a sentence. Eating fruit is healthy.
Taking a decision isn’t easy.
Object of a sentence .
The purpose is doing an activity.
After a preposition.
Before leaving, finish your chores.
Concentrate on doing your homework.
Thanks for coming.

4. Gerunds After some verbs:
admit, miss, enjoy , finish, mind, like, practise, keep, consider, can’t help,resist, recommend, resist, risk, report, give up, discuss,complete,
recommend, regret, spend time, waste time, put off, feel like, look forward to, avoid, mention.
eg.: I miss going to the beach with my friends.
I don’t mind leaving earlier.

5. Gerund
As a noun.
There would be a lot of relaxation and sitting in the sun.
Be/ get used to =be / get accustomed to
I’m used to getting up late.
I’m getting used to taking the bus to work.
Suggest: she suggested going to the cinema
Can’t stand: I can’t stand listening to that music.

6. To + Infinitives To express the aim or purpose of an action
( purpose infinitive).
He sent her a text to see her after school.
We are going to phone him to ask him about the trip.

7. To+ infinitives After adjectives ( easy, difficult, normal… Used to
It was hard to do the exercise.
It was great to go to the concert together.
Used to
I used to go to that place when I was young

8. After some verbs:
afford, agree,appear, arrange , attempt, aim, beg, choose, dare , demand, deserve , expect, fail, hesitate , hope, intend, want, plan, decide, need, manage , pretend, wish, help, tend, teach, threaten, wait, refuse, seem, learn , offer, be able,

9. sb to do
Convince/ persuade, allow / permit, encourage, order/ tell, teach, want, warn advise, expect ,forbid, invite, request / ask
They convinced me to take part in the competion.
The police warned them not to get into the shop.
The teacher didn’t allow us to leave the classroom.

10. TO INFINITIVE Would Love, like, hate , prefer+ TO INF.
I would love to go to the cinema with you
It isn’t hot enough to drink
It is too cold to drink

11. To inf. / ing Begin, Start continue To inf / -ing He started talking
He is starting to talk

12. Remember/ forget/ regret
1st nd
Remember action
Forget to inf.
Regret
I must remember to turn the mobile off.
We shouldn’t forget to buy her a present.
We regret to inform you that flighthas been cancelled.

13. Remember/ forget/ regret
1st action 2nd
Remember
Forget
Regret
He’ll never forget visiting London ( memory)
She remembers seeing it on the internet.
I regret going to the party.

14. Mean Mean + to inf. “Intend / plan” Mean + ing “Imply, suppose”
I meant to write a report.
She meant to come.
Mean + ing
“Imply, suppose”
This means spending a lot of money.

15. Stop Stop + ing (A habit , quit) I’ve stopped eating fast food.
Stop + to inf.
(Stop an action to do another)
I stopped to talk to her.

16. Try Try + ing (a suggestion, or a possible solution to a problem)
If your head hurts, try drinking some water.
Try+ to inf.
( intend, do one’s best)
Turn the TV off! I’m trying to read

17. Negative Not + ing I regretted not studying. Not + to
I tend not to go to bed late before an exam.