Verb patterns

Objective: learn about gerunds

and infinitives
Gerunds
and
Infinitives
 What is ,,gerund“? = gerundijus
How is gerund formed?

subject verb + ing

Smoking is not goodobject
for our health.
He enjoys playing the violin.
after a preposition
They are interested in reading tabloids.
 go + gerund
We often use this to describe activities such as shopping,
fishing, skiing, swimming, and camping.

Where did you use to go camping

when you were a kid?
How to form negative gerunds?

use
not + gerund
Not speaking English well is my biggest problem.
 Verbs that take only Gerunds
• adore • prefer
• avoid • risk
• can‘t stand • suggest
• consider + ing • like + ing
• enjoy • love
• finish • (not) mind
• hate • give up

We risked entering the contest.

 How
How do you
do you form
make an infinitive?
an infinitive negative?

• I agreed tonothave
to have dinner with someone from my

English class.

• And he also wanted tonotborrow

to borrow money from me

for the check.

base form of the

not to + verb
 Verbs that take infinitives
Verb + to infinitives – afford, agree, choose, decide,
expect, help, learn, manage, need, offer, promise,
refuse, want, would like, would prefer, etc.
e.g. They agreed to meet at 6 p.m.
Verb + object + to infinitive – advise, allow, beg,
expect, invite, need, order, tell, want, would like,
would prefer, etc.
e.g. Jane advised her brother to follow her advice.
Verbs + object + to infinitive – help, let, make
e.g. Tom helped me do the project.
My daddy let his son go to the disco.
My brother made me do the dishes.
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.

Remember Forget Stop Try

She tried cooking this new dish.

(experimented = mėgino)

Firefighters tried to jack up the car and take off

a wheel.
(did their best = stengėsi /dėjo visas pastangas)
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.

Remember Forget Stop Try

She stopped smoking.
( finish / give up = metė, nustojo)

On his way home he stopped to smoke.

(interrupt an activity to do smth = sustojo, kad
parūkytų)
 Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember Forget Stop Try
They forgot buying bread. She remembered reading
(a memory = pamiršo, kad the poem.
jau nupirko) (a memory = prisiminė,
kad jau skaitė)

They forgot to buy bread. She remembered to read

(smth you need to do = the poem.
pamiršo nusipirkti) (smth you need to do
=prisiminė, kad reikia
perskaityti ir perskaitė)
 Complete the sentences with
the correct form of the verbs.
• I enjoy _______
eating Chinese food. (eat )

• They suggested _____ having a picnic by the river.

(have)
• He promised _____his
to do homework. (do)
• She learned _____the
to play piano last year. (play )
hitting
• We practiced _____ the ball into the goal. (hit)
• She wants to____
study psychology when she’s older.
(study)
to see a movie on television. (see)
• We decided ______
• Everyone loves ________ going to parties. (go)
• to become a doctor. (become)
I want _______
• raining . (rain)
It began _______
working
• I continued ______ in the library. (work)
• We enjoy ______ going to Italy for our holidays.(go)
• waiting
I really dislike _________ in traffic. (wait)
• I decided _________
to go to Egypt for vacation.(go)
• My friend told me ________ to meet her at 8:00, but she
wasn’t there. (meet)
laughing
• She couldn‘t help ______ . (laugh)
cleaning the kitchen. (clean)
• I don‘t mind _______
• He made his brother ______ empty the bin.(empty)
Read this holiday advertisement. Use the verbs in brackets, in the
correct form, to complete the information.

Have you decided where (1) ______ (go) on holiday this

year?
We promise (2) _______ (help) you decide.
Do you enjoy (3) ______ (cycle) in the countryside and (4)
______ (walk) in the mountains?
If you fancy (5) _______ (escape) from the crowds and (6)
________ (do) something different, and you don’t mind (7)
________ (share) your holidays with others, we offer (8)
________ (show) you the most fantastic places.
If you can’t afford (9) _________ (spend) a lot of money,
don’t worry! We promise (10) ______ (beat) any price
offered by our competitors.
We always aim (11) _______ (give) our clients the best
possible holiday experience.
Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about
our fantastic range of holidays. And you just need (12)
_________ (mention) this advertisement to get an extra
discount!
Have you decided where (1) to go (go) on holiday this year?
We promise (2) to help (help) you decide.
Do you enjoy (3) cycling (cycle) in the countryside and (4)
walking (walk) in the mountains?
If you fancy (5) escaping (escape) from the crowds and (6)
doing (do) something different, and you don’t mind (7)
sharing (share) your holidays with others, we offer (8) to
show (show) you the most fantastic places.
If you can’t afford (9) to spend (spend) a lot of money, don’t
worry!
We promise (10) to beat (beat) any price offered by our
competitors.
We always aim (11) to give (give) our clients the best possible
holiday experience.
Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about our
fantastic range of holidays. And you just need (12) to mention
( mention) this advertisement to get an extra discount!