Gerunds and infinitives in English
12 concepts in English Grammar, in level order. Open one to read how it works and try practice items.
Beginner
- like, love, and hate + verb + -ing Talking about what you enjoy doing.
Elementary
- like + verb + -ing Talking about what you enjoy.
- Verb + to + infinitive want to, need to, decide to, and the rest.
Pre-Intermediate
- Gerund after certain verbs and after prepositions Following enjoy, hate, don't mind, and any preposition with the -ing form.
- Gerund as the subject of a sentence Starting a sentence with the -ing form, as in Running is good for you.
- Infinitive of purpose — saying why you do something Giving a reason with to plus the verb instead of for plus a noun.
- Infinitive with to after verbs and adjectives Following want, need, and decide, and adjectives such as easy or important, with to plus the verb.
Intermediate
- Choosing between gerunds and infinitives Which form a verb takes after it, and when both work.
Intermediate Plus
- Verb patterns Which verbs take an infinitive, a gerund, or an object first.
Upper-Intermediate
- Gerunds and infinitives Which form follows which verb, and where the meaning changes.
Advanced
- Advanced gerunds and infinitives Perfect, passive, and continuous forms of both.
- Verb + object + infinitive or gerund Which pattern a verb takes with an object.