Transcript Gerund or Infinitive

BAHASA INGGRIS II
GERUND or INFINITIVE
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Verb + Gerund
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I enjoy swimming at the beach
She keeps working until midnight
It stopped raining a few minutes ago
She have discussed getting a new manager
• Common verbs followed by the gerunds: enjoy,
finish, stop, quit, mind, postpone, put off, keep,
keep on, consider, think about, discuss, talk
about.
Go + Gerund
Examples:
• I go swimming every weekend.
• Would you ever go skydiving?
go boating
go scuba diving
go shopping
go sightseeing
go skateboarding
go bowling
go bungee jumping
go camping
go canoeing
go sailing
Verb + Infinitive
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I have decided not to buy a new van
Tom offered to lend me some money
I want to visit my grandmother next year
They agreed to sign the contract
• Common verbs followed by infinitives: want, need,
would like, would love, hope, expect, plan,
intend, mean, decide, promise, offer, agree,
refuse, seem, appear, pretend, forget, learn
(how), try, (can't ) afford, (can’t) wait
Verb + Gerund or Infinitive
• It begins raining. It begins to rain.
• They started working at 7am. They started to
work at 7am.
• We like going to the cinema. We like to go to the
cinema
• There are some verbs that can be followed both
gerund and to infinitive. Here are begin, start,
continue, like, love, hate, can’t stand