Transcript Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and
Infinitives
What the heck are these???
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Gerunds
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What is a Gerund?
• A gerund in a NOUN made from a
verb. To make a gerund, you add
“ing” to the verb.
Noun: ‫שם עצם‬
Verb: ‫פועל‬
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Example sentences
In the sentence:
“I swim every day”
Where is the
verb in the
sentence?
“swim”
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In the sentence:
“I like swimming”
“like”
Where is the
verb in the
sentence?
“swimming” is a noun
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I like swimming
We added an “ing” to the
verb and made it a noun!
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In the sentence:
“She reads several books a week”
Where is the verb?
In the sentence:
“Reading is important”
The word “reading” becomes a noun!
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More examples of gerunds:
• buying
• fishing
• watching
• telling
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When do we use gerunds?
• After prepositions (in, at, on, by…)
I am good at singing.
I won by cheating my way through.
I have an interest in sailing boats.
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When do we use gerunds?
• In the beginning of a sentence.
Sitting on the dock of the bay, I
watched time tick away….
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When do we use gerunds?
• As nouns….
Pay attention, acting like an idiot
can physically hurt you…
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When do we use gerunds?
• After certain verbs such as….
stop, finish, prevent, avoid, risk,
admit, deny, enjoy, miss, consider,
mind, keep…
Stop moving around!
I enjoy shopping!
Finish working please.
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When do we use gerunds?
After certain expressions.
(1)Used to…./to get used to…
She is used to brushing her teeth in the morning…
(2)To look forward to…
I look forward to seeing you again….
(3)Can’t stand, can’t help…
I can’t stand getting up so early in the morning!
(4)No use/no good…
It’s not use trying to convince her.She’s stubborn.
(5)Worth/not worth…
It’s not worth crying over….
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Infinitives
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What are infinitives?
• An infinitive is the basic form of
the verb + “to”.
Examples:
to buy, to run, to fish, to scream,
to tell….
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Example sentences
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I want to swim.
They asked us to leave.
To be or not to be….
The goal is to win.
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Hamlet
• “To be or not to be….”
Mel Gibson as Hamlet
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When do we use infinitives?
• After verbs such as learn, promise,
want, agree, refuse, hope, ask,
decide, etc.
I hope to become a millionaire
someday…
I agree to help you.
I refuse to pay my bills!
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When do we use infinitives?
• After verbs like tell, order, invite,
allow, remind, teach, show, advise,
etc.
I order you to eat!
I advise you to keep silent.
I will teach you to dance.
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Exceptions!
• Some verbs and expressions are
followed by infinitives without “to”.
Let, make, see, hear, feel, watch….
Hear me roar!
Watch me shake it!
He made me cry.
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Exceptions!
• All modals are followed by an infinitive
without the “to”….
Will, would, shall, should, can, could,
may, might
I should do my homework.
Shall we dance?
I might go to the dance.
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Songs that have gerunds
• “Wishing and Hoping”
Wishing and Hoping
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Songs that have infinitives
• “The Impossible Dream”
The Impossible Dream
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