Gerunds ( -ing form)
Grammar
notes Practice
We can use certain verbs with -ing form.
like
enjoy love keep
finish
stop mind go |
+ -ing |
Examples :
 | I don't like dancing. |
 | Do you enjoy singing? |
 | Mary loves eating ice creams. |
 | Have you finished doing your
homework? |
 | Let's go swimming in the sea. |
To-Infinitive
We use to do, to eat, etc. (to + infinitive)
after these verbs :
want
agree forget remember
hope wish
decide plan offer |
+ to +
infinitive |
Examples :
 | Peter forgot to bring his key. |
 | Please remember to wait for me at seven
o'clock tonight. |
 | They hope to go to Japan this summer. |
 | Paul agreed to lend Mary some money. |
Infinitive without 'to'
We use do, eat, buy ( Infinitive ) after
these verbs :
can
will should must
may
could might would |
+ infinitive |
let make |
Examples :
 | We may go by bus. |
 | Birds can fly. |
 | May I turn on
the fan? |
 | She will go to school next year. |
 | This film made me cry. |
 | My mother let me play
football. |
Practice
Level 5
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