Употребление инфинитива и герундия.

Infinitive/ -ing form

Read the sentences: Eating vegetables is good for you . I like drinking milk. How about making a cake?

Eating

drinking

-ing-form

I

making

Read the sentences: He went out to buy some milk . I’d like to have a steak, please. I may cook some pasta.

to buy

to have

infinitive

to cook

We use -ing form

After prepositions

subject of a sentence

After like, have, enjoy,

don’t mind, dislike, hate

With the phrases it’s worth, can’t stand, have difficulty, look forward to

After avoid, appreciate,

be used to, consider, fancy, deny, go

-ing form as the subject of a sentence :

• Swimming is my favourite sport.

2. Cooking is my hobby.

3. Exercising at the gym keeps you fit and healthy.

after like, have, enjoy,

don’t mind, dislike, hate

2. She likes cooking.

3. I don’t mind watching old films.

• We enjoy travelling.

4. Tony dislikes drinking milk.

after prepositions

• John is good at swimming .

2. I’m tired of doing household chores all day.

3. How about going to the cinema tonight?

With the phrases it’s worth, can’t stand, have difficulty, look forward to, can’t help

• I can’t stand eating spicy food.
• It’s worth visiting this museum.

3. I look forward to seeing you next week.

After avoid, appreciate,

be used to, consider, fancy, deny, go, continue, suggest, spend, deny

• Do you fancy eating out ?

2. I often go jogging in the morning.

3. I suggest working together.

We use infinitive

After too/enough

to express purpose

After would like, would prefer,

would love

BUT after make, let, can, will, should, may, must we don’t use “to”

after ask, decide, explain, want, hope, expect, promise, refuse

to express purpose

• He went out to buy some bread.

2. I bought milk to make ice cream.

After would like, would prefer,

would love

• I’d like to go to the cinema with you.

2. We would love to visit the theatre tonight.

3. I’d prefer to watch the film tonight.

after too/enough

• It’s too cold to go swimming.

2. We have enough money to go on holiday this year.

3.It’s too late to visit them now.

after ask, decide, explain, want, hope, expect, promise, refuse

• I want to buy an MP3 player.

2. I promise to come at 6 o’clock.

3. He asked me to call him.

after be + happy, nice, sorry

• It ’s nice to be back home.

2. He’ s always happy to help.

3. I ’m sorry to hear that.

BUT after make, let, can, will, should, may, must we don’t use “to”

1. Let me help you.

2. I can’t go to the supermarket now.

3.You must work hard.

Find Infinitive or –ing form

• Can you run faster?

• He doesn’t mind trying new food.
• He promised to help me with the house hold chores.
• I want to ask her about the book.
• Travelling is great!
• He isn’t used to getting up early.

Check yourself

• Can you run faster?

• He doesn’t mind trying new food.
• He promised to help me with the house hold chores.
• I want to ask her about the book.
• Travelling is great!
• He isn’t used to getting up early.