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Use of Gerunds & Infinitives Flashcards

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1
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Phrasal verb

A

Gerund

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Plan

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Infinitive

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Love

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Gerund

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Help

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Infinitive

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Refuse

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Infinitive

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She refuses to eat vegetables

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Promise

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Infinitive

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Remember

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Infinitive and gerund

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Dislike

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Gerund

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I Dislike doing something
I dislike being the centre of attention

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Spend time

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Gerund

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Spend time doing something

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Want

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Infinitive

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Need

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Infinitive

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I need to pass the exam

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Want

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Infinitive : Verb + person + infinitive

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Continue

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Both gerund or infinitive

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They continue smoking
They continue to smoke

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Let

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Base Form of the verb

Let + subject + base from

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Let me go
Let her see the photos

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As subject of a sentence

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Gerund

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Hate

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Gerund

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I hate washing the dishes

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Offer

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Infinitive

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Expect

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Infinitive

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We expect to move into our new flat next week.

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Try

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Both:
Infinitive (make an effort) : try to do
Gerund (try a new or different way of doing a thing)

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Would like

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Infinitive : Verb + person + infinitive

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Stop

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Gerund

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Agree

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Infinitive
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Tom agreed to help me

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Keep

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Gerund

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Preposition

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Gerund

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Deny

A

Gerund

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Forget

A

Infinitive and gerund

27
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Practice

A

Gerund

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Tell

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Infinitive : Verb + person + infinitive

29
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Pretend

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Infinitive

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He pretended to go to the party

30
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Like

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Both Gerund and Infinitive

———————

I like to eat chocolate.

I like eating chocolate.

31
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Start

A

Both gerund or infinitive

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Make

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Base Form of the verb

She makes me laugh

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Finish

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Gerund

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Learn

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Infinitive

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She learned to swim in the summer

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To express reason or purpose

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Infinitive

Simon is saving money to buy a new car

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Suggest

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Gerund

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Miss

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Gerund

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Prefer

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Gerund

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Feel like

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Gerund

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Recommend

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Gerund

41
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Afford

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Infinitive

I can’t afford to go on holiday.

42
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Mind

A

Gerund

43
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Enjoy

A

Gerund

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Adjetives

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Infinitive

45
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Ask

A

Infinitive : Verb + person + infinitive

Can you ask the manager to come?
He asked the manager to come

46
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Decide

A

Infinitive

We decided to go to Hawaii

47
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Modals & Auxiliary verbs

A

Base Form of the verb

48
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Would like

A

Infinitive

We would like you to come

49
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Avoid

A

Gerund

50
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Begin

A

Both gerund or infinitive

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Seem

A

Infinitive

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Admit

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Gerund

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Hope

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Infinitive
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I hope to pass the exam

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