Nadia wanted to go to the party.

She’s friendly and she

enjoys meeting people. As Nadia looked at the invitation,
part of her kept saying, “I won’t know anyone there! How
can I remember all those new names?” Her problem is
unusual, though. Remembering is a common problem for
many of us. Nadia is an international student at an
American university. Therefore, for her, it’s even harder
to recall unfamiliar foreign names. What can Nadia like
her do? Here are some tips from memory experts :
1. Decide to remember. Making an effort can help a lot.
2. Listen carefully when you hear someone’s name
for the first time. It’s important to pay attention.
3. Try to repeat the name many times. Calling the
person by name more than once helps you fix the
name in your mind.
4. Write the name down. Writing is a common
memory aid.
A. Classify
5. Don’t the underlined
be afraidwords in the text
of asking as person
the : to repeat the
Gerund Most people don’t
name. Infinitive
mind doingBare Infinitive
this.
6. Stop worrying. Anxiety only makes the problem
seem worse.

B. Compare the three words you added in the chart.

C. What do you notice ? How are they different ?
D. Add more words from the text to each category in the chart.
E. Identify the category of each underlined word in the following examples and describe
its grammatical function in the sentence.
Examples : Category: Function:
 Infinitive  Subject
1. Nadia loves partying.
 Gerund  Object
 Infinitive  Subject
2. Partying is Nadia’s favorite thing to do.
 Gerund  Object
 Infinitive  Subject
3. She decided to party , all night long.
 Gerund  Object
 Infinitive  Subject
4. To party is her favorite thing to do.
 Gerund  Object
1. U S E G E R U N D A F T E R T H E S E E X P R E S S I O N S :

- feel like - I don’t feel like going anywhere today.

- Would you mind …? - Would you mind opening that window, Sir?
- be worth - This movie is definitely worth watching.
- can’t help /can’t bear - I can’t help listening to this sad music.
- look forward to - We look forward to meeting you soon.
2. U S E G E R U N D A F T E R P R E P O S I T I O N S :

- in - I’m interested in learning more about UFOS.

- on - They agreed on solving the problem together.
- at - I don’t think he’s any good at making new friends.
- by - You can improve your English by using the Internet.
- for - I apologize for being late, again.
- of - We’re tired of listening to your stupid stories.
- before - Don’t forget to lock the door before leaving.
Omar Ibn Abdelaziz High 2BAC/ Grammar : GERUND and /or INFINTIVE Mrs. Hanan Chachoui
School
3 . V ERBS US ED WITH G ERUND ONLY 4 . VERB S U SED WI TH I N FINITIV E ONLY

- admit - The little boy admitted stealing the money. - want - I want to watch that movie once more.
- deny - He immediately denied killing his wife. - decide - They decided to build a school here.
- appreciate - I do not appreciate telling offensive jokes. - promise - He promised to call me back later.
- avoid - She advised me to avoid going late to bed. - agree - They agreed not to attend the party.
- consider - You should consider taking this job offer. - hope - I hope to see you there.
- discuss - We discussed solving this issue earlier. - pretend - She is pretending to be nice.
- enjoy - We totally enjoyed watching the play. - ask - I asked to see the manager himself.
- finish - I haven’t finished reading that book yet. - plan - We plan to visit the Pyramids soon.
- keep - Keep walking, please. - wish - Do you wish to participate?
- imagine - She can’t imagine living away from family. - prepare - They are preparing to launch a satellite.
- miss - I miss talking to my mom on the phone. - volunteer - Will you volunteer to lead the group?
- practice - Let’s practice writing narrative paragraphs. - struggle - We struggled to understand her point.
- permit - I permit using dictionaries during exams. - swear - I swear to tell the truth.
- forbid - Islam strictly forbids drinking alcohol. - beg - I beg to differ with you.
- advise - I advise applying this method instead. - threaten - He really threatened to kill them all.
5.VERBSUSEDWITHGERUNDANDINFINITIVE

- love - My uncle loves singing in the bathroom. / My uncle loves to sing in the bathroom.
- like - I really don’t like cooking. / I really don’t like to cook.
- hate - Our son hates doing homework. / Our son hates to do homework.
- forget - She forgot bringing her textbook. / She forgot to bring her textbook. (  Notice change in meaning )
- remember - He remember visiting his aunt. / He remembered to visit his aunt. (  Notice change in meaning )
- begin - They’ve begun preparing for the test. / They’ve begun to prepare for the test.
- start - We started thinking about our vacation plans. / We started to think about our vacation plans.
- continue - They continued playing despite the rain. / They continued to play despite the rain.
- stop - He stopped smoking. / He stopped to smoke. (  Notice change in meaning )
- try - Let’s try rescuing these endangered animals. / Let’s try to rescue these endangered animals.
- choose - I choose using the classic method in teaching math . / I choose to use classic methods to teach math.
6.USEINFINITIVEAFTERTHESEWORDS: 7 . U S E B A R E I N F I N I T I VE (verb without “to”)

what - how - where - good - bad - right - wrong - rude - nice a) After these verb (when a direct object is involved ) :
happy - sad - possible - impossible - right - wrong - easy - hard
- help - Mark helped his friend finish early.
important - unnecessary - proud - ashamed - ready - surprised …
- let - Let me speak to them / Let’s go out.
- She is not sure what to wear for the party. - make - Her sad story made everyone cry.
- My grandma didn’t know how to read or write. - watch - We watched her bake the cake.
- It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to do. - see - Did you see him enter the building?
- It’s good to have power, but it’s bad to abuse it. b) After all modals:
- It’s unnecessary to bring your IDs to the meeting.
- You’ll always find it impossible to please everyone. - should - You should call your mom now.
- It’s OK to be born poor, but it’s not OK to die poor. - must - Hurry! We must leave the building.
- We’re happy to see you, but sad to hear about your loss. - will - I will take you there tomorrow.
- I’m proud to be here with you and ready to prove myself. - can - You can work on this together.
- It’s rude to ignore your mother’s phone calls. - may - You may go ow if you want.
- It’s not right to talk to your teacher with such tone. - could - He couldn’t sleep for some reason.
- would - I would order a chicken sandwich.
Omar Ibn Abdelaziz High 2BAC : GERUND and/or INFI NTIVE [ PRACTI CE ] Student : ……………………………………………….. Class : ………… Instr. Hanan Chachoui
School
A. CIRCLE THE CORRECT VERB FORM OR FORMS : B. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM TO THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS :

1. You should begin the books assigned. a. read b. reading c. to read 1. I believe he wanted (ask ) about their address.
2. I miss _ to the beach every Sunday. a. to go b. going c. go 2. This young girl hates (do) housework.
3. I’d be happy with that. a. helping b. to help c. help 3. Let’s ( watch ) some action movies.
5. I couldn’t help at the situation. a. laugh b. to laugh c. laughing 4. It’s important (know) your rights and duties as a
6. We watched their baby _ with the kittens. a. b. play c. playing citizen.
to play b. read c. reading 5. Young people should avoid ( take) any drugs.
7. This sentence sounds hard . a. to read b. to sing c. sing 6. I’m tired of (repeat) this to you every time I see you.
8. Today, we’re going to practice . a. b. think c. to think 7. It’s become hard (start) a family in Morocco these
singing b. call c. calling days.
9. You should about it one more time. a. thinking b. be c. to be 8. This knife is for (peel) potatoes.
10. I think you should _ your grandparents. a. to call b. saying c. to say 9. You must ( turn ) your cellphone off before class
starts.
11. He pretended sick to skip work. a. being b. going c. g o
10. We decided (terminate) his contract.
12. I don’t know what after this incident. a. say b. meet c. to meet
11. I don’t think I can afford ( buy) that expensive car.
13. Finish your lunch before out! a. to go b. to go c. going
12. We really enjoyed ( review ) those movies.
14. I look forward to them at the airport. a. b. to spend c. spending
13. I helped the detective ( find ) the killer.
meeting b. singing c. sing
15. Let’s to the movies sometime later. a. go 14. ( play ) video games is my favorite thing to do.
b. flying c. to fly
15. This place is really worth ( visit) .
16. You’ll save money by not it all on drugs. a.
spend 16. I think you forgot ( turn) the lights off.
17. is my favorite hobby, especially at night. 17. ( drive ) a Ferrari is a dream of mine.
a. to sing 18. Sorry, but you can’t enter the building without ( sign ) your
is everyone’s dream, undoubtedly. a. fly name.
18.
D. PERSONALIZED ACTIVITITY: FINISH THE SENTENCES BELLOW AS INSTRUCTED.
C. GIVE THE CORRECT FORM TO THE VERBS BETWEEN BRACKETS :
USE GERUNDS, INFINITIVES, OR BARE INFINITIVES APPROPRIATELY :

Ali is a University student now. He has always wanted (study) 1 1. Things you usually do :
history, but he is a - I try to plEAse everyone even though it’s A hARD thing to do most of the time.
lazy student who usually avoids (work) 2 on school - I forget ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

assignments. One day, his history teacher gave out an assignment that was
due in two weeks, but Ali was tired and
didn’t feel like (write) 3 anything. So, he decided ( postpone) 4 it -I avoid ……………………………………………………………..………………………………………………
till the following week. However, he only remembered it the night before it 2. Things you like / dislike:
was due. So, he rushed
to the library and tried (read) 5 as much as possible on the topic, - I like ………………………………………………………………….
but there ……………………………………………
wasn’t enough time. Ali thought about (ask) 6 for more time, but he - I love
knew it ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
would be hard (convince) 7 his teacher. So, he finally decided - I’m for ……………………………………………………………….……………………………………………
(cheat)
8 . He planned (copy ) 9 his paper from somewhere - I hate ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
else and
chose ( do ) 11 that by ( surf ) 12 the Internet. There, he - I’m tired of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
found an old
article on the same topic. He typed it out and submitted it in the morning. A - I’m against ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
week later, however,
Ali was surprised ( see ) 13 the angry teacher ( approach) 14 him. 3. Your future plans :
“ Is this your own work, Ali, or did you copy it from somewhere?” The teacher - I plan
wanted (know) ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15 . Ali denied (copy) 16 the paper. “If you expect me to - I want …………………………………………………..
believe you, …………………………………………………………
you must (think) 17 I’m very stupid, then !” His teacher added. “ -I’m thinking about ………………………..…………………………………………………………………
Every word is
4. Your resolutions for the new school year:
taken from an article I wrote five years ago myself ! I think you
forgot (check)
18 the author’s name … or did you really think I wouldn’t - I should …………………………………………………..
remember (write) ………………………………………………………
19 it ? Cheating is a bad habit that will (take) 20 _ you no - I must …………………………………..
where …………………………………………………………………………