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GERUND (-ing) or INFINITIVE (to) - When & How to Use them! (+ Free PDF & Quiz) 'Stop to dance', or 'stop dancing'? 'Ask to come' or 'ask coming'? Today, I will teach you how and when to use ...
Sophie’s helping Giovanni understand the difference between verb + ing and verb + infinitive. After certain verbs we use the -ing form, and after other verbs we use the infinitive. Sometimes we can use either form and there is no change in meaning.
12 Φεβ 2008 · I've got a question concerning the form that should follow the verb to consider: ING or Infinitive? I've never considered being an astronaut.
Consider and imagine can be followed by either (a) a gerund or (b) a noun phrase or pronoun + to -infinitive but with different meanings: I am considering working abroad. (I am thinking of working abroad.) Everybody considers him to be the best person for the job.
Watch the video and read the conversation between Sophie and Giovanni. Then do these exercises to check your understanding of the two verb patterns.
Daisy: What's up, Oli? Oliver: Hm? Oh, nothing. Alfie: Oh come on, something's wrong. Oliver: No, seriously ... Daisy: Don't tell me, you invited Amy to go to your class dinner but she decided to go with Elliot instead ... Alfie: Well, you like cooking, so lunch isn't the problem. I know! You want to wear your favourite T-shirt but it's got tomato on it. ...
Grammar explanation. A verb can be followed by another verb. The second one usually needs to change into the - ing form or the to + infinitive form. Which form you need depends on what the first verb is.
