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A gerund is a verb form that ends in “-ing” and is used as a noun (walking, traveling, voting); an infinitive is the base form of a verb preceded by “to” (to walk, to travel, to vote). Gerunds and infinitives can function as the subject of a sentence or the object of a verb.
Gerunds are the -ingforms of verbs that are functioning as nouns in a sentence. They show action or a state of being. For example, action can be shown with the gerunds “hiking,” “swimming,” or “studying”; state of being can similarly be demonstrated with gerunds like “refreshing” or “amusing.”
The gerund is used when we want to say that a previous activity continues. He gave us a lecture on the Greek history. And then he went on to show us his photos from Greece.
explanation of gerunds and their uses, with examples. Can accurately use gerunds and infinitives in a range of straightforward sentences.
18 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES • Identify the functions of gerunds and infinitives in a sentence • Use a variety of gerund and infinitive structures correctly • Distinguish gerunds from infinitives • Use forwith infinitives and ’swith gerunds • Use gerunds as objects of prepositions and phrasal verbs
• A gerund can be one word (driving) or part of a longer phrase, with an adverb (driving slowly ), a prepositional phrase ( driving in traffic ), or an object ( driving a big car ). • All verbs, except modal auxiliaries, have infinitive forms.
It can be a little difficult to know when to use gerunds and infinitives. Click here to download this explanation as a pdf. We use gerunds (verb + ing): We use 'to' + infinitive: We use the bare infinitive (the infinitive without 'to'):
