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Nadia wanted to go to the party.

She’s friendly and she enjoys meeting Ibrahim Mously High School 2BAC/ Grammar : G E R U N D and /or I N F I N T I V E Mr. Abdelkarim Foulfoula
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 3. VERBS USED WITH GERUND ONLY 4.VERBS USED WITH INFINITIVE ONLY
problem is not unusual, though. Remembering is a common problem for
many of us. Nadia is an international student at an American university. - admit - The little boy admitted stealing the money. - want - I want to watch that movie once more.
So, for her, it’s even harder to recall unfamiliar foreign names. What can - deny - He immediately denied killing his wife. - decide - They decided to build a school here.
Nadia and people like her do ? Here are some tips from memory experts : - appreciate - I don’t appreciate telling offensive jokes. - promise - He promised to call me back later.
1. Decide to remember. Making an effort can help a lot. - avoid - She advised me to avoid going late to bed. - agree - They agreed not to attend the party.
2. Listen carefully when you hear someone’s name for the first time. - consider - You should consider taking this job offer. - hope - I hope to see you there.
It’s important to pay attention. - discuss - we discussed solving this issue earlier. - pretend - She’s pretending to be nice.
3. Try to repeat the name many times. Calling the person by name
- enjoy - We totally enjoyed watching the play. - ask - I asked to see the manager himself.
more than once helps you fix the name in your mind.
- finish - I haven’t finished reading that book yet. - plan - We plan to visit the Pyramids soon.
4. Write the name down. Writing is a common memory aid.
5. Don’t be afraid of asking the person to repeat the name. Most - keep - Keep walking , please. - wish - Do you wish to participate ?
people don’t mind doing this. - imagine - She can’t imagine living away from family. - prepare - They’re preparing to launch a satellite.
6. Stop worrying. Anxiety only makes the problem seem worse. - 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.
A. Classify the underlined words in the text as :
- permit - I permit using dictionaries during exams. - swear - I swear to tell the truth.
Gerund Infinitive Bare Infinitive
- 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.
B. Compare the three words you added in the chart.
C. What do you notice ? How are they different ? 5. VERBS USED WITH G ERUND AND INFINITIVE
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 - love - My uncle loves singing in the bathroom. / My uncle loves to sing in the bathroom.
describe its grammatical function in the sentence. - like - I really don’t like cooking. / I really don’t like to cook.
Examples : Category: Function: - hate - Our son hates doing homework. / Our son hates to do homework.
 Infinitive  Subject - forget - She forgot bringing her textbook. / She forgot to bring her textbook. (  Notice change in meaning )
1. Nadia loves partying.
 Gerund  Object - remember - He remember visiting his aunt. / He remembered to visit his aunt. (  Notice change in meaning )
 Infinitive  Subject - begin - They’ve begun preparing for the test. / They’ve begun to prepare for the test.
2. Partying is Nadia’s favorite thing to do.
 Gerund  Object - start - We started thinking about our vacation plans. / We started to think about our vacation plans.
 Infinitive  Subject - continue - They continued playing despite the rain. / They continued to play despite the rain.
3. She decided to party , all night long.
 Gerund  Object
- stop - He stopped smoking. / He stopped to smoke. (  Notice change in meaning )
 Infinitive  Subject
4. To party is her favorite thing to do. - try - Let’s try rescuing these endangered animals. / Let’s try to rescue these endangered animals.
 Gerund  Object
- choose - I choose using the classic method in teaching math . / I choose to use classic methods to teach math.
1. USE GERUND AFTER THESE EXPRESSIONS :
6. USE INFINITIVE AFTER THESE WORDS : 7. USE BARE INFINITIVE (verb without “to”)
- feel like - I don’t feel like going anywhere today.
- Would you mind …? - Would you mind opening that window, Sir? what - how - where - good - bad - right - wrong - rude - nice a) After these verb (when a direct object is involved ) :
- be worth - This movie is definitely worth watching. happy - sad - possible - impossible - right - wrong - easy - hard
- can’t help /can’t bear - I can’t help listening to this sad music. important - unnecessary - proud - ashamed - ready - surprised … - help - Mark helped his friend finish early.
- look forward to - We look forward to meeting you soon. - 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.
2. USE GERUND AFTER PREPOSITIONS :
- My grandma didn’t know how to read or write. - watch - We watched her bake the cake.
- in - I’m interested in learning more about UFOS. - It’s easy to say, but it’s hard to do. - see - Did you see him enter the building?
- on - They agreed on solving the problem together. - It’s good to have power , but it’s bad to abuse it.
- at - I don’t think he’s any good at making new friends. - It’s unnecessary to bring your IDs to the meeting. b) After all modals :
- by - You can improve your English by using the Internet. - You’ll always find it impossible to please everyone. - should - You should call your mom now.
- for - I apologize for being late, again. - It’s OK to be born poor, but it’s not OK to die poor. - must - Hurry! We must leave the building.
- of - We’re tired of listening to your stupid stories. - We’re happy to see you, but sad to hear about your loss.
- before - Don’t forget to lock the door before leaving. - will - I will take you there tomorrow.
- after - I’ll meet you at the office after taking a quick shower.
- I’m proud to be here with you and ready to prove myself. - can - You can work on this together .
- without - You can’t really learn without making mistakes. - It’s rude to ignore your mother’s phone calls. - may - You may go ow if you want.
- about - I’m starting to think about emigrating to Canada. - It’s not right to talk to your teacher with such tone. - could - He couldn’t sleep for some reason .
- against - I’m totally against smoking in public places. - I was surprised to see you there . - would - I would order a chicken sandwich.
Ibrahim Mously High School 2BAC : G E R U N D and/or I N F I N T I V E [ P R A C T I C E ] Student : ……………………………………………….. Class : ………… Instr. Abdelkarim Foulfoula

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 citizen.
6. We watched their baby ______ with the kittens. a. to play b. play c. playing 5. Young people should avoid ( take) _____________________any drugs.
7. This sentence sounds really hard ______. a. to read b. read c. reading 6. I’m tired of (repeat) _____________________this to you every time I see you.
8. Today, we’re going to practice _______ . a. singing b. to sing c. sing 7. It’s become hard (start) _____________________a family in Morocco these days.
9. You should ______ about it one more time. a. thinking b. think c. to think 8. This knife is for (peel) _____________________potatoes.
10. I think you should ______ your grandparents. a. c. calling
9. You must ( turn ) _____________________ your cellphone off before class starts.
to call b. call
10. We decided (terminate) _____________________his contract.
11. He pretended ______ sick so as to skip work. a. being b. be c. to be
11. I don’t think I can afford ( buy) _____________________that expensive car.
12. I don’t know what ______ after this incident. a. say b. saying c. to say
12. We really enjoyed ( review ) ____________________ those movies.
13. Finish up your lunch before ______ out ! a. to go b. going c. g o
13. I helped the detective ( find ) _____________________the killer.
14. I look forward to ______ them at the airport. a. meeting b. meet c. to meet
14. ( play ) ____________________ video games is my favorite thing to do.
15. Let’s ______ to the movies sometime later. a. go b. to go c. going
15. This place is really worth ( visit) _____________________ .
16. You’ll save money by not ______ it all on drugs. a. spend b. to spend c. spending
16. I think you forgot ( turn) _________________________ the lights off.
17. ______ is my favorite hobby, especially at night. a. to sing b. singing c. sing
17. ( drive ) ________________________ a Ferrari is a dream of mine.
18. ______ is everyone’s dream, undoubtedly. a. fly b. flying c. to fly
18. Sorry, but you can’t enter the building without ( sign ) ______________ your name.
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________________ history , but 1. Things you usually do :
he is a lazy student who usually avoids ( work) 2___________________ on school assignments. One - I try to please everyone even though it’s a hard thing to do most of the time.
day, his history teacher gave out an assignment that was due in two weeks, but Ali was tired and - I forget ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 was due. So, he rushed 2. Things you like / dislike:
to the library and tried (read) 5 __________________ as much as possible on the topic, but there - I like ………………………………………………………………….……………………………………………
wasn’t enough time. Ali thought about (ask) 6__________________ for more time, but he knew it - I love ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
would be hard (convince) 7____________________ his teacher. So, he finally decided (cheat) - I’m for ……………………………………………………………….……………………………………………
8_________________. He planned (copy ) 9_________________ his paper from somewhere else and - I hate ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
chose ( do ) 11_______________ that by ( surf ) 12 _____________ the Internet. There, he found an old - I’m tired of ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
article on the same topic. He typed it out and submitted it in the morning. A week later, however, - I’m against ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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 wanted (know) - I plan ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
15_______________. Ali denied (copy) 16_____________ the paper. “If you expect me to believe you, - I want …………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………
you must (think) 17_________________ I’m very stupid, then !” His teacher added. “ Every word is - I’m thinking about ………………………..…………………………………………………………………
taken from an article I wrote five years ago myself ! I think you forgot (check) 4. Your resolutions for the new school year:
18___________________ the author’s name … or did you really think I wouldn’t remember (write) - I should …………………………………………………..………………………………………………………
19____________________ it ? Cheating is a bad habit that will (take) 20_______________ you no where
- I must …………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………
in life. (succeed ) 21________________ takes three things : Honesty , determination, and integrity.”
- I’ll …………………………………..………………….……………………………………………………………

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