Sunday, February 9, 2014

Verb + Infinitive or Gerund

One of the annoying things about English is that some verbs are followed by a gerund form and some by an infinitive form and there's really no rule for deciding which to use! For example, do you say, "I dislike memorizing," or "I dislike to memorize"? (It's the first.) It seems like such a small point, but if you don't use the right form, you won't sound really fluent. So I've made up a set of flashcards you can use to help memorize these forms. There are other verbs which can be followed by either the gerund or infinitive. For example, I know you like learning English and you like to study hard :)

http://quizlet.com/36018203/verb-gerund-or-infinitive-flash-cards/alphabetical