I really love verbs! And there is only one thing better than one verb
and that's two verbs! But did you know that if you use one verb after another verb you need to know
whether to use the gerund or the infinitive? I adore watching SMASH english!
WATCHING is a GERUND! I would like to watch more SMASH English.
TO WATCH is an INFINITIVE! But for some verbs you can use both either the gerund or the infinitive
however the meaning changes! And that's a terrible thing. So let's look at every single example you
need to know for the B2 First Cambridge exam. My name is Toby, this is SMASH English and here is
everything you need to know about using the gerund or the infinitive for the B2 First Cambridge exam.
Have you got medical problems? Yes I do. Do you need help? Please somebody help me.
Well don't you worry because Duke is here! Dr. Duke. Because Duke is a doctor! Called Duke!
Yes! Dr. Duke will see you now!
Hello! Um, what is the problem? Yeah mate, um, I'm always waking up in the morning
with a terrible headache and I don't know why. Please help me Dr. Duke!
Well how much do you drink, Bruce? Oh you know what, Duke, I drink a lot. Even more so
now that Alessio from Italy and Aleksandra from Poland have bought beers for me. These are my
favorite subscribers! Yes that's right! Aleksandra from Poland and Alessio from Italy supported the
channel by buying beers for Bruce! B2 courses are expensive, SMASH English is free and Toby is poor.
Thanks a lot. Please! Bye! Well Bruce, I regret to inform you that the alcohol is the problem.
Oh seriously? I regret drinking all that beer now but Doctor Duke I can't give up
drinking. I can't do it! What should I do? Oh that's easy! I have just the treatment!
You bloody idiot! What are you doing!? I dropped my beer! Yes exactly! That is the science!
Now you cannot hold your beer! Dr. Duke always follows the science!
Thanks Dr. Duke. That was a very good service actually. Wow. Here we have two forms of the verb
regret. One is followed by TO plus INFINITIVE and the other is followed by the GERUND. Can you spot
the difference in meaning? We use regret with TO plus INFINITIVE when we want to give someone bad
news. For example "I regret to say that I will not be accepting the position". "I regret to inform
you that I have lost your pet pig!". We use regret with the GERUND to talk about things we did in the
past that now we think were bad things to do. For example: "I regret visiting Dr Duke. This means I
did visit Dr. Duke but now I realize that was a terrible thing to do. Great! Oh yes!? Come in!
Hi Dr. Duke, I, I have a problem. I'm like pregnant... Oh for goodness sake what is this!?
That's not a problem, Monica! That's a little miracle! Doctor Duke loves children! Yeah yeah
I know. I love my baby, Doctor Duke but I don't know what to do! Well do you drink? Well you know
a little bit sometimes like if I'm with my girls and we're partying then sure I'll have a little
bit. No, Monica! You must stop to drink! Okay so if I'm partying I need to stop to drink, yeah?
Um yeah I think that's what it says, Monica, in the book of science. Yeah you must stop to drink!
Okay great! Thanks Dr. Duke! No problem, Monica! Bye! Oh wait a moment! I need to stop to drink!
I'm doing this for my baby!
Duke why is Monica drinking!? She's pregnant! NO! I told her to stop to drink!
Oh you idiot you meant "stop drinking" not "stop to drink". Jesus!
This is a big mistake so pay attention! If you stop to do something it means you stop something
you are already doing to do something else. The TO plus INFINITIVE here is an infinitive of purpose.
If you stop doing something it means you stop that action. You stop the gerund.
And that is what Duke wanted to say here,
yeah. Smoking is very bad so I stopped smoking. I don't smoke anymore. I have finished. Brilliant!
Yes? Hi Duke, mate, I'm putting on weight. You know, I'm getting fatter and fatter and
I want to get in shape you know to uh impress the ladies, you know what I mean? So
have you got like a any advice? Oh um... Yeah? Um, have you tried going on a diet?
Well, Duke I tried to go on a diet but I couldn't do it. I was hungry all the time! It was terrible!
Well, Bruce, there is an easy solution to that! What? What did you do that for!?
Well Bruce are you hungry? Um no. No I am not. Wow! Thanks Dr. Duke and thank you science!
I love science! Science is great! Oh another happy patient! All in a day's work for Dr. Duke!
So we have try with the GERUND and try with TO plus the INFINITIVE.
We use try with the gerund to talk about something we are doing usually in order to solve a problem.
I tried going on a diet. I tried exercising. I tried taking supplements. I did all of these
things in order to lose weight. Maybe I did lose weight and maybe I didn't. We don't know but we
do know that I did do all of these things. We use try with TO plus INFINITIVE when we are finding it
very difficult to do something. I tried to go on a diet means I went on a diet but maybe the
diet wasn't successful. I could not stop eating biscuits and cakes! I tried to call you this means
I was not able to get in touch with you. My call failed. Maybe I had no minutes on my phone? Maybe
my phone ran out of battery? Or maybe you hate me and so you didn't answer? And that is terrible.
Yes? Oh hi, Dr. Duke. Oh hi, Monica. I'm sorry about before.
Oh don't be silly, sweetie! Don't worry about it! It turns out I wasn't even
pregnant it was just a towel under my shirt! I'd completely forgotten putting it there!
Oh my god I've got such a great body! Look how flat my stomach is! Chloe Ting, I'm way better
than you and you should know that all right!? Monica's better than you, Chloe Ting! I wonder
what I'd look like if I were pregnant? Maybe if I put this here... Oh my god. Yeah, yeah, I
would be such a hot mom! I'd be so sexy if I were a mom! All the moms would want to be like me! Wow!
Um... okay. Anyway I wanted to ask you something, did you shoot Bruce? Yes Monica.
It's part of my treatment plan. Here at Dr. Duke's clinic we always follow the science!
Is Bruce drinking and eating anymore? No no he's not. Good point. But like, next time, Dr. Duke,
could you like shoot him in the head? I really hate him! You mean like this? Oh my god! Dr.
Duke you just shot me! What are you doing!? You're like the worst doctor I've ever had!
I forgot to put the safety on!!
Wow. Here we have forget plus GERUND and forget plus TO plus the INFINITIVE. If you forget doing
something it means you did it in the past but you don't remember it. The gerund occurred before
the act of forgetting. We often use this with never. I will never forget spending
that night with you and my pet pig. This means I did spend a great night with you
and my pet pig and it is a memory that will stay with me forever. If you forget to do something
it means you are supposed to do it but you don't because, well,
you forget. For example SMASH English uploaded a video last night but I forgot to watch it.
Dr. Duke!
At your service. Alright, Duke? Yeah, i've got a problem with the with my shoulder.
Okay... Yeah it, it hurts. I think it might have something to do with you uh... with you shooting
it before. Have you remembered to stop eating and drinking? Yeah Dr. Duke. I haven't eaten
anything for days. Okay good! Well done, Bruce! Here and Dr. Duke we are very proud of you!
Yeah but Duke, I can't move my arm! Are you are you sure you're a doctor? Am I sure I am a doctor?
Bruce I remember writing my letter of application and everything! Of course I'm a doctor!
Okay so what shall I do about my shoulder then? It bloody hurts! Um....
No no! I'm all right! See you later... You bloody idiot. God. No, Bruce! Where are you
going?! You need to finish the treatment! Here we have remember plus the GERUND and remember
plus TO plus the INFINITIVE. If you remember plus GERUND it means you have the memory of something.
I remember going to school for the first time. This means I went to school for the first time at
some point in the past and now I can remember it. So the GERUND comes before the act of remembering.
I remember turning off the gas after cooking. This means I turned off the gas after cooking
and I am sure about this because I remember the action. Great! No one will die in a fire today.
Today has been a success. If you remember plus TO plus the INFINITIVE
it means the remembering comes before the action. I remembered to turn my phone off on the plane.
I remembered that I had to turn my phone off and then I turned my phone off. Yes? Yes!
Um, yes? Duke, what the bloody hell are you doing!? Um, Toby, I'm giving people medicine.
It's science. You can't go on shooting people, you idiot! Um, Toby, did you see the video before?
Yeah? I'm a doctor. No, no you're not you're a moron and now I have two members of staff with bad
shoulders. Duke, how are they supposed to help me prepare videos now!? Well, I could have helped you
Toby but you didn't want me. You didn't accept my job application so I went on to become a very
successful doctor. Now, if you don't mind, Toby, I've got some more patients to see.
Here we have go on plus GERUND and go on plus TO plus INFINITIVE. If you go on doing something
it means you continue doing something. He went on talking about his mother for ages. Wow. Girls love
men that talk about their mothers, right? If you go on to do something it means one action finishes
and another starts. So here Duke applied for the job at SMASH English and then became a doctor.
Oh well uh, good job guys! I think.. yeah! I think we're finished! Why did I agree to this video? Oh
shut up, Bruce! This was a brilliant video! The subscribers are going to love it! Yeah, Toby for
you... I hope the 5 euros in ad revenue is worth it! And with that we are finished. Now you know
everything you need to know about using the gerund and the infinitive for the B2 First
Cambridge exam. If you liked the video don't forget to SMASH that like button, subscribe if
you haven't already, leave a comment down below! My name is Toby and this was SMASH English.