this video was requested by you guys I
don't remember and tried to find the
comment but I couldn't but today I will
talk about gerund and infinitive in
English when do we use them what's the
difference
oh my goodness I am teacher Prix and I
want to help you talk to anyone
anywhere anytime in English so here we
go
this is a subject that many students
struggle with should I use - should I
use ing what is that what do I do
as you can see in the title I wrote part
1 because there are many things that I
can talk about in this subject so I
will try to make this video as short as
I can but I will have to make other
videos to keep talking about exceptions
and rules in terms of ing and
infinitive ok the gerund and the
infinitive form. First let's talk about the
infinitive form. Most of the times we use
infinitive form that is actually one of
the first things we learn when we are
talking about verbs what is that what is
an infinitive form it's TO plus my verb
to go infinitive form to study
infinitive form to walk infinitive form
now the problem, the confusion comes when I
have two verbs in the same phrase
together one next to the other then
that's when we don't know if you use to
if we use gerund
so that's what I want to focus on here
ok so most of the times we have to
separate this verb and what do we use - TO
okay we use "to" to separate the verb so
the first verb will be in the simple
present or in the simple past or in the
future and your second verb will be in
the infinitive form with the "to" to go
to do to study to eat to drink okay for
example I want to travel another example
she likes to study English. He needs to
travel, so I separate
II tried to call you. I will need to
visit my parents, so regardless of the
sentence, of the time of the sentence you
will separate them with "to", most of the
times. Here as you can see, I'm probably
showing this to you somewhere these are
some verbs that you also have to follow
with "to" plus infinitive if you use them
in a sentence, hope, need, decide, plan
forget arrange. If there is another verb
next to these verbs you are looking at
on the screen you will use infinitive
form okay.Now in English we have some
verbs that can be followed by infinitive
or by the ing the gerund. What are
these verbs? for example I like to study
I like studying. I hate to study. I hate
studying. Like, hate, dislike, continue
start, begin, and other verbs
okay. Now another observation I would
make this short, I will talk more
about these exceptions in another video
with the verbs: like love and hate there
is a small difference when you use with
ing or when you use with the infinitive
form but it could, because it's a small
difference many times students don't
really learn that, but there is a difference
okay, so when you are talking about
repeated actions you like you can use
ing or infinitive form it, it doesn't
really matter no big deal okay
I like to study I like studying I like
to travel every year I like traveling
every year it doesn't really matter
however when you are talking about a
situation that already exists you'll use
ing. Priscila, what's that? I'll show you an
example, do you like working here? you
work here
it's a situation that already exists do
you like it do you like the fact that
the situation is happening
Do you like working here so that's the
difference and again because it is so
small it will not be a big deal if you
use infinitive form really it's not a
big deal another example Jack lives
in London. He likes living there. he lives
in London and he likes it
so these are the situations that I
already exist that I talked about okay
we also use the infinitive form after
adjectives and words like too, enough, only
the last, for example I'm happy to see
you. You are lucky to be here
so adjectives you have to use the
infinitive form now with the other words
too enough - she's old enough to make
decisions old enough, after enough I will
use infinitive form she was the last
person to see John now as you can see
here I have a complement last "person"
this may happen you don't necessarily
have to have the word immediately after
"last", the verb immediately after it's
okay- she was the last person to see me
okay it's alright I will also show you
here somewhere on the screen some other
adjectives that you will have to use
infinitive form after you say these
adjectives in your sentence now for the
gerund form hmm, when do we use ing? well
there's a list of verbs that basically
demands the gerund form after you use
them okay I will leave some verbs here
on the screen but there are more verbs
and basically guys you have to memorize
these verbs you have to learn them see
examples and try to memorize them
because they will keep coming it's not
really a short list
okay, but don't worry, it gets easier okay
memorize the, the most popular ones
and then with time, focus on the most
challenging ones - now for example enjoy
I enjoy traveling I enjoy cooking I
cannot use infinitive form I have to use
ing another situation preposition after
preposition you have to use the verb in
ing in gerund
okay for example I'm thinking about
traveling to the United States I am
afraid of driving cars. Thanks for helping
me and there are some phrases in English
that if you use them your verb will come
with ing with gerund
how about hey how about going to the
movies tonight
how about preposition about so ing
gerund. I'm busy - hey I'm busy typing my
email leave me alone
I'm busy to be busy okay and to be
worth and the verb when something is a
good idea it's nice the time you spend
doing it it's nice the dedication you
put it it's something that it's a good
idea to have a good idea to do it's
worth doing it's worth having it's worth
spending it's worth investing in books
and dictionaries because you're going to
learn a lot of English so it's a good
idea to invest money and time in this
material because you will learn you'll have
a good result a good outcome from this
investment so as I said this is part one
because there will be more things to
talk about in terms of verb plus ing
in the gerund form or verbs in the
infinitive form but I wanted to make this
as short as possible I know it's already
a little bit long considering the
previous videos that I've made but let me
know what you think about it okay do you
have any questions about ing and gerund
form so let you know okay and I will love
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