Gerund vs To Infinitive

ENGLISH PRESENTATION

BY: Ahadiya Rosalina

The Material

•Gerunds vs to infinitives•Sadness Expression•The Responses of Sadness Expression

The Matterial :

GERUNDS VS TO

INFINITIVESOften, “gerunds” is changed by “to infinitives”

Verb phrases + to infinitives

•Want•Allow•Advise•Try•Would you like ……•Hope•Permit•Suggest

• Expect• Accep• Insist• Manage• Refuse• Agree• Learn

The kind of verb phrases are :

The examples are …. :• I learn to play piano• She suggested to sleep more this day• My mother advised to follow English

course• The teacher permits to come back early• They insisted to get the best score of

math• Dhenise refused to watch the Cinema

with Ilham

Verb phrases + to infinitives

Verb phrases

Verb phrases + either gerunds/to infinitives

•Like•Dislike•Love •Hate

•Remember•Forget•Begin•Start•Continue

•I hate watching Doraemon•I forget doing my home work•I continue studying toninght

•I hate to watch Doraemon•I forget to do my home work•I continue to study tonight

Example :

Expressing Sadness

• It makes me so distressed• I’m so distressed• It make me feel sad• I feel so sad• I feel so very unhappy• I’m very sad• It make me so upset• I’m really very upset• I’m not too happy about ……….• I feel down in the dump

You don’t know the person very well

You know the person very well

The responses of sadness expression

• It does, doesn’t it?

• You are, aren’t you?

• You do, don’t you?

• Things happen, you know?

• I’m so sorry about that.

• So sorry about that.

• Sorry about that.

• Well… er …..

You don’t know the person very well

You know the person very well

The example

Dony feel sad because your favorite football team has been beaten by a rival team.

Dony : I’m not too happy about that

Ayu : what did?

Dony : my favorite team has been beaten by a rival team.

Ayu : come on. It’s just a game. How could make you sad, Don?

Dony : ok. I’ll try not to sad again. Thanks.

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