Underline the gerunds and circle the infinitives in the following sentences. / subraye los gerundios y circule los infinitivos de las siguientes oraciones.
1. I love watching DVDs, and I like to sing too.
2. Avoiding sweets makes a healthy change in your diet.
3. The most important thing I do is cooking dinner for my children.
4. What´s the pint of inviting her to the movies?
5. They´re always angry about our leaving the light son late.
6. Last year I devoted myself to studying English.
1. I love watching DVDs, and I like to sing too.
2. Avoiding sweets makes a healthy change in your diet.
3. The most important thing I do is cooking dinner for my children.
4. What´s the pint of inviting her to the movies?
5. They´re always angry about our leaving the light son late.
6. Last year I devoted myself to studying English.
Respuesta:
Gerunds and Infinitives
Circle the correct answer.
2. Chris is considering studying English for another year.
a) studying b) to study
3. They volunteered to sell tickets at the fundraiser.
a) selling b) to sell
4. Snowboarding is my favorite sport.
a) Snowboarding b) To snowboard
5. Bruce took a second job to pay off his debts.
a) paying b) to pay
6. It is essential to add salt to this recipe.
a) adding b) to add
7. Using a phone card is better for making long-distance calls.
a) making b) to make
8. The children learned not to talk to strangers.
a) not talking b. not to talk
9. Martha thought about travelling to Peru.
a) traveling b) to travel
10. You can get to the theater by taking the bus.
a) taking b) to take
11. Elizabeth finds it difficult to save money.
a) saving b) to save
12. Do you want to go jogging with me tomorrow morning?
a) jogging b) to jo
Tips:
It's + adjective + to-infinitive.
Verb as a noun in the sentence goes with the gerund.
Verb + not to/to-infinitive
Preposition + gerund.
to-infinitive is used to answer the question 'Why'
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