INFINITIVE The noun infinitive

1. They use to can be a subject (To eat is fun.);

2. They act as a noun a direct object (I like to eat.);
3. They act as an adjective a predicate nominative (A fun
4. They act as a an adverb. thing is to eat.);
Adverb. an appositive (My hope, to
travel, never happened.);
1. Place an object of a preposition (I
2. Time: yesterday- tomorrow- want nothing but to save.)
today
3. Degree: fast-slow-careful+(ly) Example
Charlie was pretnding to be a chiken

INFINITIVE AS NOUN Was= verb to be

Pretending= infinitive
1) It start at the beginning
(subjects) 5) to be: predicate nominate noun
2) It acts as direct object (what-for Infinitive after preposition
what)
3) It acts as indirect object ( to
whom- for whom)
4) If the infinitive has a liking verbo
r copulative verbs as ( be-seen
others)
INFINITIVE AS ADJECTIVE
INFINITIVE AS ADJECTIVE When the infinitive is after a
noun
When the infinitive is after a
noun Example
Example Jack has the persistance to succede
Jack has the persistance to succede

INFINITIVE AS ADVERB
Before the infinitive there is
a adjective or a verb
Example
Have you ever stopped to
think about your Goals in
the life
INFINITIVE AS ADVERB
Before the infinitive there is
a adjective or a verb
Example
Have you ever stopped to think about
your Goals in the life
INFINITIVE LIST OF THE VERB

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

She agreed to speak before the game.

agree consent have offer shoot

aim continue hesitate ought start
appear dare hope plan stop
arrange decide hurry prefer strive
ask deserve intend prepare swear
attempt detest leap proceed threaten
be able dislike leave promise try
beg expect like propose use
begin fail long refuse wait
care forget love remember want
choose get mean say wish
condescend happen neglect

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive

Everyone expected her to win.

advise choose have love remind

allow command hire motivate require
ask dare instruct order send
beg direct invite pay teach
bring encourage lead permit tell
build expect leave persuade urge
buy forbid let prepare want
challenge force like promise warn
GERUNDS LIST OF THE VERBS
Verbs Followed by a Gerund
They enjoyed working on the boat.

admit delay finish permit resist

advise deny forbid postpone resume
appreciate detest get through practice risk
avoid dislike have quit spend (time)
can't help enjoy imagine recall suggest
complete escape mind report tolerate
consider excuse miss resent waste (time)

Verbs Followed by a Preposition and a Gerund

We concentrated on doing well.
admit to depend on plan on
approve of disapprove of prevent (someone) from
argue about discourage from refrain from
believe in dream about succeed in
care about feel like talk about
complain about forget about think about
concentrate on insist on worry about
confess to object to
LIST OF PREPOSITIONS
GERUN AS NOUN

A gerund (often known as an -ing word)

is a noun formed from a verb by adding
-ing. It can follow a preposition,
adjective and most often another verb.
For example:

I enjoy walking.
Eating people is wrong.
Driving too fast is
dangerous.
Walking is good for you.
Your knitting it beautiful.

GERUND AS ADJECTIVE

In English we use the -ing form

frequently as an adjective to avoid
relative clauses.

I am wondering when a similar

construction is possible using the
spanish gerund.

Here are two examples I am trying to

translate into spanish and any advice
on which is better would be much
appreciated...

"I'm listening to my iPod and don't

hear the train passing me."

"I watched the people sunbathing and

talking with friends in the park."
Gerund as objects of preposition
Gerunds after certain expressions