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GERUND VS

INFINITIVE
Be + adjective + preposition + V_ing

Are you interested in working with us?


All of them are excited about camping
overnight.
Her mother is busy with typing the
documents.
My little brother isnt frightened of spiders.
GERUND=V-ING
Be afraid of E ngi
Be capable of C kh nng
Be fond of Thch th
Be frightened of S hi
Be tired of Mt mi
Be terrified of Khip s
Instead of Thay v
In spite of Mc d
Be excited about Hng th
Be worried about Lo lng
It's a waste of time/
money .. Spend/ waste time/money ...

be busy doing something What about ... ? How about ...?


Be bored with Bun chn
Be busy with/ in Bn rn
Be satisfied with Tha mn
Be disappointed with Tht vng
Be amused at Bun ci
Be good/ bad at Gii, ko gii
Be interested in Qun tm, thch th
Be surprised at Ngc nhin
Be keen on Say m
Be used to/get used to Quen vi
Be/ get accustomed to ... - Do/ Would you mind
...?
Go + V-ing (go shopping, go
swimming... )
Verb + preposition + _ing

Im looking forward to meeting her.


Have you succeeded in finding a better job?
Go on Decide against Apologize for

Carry on Care for Accuse of


Keep on Put off Approve/disapprove
of

Insist on Feel like Suspect of


Approve of Give up Object to

Dream of Object to

Talk of Look forward to

Think of Succeed in
Verb + object + preposition + _ing

I forgot to thank them for helping me.


V O pre V-ing
Nobody suspected the boy of being the thief.
Admit Tha Finish Hon thnh Miss B l
nhn
Avoid trnh Hate ght excuse
Consider Coi nh Imagine Tng Practise Thc hnh
tng
Delay Tr hon Involve Lin quan Prefer
Deny Ph nhn Keep Tip tc Risk Liu lnh,
mo him
Postpone Tr hon Enjoy Yu thch Love

Dislike Khng Like Stop


thch
Suggest Gi Mind propose

Fancy detest imagine


Give the correct form of verbs
Ill do the shopping when Ive finished (clean)
.. the floor.
When Im on holiday, I enjoy (not have).
to get up early.
He admitted (take). the money.
Would you consider (sell).. the
property?
He kept (complain)..
He didn't want to risk (get) wet.
Cant stand Its no good
Cant bear Its no use
Cant help Theres no point in
Have difficulty Its (not) worth
in/trouble

Im sure youll have no difficulty (in) passing


the exam
I live only a short walk from here, so its not
worth taking a taxi.
Verb + _ing/Verb + object + to infinitive

She doesnt allow smoking in her room.


vs. She doesnt allow us to smoke in her room.
They suggest visiting the museum.
vs. They suggest me to visit the museum.
Verb + _ing/Verb + object + to infinitive

Advise
Allow
Suggest
Permit
Recommend
Forbid
Encourage
TO V
Im very happy to receive her present.
Its careless of him to pass the traffic light.
Its exciting to talk to a foreigner for the first
time.
I find it useful to consult my teacher.

Sau tnh t
Sau i t bt nh
Who wants something to eat?
We are so bored, we have nothing to do.
Sau cc t hi: what, where, when, how, etc.
ask, decide, discover, find out, forget, know, learn,
remember, see, show, think, understand, want to know,
wonder...

He discovered how to open the safe.


I found out where to buy fruit cheaply.
She couldn't think what to say.
I showed her which button to press.
He wondered how to tell her the bad news.
Have you decided where to go for your holidays?
Sau cc t: the first/second/third/the next/
the last/ the only.
If I have any more news, you will be the first to
know.
Everybody was late except me. I was the only
to arrive on time.
Verb + ( object) + to ( infinitive)

Would hate
Would like
Would love
Would prefer
Ask
Mean
Beg
Want
Expect
Passive gerund and infinitive
(B ng ca V-ing v To V)
Active Passive

Gerund V_ing Being + past participle


I dont like my sister waking I dont like being waken up early by
me up early. my sister.
Do you mind people calling Do you mind being called late at
late at night? night?
To _
To_ infinitive To be + past participle
infinitive

I expect them to invite me to


I expect to be invited to the party.
the party.
They wanted their preparation to be
They wanted people to highly
highly appreciated.
appreciate their preparation.

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