1. Infinitives
and
Gerunds

2. Which one is which?
1. 2.
a. I forgot to shave. - infinitive
b. I forgot shaving. - gerunds

3. Basic Meanings
Verbs and their complement
1 Only finite complements 2 only 3 Only 4 Both
that… to- V V -ing to- V/V -ing
Argue agree avoid begin
Assume allow consider cease
Believe arrange detest continue
Contend beg enjoy dread
Guess choose fancy forget
Know decide finish hate
Realize decline keep like
Say hope postpone love
State offer practice prefer
Suppose promise resent regret
Think well resist remember
wonder want suggest stop

4. Basic Meanings
Verbs with both to –V and V –ing non-finite
complements
- Main verbs indicate forget and remember.
-Different complements indicate different
sequences of action.
-Clear meaning differences
1) He forgot to take his medicine, so he is still sick.
He forgot that he should take it.
V before to V forget before take
2) He forgot taking his medicine, but he did it.
He forgot that he had taken his medicine.
V after V-ing forget after take

5. Answer the questions based on the summarized below. Use a
gerund, an infinitive, or a simple form in your answer.
 General Hospital
Jason is in a car accident when the car he is riding in (his brother, A.J.,
is driving) hits a tree. Jason was not wearing seat belt and was thrown
from the car. He experiences memory loss as a result of the accident.
He can’t remember anyone and gets particularly angry at his family and
his girlfriend when they tell him what he was like and how he used to
act before the accident. Jason is from a wealthy family and had been a
premed student. Because he knows he can’t match his family’s
expectations, he leaves home, rents a room, and takes a blue-collar job.
 What is Jason angry about?
 What did Jason decide to do?
 What can’t Jason remember?
 What did Jason stop doing?

6. MATCH
it’s unusual to wear pink shoes
wearing pink shoes is unusual
it is dangerous to drink and drive
drinking and driving is dangerous
to speak your native
It is impossible language in English class
speaking your native
language in English class is impolite
it is easy to ride a bicycle
riding a bicycle is easy

7. MATCH
it’s unusual to wear pink shoes
wearing pink shoes is unusual
it is dangerous to drink and drive
drinking and driving is dangerous
to speak your native
It is impossible language in English class
speaking your native
language in English class is impolite
it is easy to ride a bicycle
riding a bicycle is easy