Gerunds and Infinitives in English | grammar lesson
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- Опубліковано 14 лис 2019
- In this lesson, learn about gerunds and infinitives. Learn what they are and how to use them. A must-see for all of you taking IELTS, or Cambridge exams. Keep watching until the end, when there will be a short quiz to see how much you have learned.
Link to list of verbs followed by gerund or infinitive.
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bit.ly/3q8DshG
bit.ly/2Vlpifj
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From this video I came to know about lot of things like how to use gerund and where to use and infinitive to !Thanks for a great full video
Glad it was helpful!
You teached this topic the best I ever had watched. Thanks!
My pleasure! 🙏
taught ;)
Dear madam, you are one of the best English teachers on youtube! Thank you for the video on Gerund and Infinitive. In each language there are difficult parts, or better to say “confusing” parts. I think, if they were reduced or simplified, learning the language would be easier and more enjoyable. And this is not only my opinion; a great many people think so! You know, even one of my British acquaintances, for whom English is a native language, misuses Gerund and Infinitive. And it is not surprising, as the list of words, which are used with them, is a long one. and I think only the specialists can use them correctly.
Hi Hasmik, you are right, if we can make things more simple and easy to understand it does make learning a language more enjoyable! I will try to do this with all my lessons! I also agree with you that many native speakers make errors with English grammar.... many and this shows that it is not easy! Thanks again for your comment! 🙏
I got a lift home with Jane , who had a beautiful Oxford accent. This needs writing down. We study these by heart; therefore , they do not disappear. I appreciate .
Hi Maria, OK noted! will do next time. 🙏
I have understood today although I need one more as the same specifically grinds because It does scenes your lessening how ever very clearly & absolutely fantastic your teaching for me..Thanks God blessed u
Hi Lula, welcome to my channel and glad you find it helpful! 🙏
Remind me to bring my book. Thank you teacher that was a good lessen for me to learn better English
Hi banafsheh, Well done! The answer is: The teacher reminded them to bring their swimming things. I hope that helps! 🙏
5. The teacher remained to bring their swimming things
I really enjoy your video, it's really helpful. Thank you!
I'm so glad!
Hello, teacher!
That's Agapi from Greece!
Your teaching was interesting, understandable and helpful!!!
I enjoyed it a lot!
Thank you, teacher, so much!
Have my appreciation!
I wish you the best!
Hi Agapi, thanks for your kind words! Welcome to my channel!
Hi! Very good thank you so much! Just one thing, you present continue as a verb which can be used with ing or infinitiv and, in the second part, continue is in the list you give for verbs used with infinitiv only.
Hi seccontine, yes you are right, that is confusing. In fact it can be used with either structure like here:
continue to do something The rain continued to fall all afternoon.
or
continue doing something The rain continued falling all afternoon.
Hope that helps!
Hi, since school the topic gerund has been on my mind. I did not really understand it back then. Your explanations are great. I think, the last answer is.. reminded them bringing... Bye.
Hi YD, thanks for your positive feedback. The answer is: reminded them to bring and not bringing as it an infinitive follows remind. Hope that helps! 🙏
I was thinking about this bit of grammar.....TY. Oxford English is said to be the best form of spoken ENG. The lists help. Hair-splitting I love. ❣️ this is basic..
Thanks Maria!
I've read a lot about gerunds on grammar books recently. This lesson was fairly useful. Thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
It should be made clear that a gerund is the base verb + ing acting as a noun or adjective, and is not the participle used in the continuous form of verbs.
It was very informative to have examples of verbs that can either be followed by a gerund or the infinitive with to.
Great lesson.
👍
Thanks for the positive feedback ! 🙏
Thank you so much ma' am for interacting with us on the topic gerund and infinite.🙏
Thanks Abha, appreciate your positive feedback! 🙏
Thank you very much! I've known a lot today from your lesson. This is, indeed, the best video covering the topic Gerund and Infinitive :-)
Good to hear Juliya! Welcome to my channel!
you are phenomenal teacher. I haven't seen like you. Thanks a lot
Thank you! 😃
Thank you so much. It's such a nice lesson.
Thanks Graten! Much appreciated 🙏🏼
It is a very important grammar lesson and you taught it extremely good. I have got a huge doubt with" STILL",CONTINUE, and KEEP.I do not know when i must use them to express a "process" that persists along the time...i am still wondering why i do not understand it.
I continue to wonder why i do not understand it.
I keep wondering why i do not understand it.
Could you enlighten me, please?. I really love your teaching style. Keep up the good work.Thanks a lot!!
Hi Agape, thanks for your comment. I will put it on my list of future lessons especially for you! Thanks for the suggestion ! 🙏🏼
I appreciate you being native. Love your accent.
😊 thank you
My teacher didnt explain this lesson to us. BUT SHE DID PUT IT IN THE EXAM!!!!so I will just watch dozens of videos hoping to understand UWU
Glad to hear it! welcome to my channel!
I appreciate your lesson. You are really one of the best, May God bless you. Here is my answer: the teacher reminded to bring their swimming things
Thank you! 😃. As for your answer, don't forget the personal pronoun: the teacher reminded THEM to bring their swimming things. I hope that helps!
Congrats for the video !!i So the verb remind should be listed with all the other verbs followed by infinitive or we must memorise it with the verbs with an object?
Hi haRaaa21, remind is followed by an object. You remind someone to do something. For example:
Could you remind Paul about dinner on Saturday?
[ + to infinitive ] Please remind me to post this letter.
[ + (that) ] I called Jane and reminded her (that) the conference had been cancelled.
Hope this helps! 😉
You make us understand even the difficult topics easy
Thankyou so much mam
It's my pleasure
thank you for this amazing lesson
You're very welcome!
Thanks about the lesson. It was very interesting how ever I am interested to lesson.
Hi Lula, Can you explain what you mean? You are interested to lesson? Many thanks 🙏
The teacher reminded them to bring their swimming things. I think reading articles often can help us to memorise such structure more easily.
Hi Chris, spot on! Well done! I agree with you that reading is a great way to remember such structures! Keep on reading! 👍
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Thank you for this lesson, very good at explaining
Thank you R Gomez! 🙏
How can I get the links
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thank you very much, I entended this lesson.
You are welcome!
*understood?
The teacher reminded to bring their swimming things. Thank you for this lovely lesson.❤
The teacher reminded THEM to bring their swimming things. Don’t forget the pronoun. Thank you for your kind words.
Thank you. I almost forgot it. ❤
the professor is full of knowledge. thanks
Thanks Syed! 🙏
Thanks a lot my dear teacher!😘
Greetings from Uzbekistan 👋
You are welcome! Hi Uzbekistan!
I was very confused with this topic now its 👍 thanks a lot
You are most welcome
Thank you teacher for the useful lesson
Nice to meet you again.
My answer is as follows:
The teacher reminded to bring their swimming things.
I hope it's correct.
See you very soon in another lesson.
Hi Nam, well done, but don't forget the pronoun,
The teacher reminded THEM to bring their swimming things.
See you soon!
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Thank you, teacher. Now I remember. To remind someone to do something or to remind someone of something.
@@NamNguyenVan-bz4wx That's right Nam! well done!
Thank you very much, this video help me a lot!
You're welcome!
Perfect video👏👏👏❤️
Glad you think so!
Thanks for this video!
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for your interesting tutorials!!! I really enjoy watching it.
I have a question . I always used infinitive after the word “worth” . For example “ This book isn’t worth to read it” or “ This place isn’t worth to go. Now I understood that correct answer is “ This place isn’t worth going.”
Thank you so much and good luck in creating new interesting tutorials!
Hi, Great I am so pleased to have helped you! However, in your sentence you should put: This place isn’t worth going to. Hope that helps!
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Mam, mind blowing lesson
Thanks so much Sourav!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
to bring
thank you for that lovely explanation about gerunds and infinitives
You're most welcome
Thank you so much! This video is very helpful for me. ♥
So glad to hear that!
My pleasure!
This is, the best video covering the topic Gerund and Infinitive I really learned a lot of things from this video and all the other videos too... thank you! you have helped me a lot....
Great to hear!
@@oxfordenglishnow It is great you are making this videos and making our doubts clear....
You are really doing a great job keep it up!!
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Great video!!! One question please: "He offered to help us wash up" why it's not "TO wash up"? I mean, even "help" want the "to infinitive".
Thank you very much!!
Michele
Hi, The phrase "help us wash up" uses the base form "wash" without the "to" because "help" is a verb that can be followed directly by another verb in its base form. In English, some verbs, like "help," "watch," "make," and "let," are followed by a second verb without the "to" before it. This construction is known as the bare infinitive. I hope that helps!
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Thanks so much Ling Uoy! 🙏
thank you , you are best teacher
Thank you! 😃
The teacher reminded to bring their swimming things.
Hi Esenzhan, well done! really close but don't forget to add, The teacher reminded THEM to bring their swimming things. Hope that helps! 🙏
Oxford English Now i thought it needed the Them. Remind needs an object .
I have interested so much !!!
You are so interested! So pleased to hear that!
Thank you teacher. Thank Cambodia.
You are welcome. Hello to Cambodia! 😀
Dear Prof,
Might I trouble you for a question ?
When does one has to use an infinitive or a gerund as a subject of a sentence? and when one can use both interchangeably?
Any tricks ? Any rules? Any lesson about that topic ?
Thank you kindly. A
Hi Andrea,
Both gerunds and infinitives can be used as the subject or the complement of a sentence. However, as subjects or complements, gerunds usually sound more like normal, spoken English, whereas infinitives sound more abstract. In the following sentences, gerunds sound more natural and would be more common in everyday English. Infinitives emphasise the possibility or potential for something and sound more philosophical. As a rule of thumb a gerund is best most of the time.
Normal subject Abstract subject
Learning is important. To learn is important.
Thank you. Muchas gracias 😊
My pleasure!
After this video Gerund and infinitives became pice of cake for me thanku youuuu 😊😊😊
My pleasure!
That was great 👍
Glad you think so!
Thank you so much 😊
You're welcome 😊
Thank you very much
You are welcome
Nice video!
Thanks!
Good lesson
Thanks Sunkara 🙏🏼
Teacher, I think the answer is 'to bring' after remind, thank you !
Yes, correct but don't forget the pronoun, remind them to bring. 😊
تشکر خیلی مفید بود
باعث افتخار من
Thank you! The lesson was clear and easy to understand.
Glad it was helpful!
love these
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To bring. Thank you.. This explain a lot
You are very welcome
Thank u for video and materials
It's my pleasure
Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
Thank you it was usefull for us
Glad to hear that
merci beaucoup :-) teacher
My pleasure! 🙏
I think to bring is correct 💁🏽♀️
Yes, Mr’s styles you are right but don’t forget the object. Reminded them to bring .... well done 👍
Oxford English Now thank you +I won’t ✨
Thanq mam nice topic.. but where z more complete list as u have told @5:20min.
Hi Rufus, Here is the promised list. 🙏
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Thanks teacher
You are welcome
To bring is the answer of last question mam and very nice explanation
Thank you mam
Hi Jaya, yes to bring is the right answer, well done! But don't forget to add THEM. The teacher reminded them to bring their swimming things. Hope that helps!
So useful
Glad you think so!
What do you use after " don´t like" an infinitive or a gerund?
Hi Alfonso, with gerunds and infinitives, don't like is the same as like and can be followed wither either with a small change in meaning. For example: I don't like swimming ( more general). and I don't like to swim in cold water ( more specific ) Hope that helps!
I need power writing more compound sentences Geruned & infinite. Thanks.
Hi LULA, i have noted your suggestion and will add it to my list of upcoming lessons! Thanks !
شكرا لك ❤👉
من دواعي سروري
Thank you Madam
You’re welcome 😊
The teacher reminded them to bring their swimming things ❤
Well done! Fantastic!
Thank you
You're welcome
Thanks.
I having a question for a long time.
No one can have given me the answer yet. It bothers me a lot.
1. I saw him cross the street
2. he was seen to cross the street.
3. I saw him crossing the street.
4. he was seen crossing the street.
they are all correct， and I can understand 【3】,【4】.
but for 【1】 or【2】.
I know it’s incorrect if 【1】 become 【I saw he ”to“ cross the street】, but why？
If I do this. What does this sentence mean?
I also know【2】 must have 【to】，but why this【to】is necessary?
If it is taken away. How do native speakers feel?
I want to know the underlying reason that why the infinitive with Passive Voice of Perceptive Verbs must have 【to】。
Thank you very much !
Hi,
OK so this is a long question. Let's look at your first question: You cannot say "I saw him to cross the street." We can use either the infinitive without to or the -ing form after the object of verbs such as hear, see, notice, watch. The infinitive without to often emphasises the whole action or event which someone hears or sees. The -ing form usually emphasises an action or event which is in progress or not yet completed. So the infinitive is not possible. But you can use the gerund as in your sentence 4. Because here you are emphasising the action or event which is in progress or not yet completed.
For your second question about sentence 2. You cannot remove the "to." It is not correct without the "to." The reason that you need "to" is that you are using the passive. I have just brought out a lesson on the passive with reporting verbs here: ua-cam.com/video/MpsrdpUKOTA/v-deo.html
and in this lesson you learn about the 3 grammatical structures that follow a passive reporting verb. One of these structures is: he/she + passive reporting verb + infinitive. I don't list "to see" in my lesson as a reporting verb but in this case I think you are using it as one.
Hope this helps! 🙏
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Thank you very much！ I will learn it seriously。
💜💭🥕👍🏻 needs writing down. Thanks
You're right! Thanks for the comment!
thank you
My pleasure!
We just couldn't imagine Gary's singing in public.
We just couldn't imagine Gary singing in public.
I appreciate your saying so.
I appreciate you saying so.
I'd like to know if these sentences are correct. In the second and the last sentece, are singing and saying gerund or present participle?
All correct. They are both gerunds.
You imagine someone doing something and you appreciate someone saying something. Hope that helps!
Thank umam and plz paticiples.
Hi Rakesh, thanks for the suggestion. I will put it on my list of upcoming lessons! 🙏
Mam can you make a video on paticiples .we are eagerly waiting for it.
Hi Rakesh, thanks for the suggestion. I will put it on my list of upcoming lessons! 🙏
@@oxfordenglishnow i have been in delhi hanging out with my friends .mam here hanging acting as.....
The teacher reminded THEM TO bring their swimming things.
Am I right?😅
Hi Crishaine, yes you are, well done!
@@oxfordenglishnow yey!
Awsome...but could u please tell me which one is correct either i saw him driving or i saw him drive..
Hi deborshi,
VERBS FOLLOWED BY EITHER -ING OR INFINITIVE (TO + SIMPLE ...
see, hear, watch, notice, observe
I saw you driving away. (activity in progress)
I saw him drive away. (the whole event)
Hope this helps!
Mam, "Janet looks towards the window because she wants to know if it is morning yet." May I write "Janet looks at the window." because you say 'look' can take the preposition 'at' ? Please answer I am confused
Hi Sourav, yes you could also say « looks at the window... »
Would you send me the complete list? I can not find it here.
Hi Ivone, here are the links to the lists:
Link to list of verbs followed by gerund or infinitive.
bit.ly/39jpZh7
bit.ly/3q8DshG
bit.ly/2Vlpifj
bit.ly/3pZt7oi
Hope that helps!
the teacher reminded to bring their swimming things .is it correct? .by the way the lesson was fantastic.
Hi Gabriela, Thank you for your positive comment. As for your answer, don't forget the pronoun, "The teacher reminded THEM to bring their swimming things. But well done, you got the infinitive after the verb remind. 😉
THANKS
You're welcome!
thank you mam
Most welcome 😊
E BRAVO MASSIMILIANO👏🏻
Thank you, welcome to my channel!
Can make a video of some/any and no compounds please?
Hi, thanks for the suggestion. I will put it on my list of upcoming lessons! 🙏🏻
The teacher reminded them to bring their swiming things. (The teacher is the subject,reminded is the verb, them is the object , to infinitive always have an object)
Spot on Rohan! Well done!
5. The teacher reminded them to bring their swimming things.
That's right ! well done!
thanks
You're welcome!
Does anyone know where the list are that she said they would be in the comment section?? I can’t see them.
Hi Mohamad, here are the links to the lists.
Link to list of verbs followed by gerund or infinitive.
bit.ly/39jpZh7
bit.ly/3q8DshG
bit.ly/2Vlpifj
bit.ly/3pZt7oi
Hope that helps!
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Yes I can see them now, thank you. 😍❤️🙏
Your writing is good. Is writing here a gerund?
Hi Mr. Baro Drama, no here it is a noun. I can see how you are confused but it is used with the possessive pronoun "your." Hope that helps.
@@oxfordenglishnow thanks for your explanation. I like ur videos. But gerund is verb-ing which functions as a noun, isn't it? What is the difference from these sentences
1. Your writing is good
2. I like writing.
Can u explain more about sentence no 1. Why can't we call that gerund?
Thanks in advance
It says the link to the list is expired so couldn't view it
Sorry, I have corrected that now! 🙏
Good evening Professor,
I was wondering if you might know a trick or a rule for figuring out whether to start a sentence with an infinitive or a gerund that carries out the action of noun.
For example:
Smoking is dangerous
To smoke is dangerous
Traveling is great
To travel is great
Shall there be a rule about whether to use one or the other or both?
I did not find anything in the books! Thank you kindly and please accept my deepest apologies for disturbing you. I pay my respects to you. Andrea
Hi, in your two sentences, the gerund becomes the subject of the sentence. So only the Smoking and Travelling… sentences are correct. I hope that helps!
The teacher reminded to bring their swimming things.
In my opinion, in this case we should apply infinitive, is that correct, teacher?
See you very soon.
Hi Nam, well done! but don't forget the pronoun, reminded THEM to bring their swimming things. Hope that helps!
The link with the list of verbs isn't working :(
sorry, I have corrected that now! 🙏
@@oxfordenglishnow you're a genius