Gerunds And Infinitives - Part 1

1.1   Gerunds - Introduction
1.2   Using Gerunds As The Objects of Prepositions
1.3   Common Preposition Combinations Followed By Gerunds
1.4   Common Verbs Followed By Gerunds
1.5   Go + Gerunds
1.6   Special Expressions Followed By -ing
1.7   Common Verbs Followed By Infinitives
1.8   Common Verbs Followed By Either Infinitives or Gerunds
1.9   Reference List of Verbs Followed By Gerunds
1.10 Reference List of Verbs Followed By Infinitives
1.11 It + Infinitives; Gerunds and Infinitives As Subjects





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Gerunds And Infinitives - Part 1
1.1   Gerunds - Introduction
1.2   Using Gerunds As The Objects of Prepositions
1.3   Common Preposition Combinations Followed By Gerunds
1.4   Common Verbs Followed By Gerunds
1.5   Go + Gerunds
1.6   Special Expressions Followed By -ing
1.7   Common Verbs Followed By Infinitives
1.8   Common Verbs Followed By Either Infinitives or Gerunds
1.9   Reference List of Verbs Followed By Gerunds
1.10 Reference List of Verbs Followed By Infinitives
1.11 It + Infinitives; Gerunds and Infinitives As Subjects

Gerunds And Infinitives - Part 2
2.1   Infinitive of Purposes: in order to
2.2   Adjectives Followed By Infinitives
2.3   Using Infinitives With too And enough
2.4   Passive And Past Forms of Infinitives And Gerunds
2.5   Using Gerunds or Passive Infinitives Following need
2.6   Using A Possessive To Modify A Gerund
2.7   Using Verbs of Perception
2.8   Using The Simple Form After let And help
2.9   Using Causative Verbs: make, have, get

Practice
 Quiz 1 -  Using Gerunds As The Objects of Prepositions (Chart 1.2)
Quiz 2 - Common Verbs Followed By Either Infinitives or Gerunds (Chart 1.6-1.7)
Quiz 3 - Common Verbs Followed By Either Infinitives or Gerunds (Chart 1.8)
Quiz 4 - Infinitive of Purposes: in order to (Chart 2.1)
Quiz 5 - Passive And Past Forms of Infinitives And Gerunds (Chart 2.4)
Quiz 6 - Using Gerunds or Passive Infinitives Following need (Chart 2.5)
Quiz 7 - Using A Possessive To Modify A Gerund (Chart 2.6)
Quiz 8 - Using Verbs of Perception (Chart 2.7)
Quiz 9 - Using The Simple Form After let And help (Chart 2.8)
Quiz 10 - Using Causative Verbs: make, have, get (Chart 2.9)