"A gerund is a noun formed of a verb."
To form a gerund you add "ing" to the
verb.
Where I put
°After a preposition : I’m interested in learning English. // I’m fond of playing tennis.
°After some verbs : deny, avoid, can’t help, like, dislike, enjoy, mind, keep on, suggest,
°As the subject of a sentence : Smoking is dangerous for your health.
important: The negative form of the gerund is "not + gerund" I enjoy not doing
anything on holiday.
INFINITE
IS
An infinitive is the basic form of the verb + "to". Examples:
to buy, to fish, to run, to watch, to tell, etc.
Where I put
1° After some verbs like: would like, agree, choose, choose, plan,
refuse, hope, want, manage etc. : I want to Become a teacher 2°
After adjectives : I'm happy to see you again. 3° To express an
objective or why we are doing an action:
Remember that it is not correct to
say * I'm here for to study Inglés.
Important: The negative form of the infinitive is "not + infinitive" I'm happy not to see
you again.
To answer the question 'Why' :
Why did you stop working? - To
spend more time with my
children.