A gerund is a verb in its -ing form
that functions as a noun that names
an activity rather than a person or
thing.
I look forward to helping you paint the house.
- Some verbs and verb phrases
are directly followed a gerund.
- Some verbs can be followed
by a gerund or an infinitive
without causing a change in
meaning
Some people prefer getting up early
in the morning. / Some people prefer
to get up early in the morning
An infinitive is a verb form that acts
as other parts of speech in a sentence.
It is formed with to + base form of
the verb.
An object following
the verb: Jim
always forgets to
eat
A subject at the beginning of
a sentence: To travel around
the world requires a lot of
time and money.
Some verbs are directly followed by a noun or
pronoun and then by an infinitive: I convinced
Catherine to become vegetarian. He advised me to
sell all my shares of stock.
Some verbs are directly followed by an
infinitive: Do you want to call your
family now?