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Basic Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 1 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial explains what gerunds and infinitives are and how to begin using them in everyday English. Complete exercises 1 - 10 below to practice what you have learned in part 1 before moving on.

• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 1
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 2
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 3
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 4
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 5

• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 6
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 7
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 8
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 9
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 10

Intermediate Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 2 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial discusses how to control gerunds and infinitives and start using them more like native English speakers. Complete exercises 11 - 20 to see if you understand what you've learned in parts 1 and 2. Then continue on to our advanced section.

• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 11
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 12
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 13
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 14
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 15

• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 16
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 17
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 18
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 19
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 20

Advanced Gerunds and Infinitives

Part 3 of the Gerunds and Infinitives Tutorial covers exceptions and advanced gerunds and infinitives usage. This section is for the pros who want to speak English just like a native speaker. Can you pass our gerunds and infinitives final test?

• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 21
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 22
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 23
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 24
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 25

• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 26
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 27
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 28
• Gerunds and Infinitives Exercise 29
• Gerunds and Infinitives Final Test

Gerund and Infinitive Reference Lists

Here is a collection of all the reference lists used in this tutorial for quick access.

• Verbs Followed by Gerunds
• Verbs Followed by Infinitives
• Verbs Followed by Nouns + Infinitives
• Verbs Followed by Either Gerunds OR Nouns + Infinitives
• Go + Gerund List
• Adjective + Preposition Combinations Followed by Gerunds
• Noun + Preposition Combinations Followed by Gerunds
• Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives (Different Usage)
• Verbs Followed by Gerunds OR Infinitives (Similar Meaning)
• Be + Adjective Combinations Followed by Infinitives
• Nouns Followed by Infinitives
• Expressions followed by VERB+ing
• Location Verbs Followed by VERB+ing            https://www.englishpage.com/index.html