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Grammar - Gerunds and Infinitives Flashcards

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1
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After the verbs go and come

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Gerund

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dread + infinitive

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when we are worried about something

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burst out

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gerund

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can’t help

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gerund

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can’t bear/stand

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gerund

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feel like

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gerund

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have a good time

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gerund

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it’s no good/use

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gerund

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it’s (not) worth

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gerund

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look forward to

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gerund

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spend time/money

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gerund

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there’s no point

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gerund

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waste time/money

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gerund

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as a subject of a sentence

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infinitive

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after verb and object

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infinitive

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after subject +is/are when giving formal instructions

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Forget as an action in the past usually in negative sentences

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forget as to complete something or a responsibility

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go on as continue the same action

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go on as do a different action after you finished doing something else

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mean as a result, involve

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mean as intend, want

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need as require

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need ad passive meaning: need to be done

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regret as be sorry about a past action
gerund
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regret as be sorry about making a negative announcement
infinitive
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remember as recall, not forget a past action
gerund
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remember as not forget to perform an action in the future
infinitive
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stop as not continue an action or a habit
gerund
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stop as stop doing one action in order to do another one
infinitive
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try as try to do something for a while to find out it works or if it is successful, enjoyable
gerund
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try as attempt something to see if you can do it or not
infinitive

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