Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds

A gerund is a verb ending in –ing that is used as a noun, either as a subject, object or complement. Examples are: listening, going, looking, moving, etc

For example:

In the sentence "I swim every day", the word "swim" is a verb.

In the sentence "I like swimming", the word "swimming" is a noun.

Therefore, "swimming" is a gerund.

Infinitives

An infinitive is the basic form of the verb + "to".

Examples: to buy, to fish, to run, to watch, to tell, and so forth.

Example Sentences:

"I want to swim."

"They asked us to leave."

"To be, or not to be – that is the question."

"The goal is to win."

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