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#2 (permalink) Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:35 pm Gerund and infinitives |
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1-He is afraid to lose his job.
2-You are justified in saying this.
3-We aim to supply you with the best material.
4-She is good to talk with. She is a good talker.
5-I was eager to please him.
Only number two requires a gerund. The remainder are used with the "to" form of the verb. _________________ Keep it simple ... Keep it interesting. |
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Kitosdad Language Coach

Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Posts: 13417 Location: ESSEN, Germany, (but English.)
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#3 (permalink) Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:49 pm Gerund and infinitives |
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Are "I am going to play." and "i am going for playing." same and interchangeable or not. . please clear the use of "to +verb" and "for+verb+ing".
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Hariom4me I'm new here and I like it ;-)

Joined: 12 Aug 2009 Posts: 18 Location: India
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#4 (permalink) Sun Jan 31, 2010 13:49 pm Gerund and infinitives |
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"I am going to play." and "i am going for playing."
They are NOT interchangeable.
The first shows INTENT. The second is the Simple Present form. _________________ Keep it simple ... Keep it interesting. |
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Kitosdad Language Coach

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#5 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:52 am Gerund and infinitives |
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Hi Sir,
Will you please tell me where I can use gerund. I don't know exactly that what kind of sentences need gerund. Will you please give me some tips and hints. Thank you Sir. |
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Rida* You can meet me at english-test.net

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#6 (permalink) Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:27 am Gerund and infinitives |
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Good morning Rida.
"I like to swim." "I like swimming."
"I heard her cry" "She was crying."
"They love to sing together." "They are always singing together."
"I heard someone shout." "Someone was shouting." _________________ Keep it simple ... Keep it interesting. |
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Kitosdad Language Coach

Joined: 04 Mar 2009 Posts: 13417 Location: ESSEN, Germany, (but English.)
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