He began to talk.

continue They continue smoking.

They continue to smoke.

hate Do you hate working on Saturdays?

Do you hate to work on Saturdays?

like I like swimming.

I like to swim.

love She loves painting.

She loves to paint.

prefer Pat prefers walking home.

Pat prefers to walk home.

start They start singing.

They start to sing.

We use the Gerund or the Infinitive after the following verbs. There are two possible structures after these verbs. Gerund: verb + -ing

Infinitive: verb + person + to-infinitive

advise They advise walking to town.

They advise us to walk to town.

allow They do not allow smoking here.

They do not allow us to smoke here.

encourage They encourage doing the test.

They encourage us to do the test.

permit They do not permit smoking here.

They do not permit us to smoke here.

We use the following structures with the word recommend:

recommend They recommend walking to town.

They recommend that we walk to town.

Some verbs have different meanings. (when used with Gerund or Infinitive)

GERUND INFINITIVE

forget He'll never forget spending so much money on his first computer. Don't forget to spend money on the tickets.

go on Go on reading the text. Go on to read the text.

mean You have forgotten your homework again. That means phoning your mother. I meant to phone your mother, but my mobile didn't work.

remember I remember switching off the lights when I went on holiday. Remember to switch off the lights when you go on holiday.

stop Stop reading the text. Stop to read the text.

try Why don't you try running after the dog? I tried to run after the dog, but I...

Using structures

Deal with the exercises on Page 49.

Do Ex2 first and then do Ex3.

Ask students to do Ex1 in their exercise books after class.