English Grammar - Gerund or Infinitive? ('I like swimming' or 'I like to swim'?)
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- www.engvid.com I love to learn! I love learning! Which sentence is correct? Watch this English grammar lesson on gerunds and infinitives to find out. You'll learn when and how to use gerunds and infinitives properly -- especially useful for talking about your hobbies or interests. Then take the quiz at www.engvid.com/... .
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There is still a meaning difference between gerunds and infinitives. Using a gerund suggests that you
are referring to real activities or experiences. Using an infinitive
suggests that you are talking about potential or possible activities or
experiences. Because of this small difference in meaning, gerunds and
infinitives cannot always be used interchangeably, such as in the
examples below.
Examples:
The British reporter likes living in New York. He lives in New York and he likes what he experiences there.
The British reporter likes to live in New York whenever he works in the United States. He likes the option or possibility of living in New York when he works in the United States.
I like speaking French because it's such a beautiful language. I like the experience of speaking French, and the way it makes me feel when I speak the language.
I like to speak French when I'm in France. I prefer the option of speaking French when I am in France.
Still didnt get
What's the difference between gerund and progressive form of verb
@@thelearners2355 actually you are referring to the progressive form like "I am reading this book" twhen I said that the gerund is used like a Verb not a noun. When we use gerunds without the "is, are or am" we refer to a noun ;) hope it helps you
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"I'm going to" is not a gerund it is present continuous!
The point of the lesson is to correct student who use to + base+ing, side by side. Students make this mistake all the time!!!!
EX..I'm going to shopping.
Help! I'm looking forward to meeting you. What is this?!
Pick out the infinitive
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@@schang8964 You feel happy, enthusiastic or excited about an activity that will happen soon or in the future. Example: I'm really looking forward to the Christmas holidays. It can also be used for negative emotions. Example: I'm not looking forward to the meeting with my boss tomorrow.
@@schang8964 "I am looking forward" is Present Cont.,but "to seeing" is a gerund.We use "TO" like a preposition we must use with "to look forward"
l'm looking forward to meeting you."TO" is not a part of Infinitive,it's just a preposition like "to accuse OF,to object TO"
You should explain us when to use the ing form when the infinitive.
+alessandro matarazzo (alexmat) Both can be used, usually with the same meaning.
When to use them?
After an adjective and certain verbs, we use the infinitive form:
I was DISAPPOINTED to see you flirting. (adj)
I FORGOT to lock the door. (after certain verbs)
and gerunds when used as a subject or prepositions:
DANCING is fun. (subject)
I did it without ASKING for permission. (after a preposition)
She disliked ASKING questons. (after certain verbs)
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alessandro matarazzo
The infinitive follows the adjective or noun.
Gerunds as a noun
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I like you, but where is the explanation WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE between them? Everyone can find how it forms .. I need to know when I should use Gerund or Infinitive cause that's the problem...
There're another egnvideos by Alex named "10 common verbs followed by gerunds" and "6 ways to use gerund" that are more useful than this one to learn the use of infinitive and gerund.
u can use one of them.....both r having same meaning,if u r using gerund then u will have to follow gerund rule and if u want to use infinitive then u have to use infinitive rule....this teacher tought very easily way without taking much time...
yeah right I too told her about that
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This is great but it's worth remembering that sometimes "I like skiing" can mean that I like watching it, "I like to ski" usually means that I like putting on my skis and participating in the sport.
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Yes, when you use to be verb + ing it is present continuous!
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"Snowboard" is no longer a noun when used in that kind of sentence. It becomes a verb (i.e. "to snowboard"), and that verb gets the "-ing" in gerund. You could say you like a snowboard (noun), but then you'd mean you like the object you put under your shoes to ride on, as opposed to the activity of riding on it. It seems to be a recurring thing in the English language (which doesn't exist in say French, Spanish, Portuguese etc.) to take a noun and transform it into a verb like that. "I like snowboarding" = "I like to snowboard" = "The act of snowboarding pleases me" and so on. You could say "I'm going to snowboard tomorrow" or "I've never snowboarded before" (notice the past tense in particular) just to prove this point. Plus, as with any language, nouns can never take the gerund form. It's a verb-only thing, as is the infinitive. I'm not from a natively English-speaking country, so I found this a very peculiar and interesting feature of the English language when I first noticed it. (Teachers won't mention this, so it's not like anyone gets to learn it in class.)
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but we can write "i like to go swimming". here both gerund(JERUND) and infinitives are used but another verb Go has been added. am i right?
Interesting lesson. Perhaps it's just me, but I would not claim that gerunds are noun+ing as this can confuse many ESL learners. All of those nouns used in the examples are actually just base form verbs that can be used as nouns depending on context, including "snowboard." (Ex: He shops for bread on Sundays, and she snowboards every weekend.)
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so when you say:
I like walking
is the same iff i say
i like to walk?
Yes
my teacher said that gerund were your habit ( for example: I like drinking " show your habit " and to infinitive were your current decision in the present ( ex: your friend said," do you want to drink beer? " nope I don't want to drink beer." i'm from VIETNAMESSE and you? where are you from?
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Its a yes cause, "To walk" and "Walking" is more like a present tense, so it's same.
i understand that I like walking means person who likes to walk or walking sport. And if you say i like to walk means that person is just like to walk. In my humble opinion i think so hahh
Thanks for your examples, Chris.
I liked that lesson so much teacher! Thank you!
It's when you simply separate "to" and the infinitive and insert an additional part of speech (usually an adverb.) Like: To boldly go, in contrast with, to go boldly. Some people consider it improper, but it's so common and widespread that most people don't follow that rule anymore. I personally like splitting infinitives because it shows that English word order doesn't have to be so rigid and can have some degree of flexibility.
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frankly speaking im from Georgia and here i have 3 kind of Grammar books that teaches every grammar rules and tasks in my language including Gerund and infinitive, but no one was such helpfull like your lesson thanks and greeting from Georgia
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Practically they mean the same, but there is a slight difference: "I like swimming" means that you enjoy the activity, whereas "I like to swim" means that you think that swimming is good for you (i.e. it is healthy), but does not necessarily mean that you enjoy the activity. For example: I like to do my homework after school (it does not mean that you love doing your homework though). Hope it helps.
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Please, can you make a video about PASSIVE VOICE using "ing" or "to"? Thank you so much♥
Thanks so much Ronnie! This video really help me, and clean up my confusion about this matter.
'learning to swim'... is learning therefore a participle rather than a gerund (because it relates to the following verb) ?
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Another thing I always teach my students is going to (place) + verb+ img for activities. E.g. I go shopping to Macys.
Gerund and infinitve can be in the same sentence.
Example: "We can avoid risking such disease by choosing to eat healthy food"
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Okay, so based on the last example (I went swimming/I like to swim), are Infinitives not allowed to use tense? I think it'd be weird to say "I went to swim", but then again I'm not too sure...
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I liked so much your intro, however, the information you give has something to catch up. A "gerund" is a verb form. Meaning a form that is formed from a verb but that functions as a noun.
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Why do you hate infinitive Ronnie ?
"I'm running to stand still"....."The running I have to do, just to stand still"...I was looking for exceptions here, but I'm just confusing myself!
+Jimmy McGee Maybe something more like: "I hate all the lying I have to do just to make you happy." You were on the right track; you just picked two opposites so it didn't work. You knew what you were trying to say :)
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Thank you, Ronnie. Very useful explanation.
but can't u say: I am allowed to go swimming. (they are in the same sentence) I'm confused :\
Jasmine El-masri
she means we can't say:
i like to swimming !
you have to choose one:
i like to swim
or i like swimming
No ( to + ing ) in the same sentence !
Oh ok
Jazz Masri she mainly talking about them being objective and subjective as well
@Naj Naj thank you so much, also i didn't understand that one because we can say ( i want to go snowboarding) (y) (y)
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Joking apart, that means , by your board, that I may use both ways of saying !? “ I like swimming, I like to swim” both ways are correct?
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Thank you so much! This is really helpful and i finally understood infinitives and gerunds!
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There are some verbs such as "enjoy" which take gerund only. I enjoy traveling.
"Avoid". I avoid sleeping late. You can find a list of them on the internet.
Hey, got a question concerning this sentence " whether it's love, work, or chasing dreams, we'll always find a reason not to. Find a reason to" is *chasing* in here gerund or verb? Thank you.
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thanks ,Ronnie.Last time my grammar teacher said when we have 2 verbs in the same sentence,the second one must to have ING but she didn't say the second verb was a gerund.
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you don't need to explain how the structures work because we all know that gerund words need ing. we just don't know when to use the two of them, and what is the different. also, are both of them each have a different definition in a sentence??? I like your teaching
ur perfect i really like to watch ur videos .... but i was looking for verbals and wanted to know when can i use to+inf after verbs & v+ing ... could u make a lesson about them ? and thanks a lot for ur fab lessons .
thx alot. I'm confused about the use of the gerund. she said that we can use either the gerund or the infinitive.I was taught that after prference verbs ; like, hate,love dslikeand don't mind ...only the gerung can be used.After certain verbs like learn, want and need ,the infinitive form must be used.
I hope it isn't too late to explain that to you. Well, I studied the British English with an Irish teacher and she said and in my grammar book is written something like this "I like skiing = it is a genneral thing. You like skiing anywhere. I like to ski in France. It is specif. Hope it helps you. Bye.
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