Презентация, доклад по английскому языку 10 класс Spotlight V-ing формы и инфинитив

As a noun in the function of the subject

Sunbathing is very dangerous. Swimming is useful for our health.

After the verbs: admit, appreciate, avoid, consider, continue, deny, fancy, imagine, mind, miss, practice, prevent, save, suggest

She avoided meeting me. I practised driving. Jane suggested going to the club.

After the verbs: love, like, enjoy, prefer, dislike, hate

She likes playing football. I prefer being alone. I hate doing homework but I must

After expressions such as: to be busy, it’s no use, it’s no good, it’s (not) worth, what’s the use of, can’t help, there is no point (in), can’t stand, have difficulty in, have trouble

After the verbs: spend, waste, lose (time, money)

He spends an hour learning English every day. It’s a waste of time doing this work.

After the preposition to with verbs and expressions such as: look forward to, to be used to, in addition to, object to, prefer (doing smth. to smth. else)

She prefers reading to watching TV. I’m looking forward to visiting London.

after other prepositions:

He apologised for being late. He is good at telling anecdotes.

After the verbs: hear. Listen to, notice, see, watch and feel to describe incomplete action.

BUT we use the infinitive without to with hear, listen to, notice, see watch and feel to describe the complete action.

I didn’t see Paul get on the bus.

after certain verbs that refer to the future (agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, refuse, want )

He agreed to do it. Tom promised to come. I want to help him.

after would like, would prefer, would love

I would like to go to the cinema. They would prefer to do gardening. I would love to go to London and see the Tower.

After adjectives which describe feelings, emotions, willingness or unwillingness , person’s character: happy, glad, sad, clever, kind, eager

After be+ First/second/next/last

Yuri Gagarin was the first to fly in space. Jane was the last to come to my birthday party.

after verbs and expressions such as: ask, decide, explain, find out, learn ,want, want to know, when they are followed by a question word

She asked me why to go to the village.

after too/enough

He was too young to play this computer game.

in the expressions: to tell the truth, to be honest, to sum up, to begin with

To tell the truth I didn’t want to go there.

In the expressions for + noun/pronoun + to –inf-

It was very unusual for Tom to speak so rudely.

She can play the piano. Paul must be at home in time.

After the verbs let, make, see, hear and feel

My mother make me do the washing.

We use the to-infinitive after be made, be seen, be heard

He was heard to live in New York.

after had better and would rather

I would rather go to the theatre. I had better stay at home.