GERUND OR INFINITIVE (WITH /WITHOUT TO)

This is the KEY to the exercises on ING versus INFINITIVE which was handed out in class when we were doing File 6A and which I didn't have time to do with all the groups. Those of you who still haven't got a copy might be able to find one in the EXTRA PHOTOCOPIES box in the classroom.

1 to ride, to do, coming, to come

2 spending, earning

3 being, to apologize

4 to eat (adj + to infinitive)

5 working, spending

6 looking (keep = continue), being (prep + gerund)

7 posting (past action)

8 to lock (future action), go (had better + bare infinitive), do

9 to learn, saying

10 trying, to interrupt (attempt), to wait, talking (stop + gerund = cease)

11 doing, to move (think right) / moving (in a general sense)

12 to leave (think right), to go

13 to drink

14 being, to wait

15 trying, to make, adding (experiment)

16 going, stay (would rather + bare infinitive)

17 to look (tell + obj + to infinitive), (to) take, to look, to do

18 getting, walking

19 listening (enjoy it), listening

20 to make / making (no difference), to see (purpose)

21 doing

22 to put, to prevent (purpose), climbing (prevent + gerund)

23 taking, to eat (purpose)

24 ringing up (keep = continue), asking, to do (wh- word + to infinitive)

25 waiting, to clear, to set out

26 repeat (make + obj + bare infinitive), to make (purpose), to do

27 leaving, sending, to tow

28 borrowing, asking, to do

29 to offend (mean + to infinitive = intention), annoying

30 to be able, to tell, gazing

31 gobbling

32 to see