After nouns: I couldn’t understand her decision to leave school early. After question words: Students often wonder what to do after school. After the first, the last, the only one(s): Kevin was the only one to know right away. b) The infinitive without to After modal verbs: infinitive without to I really must buy that book. After make + direct object (causing): That black hat is great. It makes you look like Al Capone. After let + direct object (allowing): Come on. Let me try it on. After verbs of perception + direct object: Can I see you put it on again? c) Gerund constructions Gerund constructions How to use them Relaxing with my friends is what I like best. • The gerund can be the subject of a sentence. Emma enjoys reading romantic novels. • The gerund often comes as an object after certain verbs: to enjoy, to imagine, etc. We’re all looking forward to going on holiday together. • Use the gerund after certain verbs + prepositions: to look forward to, to dream of, to feel like, etc. Darren is very good at developing new computer programmes. • Use the gerund after certain adjectives + prepositions: to be good/bad at, to be afraid of, etc. Sharon doesn’t like the idea of walking home all on her own. • The gerund also comes after certain nouns + prepositions: an/the idea of, a/the chance of, etc. But she’s worried about her boyfriend driving too fast. And she absolutely hates him drinking too much. • Sometimes an object comes before the -ing form, serving as the logical subject of the -ing form. d) Verbs with gerund or infinitive Some English verbs can be followed either by a gerund or an infinitive with to: • Without a difference in meaning: to begin, to continue, to start, to like, to love, to hate, to prefer • With a difference in meaning: to mean, to stop, to forget, to remember Verb + gerund Verb + infinitive If you really want to go to the US, it’ll mean saving up for a long time. I’ve been meaning to ask you if you’d like to go to the US with me. • After to mean the gerund describes a logical consequence. • After to mean the infinitive expresses an intention to do something. Jack has stopped taking photos. He never knows what to do with them. Oh, look at that view! Let’s stop to take a photo. 173 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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