Grammar Notes
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- Gerunds (verb + -ing) and infinitives (to + verb) are forms of verbs that act like nouns and pronouns.
- Some common verbs are always followed by a gerund: admit, consider, feel like, etc.
- Some verbs are always followed by infinitives: aim, ask, promise, refuse, etc.
- Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive: begin, like, love, try, regret, etc.
- When the adjective ends in -ing, it means that the person or thing causes this particular effect e.g. Rules frustrate me. Rules are frustrating.
- After the verbs remember, forget, stop, regret the difference between the infinitive and the gerund concerns time and order of events
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