Bolexa by Lizbeth Cobos https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1 Made with a warm hug en-us 2017-02-20 19:24:34 UTC 2026-03-09 14:57:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Doubleheart.png Infinitives a01411069 https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155000241  An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence. It is formed with to + base form of the verb.

TO + VERB= INFINTIVE


]]> 2017-02-20 19:33:53 UTC https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155000241 Gerund a01411069 https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155000611 Is a verb wich is used as a noun.
You use:
🖤After certain verbs and expressions,like or dislik.Common examples:
Like,love,keep,miss,feel...
🖤After all prepositions except "to" .
🖤After adjective and preposition combinations.Common examples:good,wonderful,bad,sad,...

Gerunds function as nouns. Thus, gerunds will be subjects, subject complements, direct objects, indirect objetcs, and objects of prepositions. 

Present participles, on the other hand, complete progressive verbs or act as modifiers.

]]> 2017-02-20 19:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155000611 INFINITIVE EXAMPLES a01411069 https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155360426
  •  to express purpose (to answer "Why...?"):
He bought some flowers to give to his wife.
He locked the door to keep everyone out.

  • after certain verbs particularly verbs of thinking and feeling:
choose, decide, expect, forget, hate, hope, intend, learn, like,
love, mean, plan, prefer, remember, want, would like, would love
agree, promise, refuse
They decided to start a business together.
Remember to turn the lights out.

  • Some verbs are followed by a direct object and the infinitive:
advise, ask, encourage, invite, order, persuade, remind, tell, warn,
expect, intend, would prefer, want, would like
She reminded me to turn the lights out.
He encouraged his friends to vote for him.





]]> 2017-02-22 05:06:30 UTC https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155360426 GERUN AND INFINITIVE DIFFERENCES a01411069 https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155360573 Pain attention]]> 2017-02-22 05:08:20 UTC https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155360573 GERUND EXAMPLES a01411069 https://padlet.com/a01411069/Eadvanced1/wish/155361473 Since Francisco was five years old, swimming has been his passion.
 
 Swimming = subject of the verb has been.

Francisco's first love is swimming.

Swimming = subject complement of the verb is.

Francisco enjoys swimming more than spending time with his girlfriend Diana.

 Swimming = direct object of the verb enjoys.

Francisco gives swimming all of his energy and time.

 Swimming = indirect object of the verb gives.

When Francisco wore dive fins to class, everyone knew that he was devoted to swimming.

 Swimming = object of the preposition to.
 
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