Gerunds vs Infinitives | Advanced Grammar Lesson

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I learned it this way. Let's say if we have two verbs, we always use "to" between them; for example, "it's nice to meet you (to be + to + meet)", "You're to go to bed now", "It doesn't hurt to review old grammar", etc. I know know I overly simplify it (there are some exceptions like modal verbs, etc.) :D, but it works in general, so we just need to learn verbs with gerunds and a few exceptions. Thank you for your lesson :)

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I have a question if you could answer i'll appreciate that, in 15:00 minute of the video about verbs that if we use gerunds or infinitive the meaning will be change. The tense of the verb of the first sentence is simple present, so why the meaning is like talking about memories?

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Geruunds: I will avoid talking to him. Phillips considers speaking with the doctor. I have quit following his decisions. I feel like dancing now. I miss meeting with Rex in class. Infinitives: I agree to respect his decision. I hope to meet the teacher.

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Gerunds : I Avoid eating fast-foods I Dread watching that horror film I Consider writiing my notes in notebook. I Enjoy learning new languages. I Finish doing home work. I Postpone taking that exam She recommend making sentences. I Miss calling you. He Quit smoking. I Feel like playing the piano. 💚💚💚💚💚🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩💚💚💚💚 Infinitives : I Agree to your opinion. I Choose to be alone. I Decide not to go university. You Deserve to win the prize. She Expect me to teach her English. I Hope to help you. I Learn to calm down. I Plan to learn Hindi. She Promise to do that task. I want to play the piano. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️🟥🟥🟥🟥🟥♥️♥️♥️♥️ *Continue *Hate *Start *Love *Like *Begin

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You included in your verbs list with unchangeable meaning such a verb like hate. I take your point but read in many sources of using this word only like a gerund. Could you clarify your point of view, please?

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Especially in German. The sentence structure is really important for nouns. I tell you though: I never thought a noun could become my enemy until I started taking German. They change in every Case, which I had to learn before I could get into beginner's German. I went my whole life knowing English without being aware of the Nominative, Accusative, Dative & Genitive cases.

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Thank you for your great explanation. If you don't mind I want you to teach us about mix gerund and infinitive (I mean about passive and perfect forms) and about mix conditionals🙏 thanks in advance

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