2019-04-22 Grammar: gerund/infinitive intro

gerund = verb(ing) used like a noun
infinitive = to + base form
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Gerunds and infinitives can be used in many different places:

as the subject of a sentence: usually gerunds, sometimes infinitives (big general statements)
	Collecting stamps is a good way to do this. / To be human is to think.
after a verb (or after the object of a verb): gerunds or infinitives
after an adjective: usually infinitives, sometimes gerunds (inversion of a gerund-subject sentence)
	It’s important to study every day. / It isn’t easy being green. = Being green isn’t easy.
	It was nice to meet you. / It’s too cold to go swimming.
after a preposition: always gerunds
	Thanks for giving me your pen. / I look forward to meeting them. (“to” is the preposition here)
after a noun: gerunds or infinitives
	He’s had good luck finding them. / It’s a good way to do this.
after an adverb (especially with “too” or “enough”): usually infinitives
	He talks too quickly to understand.
to express purpose: infinitives (sometimes with “in order”)
	I went to the store to buy milk.
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Infinitives can include information about negation, aspect and voice.

negative: I expect not to understand this.
continuous: I expect to be eating at 7.
perfect: I expect to have eaten before 7.
passive: I expect to be paid on Friday.