Infinitives vs. Gerunds — The Feeling We Never Forgot
Grammar: Verbs followed by infinitives vs. gerunds — meaning and register
Free ESL grammar exercise on infinitives vs. gerunds themed around the feeling we never forgot. Printable worksheet from classplan.ai.
What's on this worksheet
A Level 5 (advanced) ESL grammar exercise on psychology, practising verbs followed by infinitives vs. gerunds — meaning and register. The worksheet has a short reading excerpt, a grammar reference and graded practice items.
From the reading
The stories we keep telling ourselves about who we were at seven or twelve turn out to shape who we decide to become at thirty. McAdams found that people tend to remember moments involving strong emotion far more vividly.
Grammar
- Verbs + infinitive
- Use to + base form after: decide, manage, tend, choose, encourage, urge. She decided to revisit the memory.
- Verbs + gerund
- Use -ing after: avoid, suggest, enjoy, admit, keep, regret (past). He avoided speaking about the episode.
Sample items
- McAdams urged his students ______ the emotional tone of early memories, not just their content.
- She always avoided ______ about the afternoon her teacher humiliated her in class.
- He decided ______ the memory from a completely different angle after the session.
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