Ex.3. Translate into English:
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Grammar Revision
Infinitive or Gerund?
1. The infinitive is often used when talking about aims and objectives, and the gerund when the verb is the subject of the sentence.
He made a decision to start a new life.
Learning languages is my hobby.
2. The infinitive is used after adjectives, adverbs, nouns and pronouns; the gerund is used after prepositions and conjunctions.
I was surprised to meet him there.
She is certain to retire soon.
He was shocked. He didnt know what to do.
They have a plan to start a business.
After graduating from the University he set up his business.
He insisted on restructuring the company.
3. Some verbs can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive. begin, cant bear, continue, hate, like, love, remember, start, stop, try, intend, bother, prefer
4. Some of these verbs change their meanings depending on whether they are used with the gerund or the infinitive
to remember + infinitive = not to forget to do something
to remember + gerund = to remember something done in the past
 to regret + infinitive = to be sorry for something you are doing
to regret + gerund = to be sorry because of something that happened in the past
to stop + infinitive = to stop so that you can do it to stop + gerund = to end an action
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Ex.1. Divide the verbs in the box into two categories: A-those generally followed by an infinitive, B-those generally followed by a gerund. Some verbs may appear in both categories, depending on their meaning.
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