Gerunds and Infinitives

What rule applies to this sentence?

Reading your notes again and again is useful.

• We use the gerund after certain verbs like admit, avoid,

  consider, involve, risk, suggest

• We use the gerund after prepositions.

• We use the gerund as the subject/object of a sentence.

• We use the gerund with go to talk about physical

  activities

What rule applies to this example?

I avoid revising everything. I just revise some of the topics and hope they come up in the exam.

• We use the gerund after prepositions.

• We use the gerund after certain verbs like admit, avoid,

  consider, involve, risk, suggest

• We use the gerund as the subject/object of a sentence

• We use the gerund after verbs of liking or disliking

  (except when the verb goes with would, e.g. would like, would

  prefer).

In this sentence?

It’s good to revise with other students.

• We use the infinitive immediately after adjectives.

• We use the infinitive to explain why somebody does

  something.

• We use the infinitive after too, enough, the first, the last

• We use the infinitive after certain verbs like agree, appear, arrange, ask, decide, expect, forget, help, learn, manage,

  need, promise, try, want.

And in this sentence?

The last thing I do before the real exam is do a practice exam.

• We use the infinitive to explain why somebody does

  something.

• We use the infinitive after prepositions.

• We use the infinitive as the subject/object of a sentence.

• We use the infinitive after too, enough, the first, the last

Tell me rule you use in this sentence...

I always need to take a break after 45 or 50 minutes of study.

• We use the infinitive with go to talk about physical

  activities.

• We use the infinitive after prepositions.

• We use the infinitive after certain verbs like agree, appear, arrange, ask, decide,expect, forget, help, learn, manage,

  need, promise, try, want.

• We use the infinitive to explain why somebody does

  something.

What is the rule here?

It’s important to use a variety of different revision

techniques for keeping revision as effective as possible.

Match the sentence with its rule,

I always go to the library to revise.

• We use the infinitive immediately after adjectives.

• We use the gerund after prepositions.

• We use the infinitive to explain why somebody does

  something.

• We use the gerund after certain verbs like admit, avoid,

  consider, involve, risk, suggest

Match this sentence with its rule...

My revision strategy involves drinking lots of coffee and going to bed late.

• We use the gerund as the subject/object of a sentence

• We use the gerund after certain verbs like admit, avoid,

  consider, involve, risk, suggest

• We use the infinitive after too, enough, the first, the last.

• We use the infinitive to explain why somebody does

  something.

Match this sentence with its rule.

I feel stressed when I revise so I go running or swimming regularly.

• We use the infinitive immediately after adjectives.

• We use the gerund after certain verbs like admit, avoid,

  consider, involve, risk, suggest

• We use the gerund with go to talk about physical

  activities.

• We use the infinitive after prepositions.

Match this sentences with its rule

I revise by reading my notes and then asking somebody to test me.

• We use the gerund with go to talk about physical

  activities.

• We use the infinitive to explain why somebody does

  something.

• We use the infinitive after certain verbs like agree, appear, arrange, ask, decide, expect, forget, help, learn, manage,

  need, promise, try, want.

• We use the gerund after prepositions.