Infinitives and Gerunds

1. examples of infinitive

1.1. Wanting is power

1.2. Dumping debris prohibited

2. Infinitive characteristics:

2.1. It is used as an auxiliary verb

2.2. Express simultaneous action

2.3. They work like an adverb

3. examples of gerunds

3.1. Angela was reading

3.2. Braulio is writing

4. characteristics of gerunds

4.1. It has an abstract character

4.2. Express simultaneous action

4.3. Its subject must be the same as that of the main verb

5. Definition of the Infinitive:

5.1. The Infinitive is a non-personal form of the verb

6. Definition of Gerund:

6.1. The Gerund is a non-personal form of the verb (like the Infinitive or the Participle) that indicates that an action is in progress.

7. Definition of the Infinitive:

7.1. The Infinitive is a non-personal form of the verb (like the Gerund and the Participle) that carries the endings -ar, -er, -ir.

8. rules in infinitives

8.1. Infinitives are used after many adjectives

8.2. infinitives can be used as subjects of a sentence

9. rules in gerunds

9.1. Gerunds are used after prepositions (with one exception)

9.2. Gerunds can be used as the subject of a sentence

9.3. can be used as subjects of a sentence