Infinitives and GerundsInfinitiv i gerund

Verb +-ing (enjoy doing/stop doing)Infinitiv: to doGerund: doingI enjoy dancing.Would you mind closing the door?Ian suggested going to the cinema.Posle nekih glagola, kao enjoy, mind, suggest, upotrebljava se gerund.

Jo neki glagoli s kojima ide gerund:StopFinishDelayPostponeFancyImagineConsiderAvoidAdmitDenyMissRiskInvolvePractice

Suddenly everybody stopped talking. There was silence.Ill do the shopping when Ive finished cleaning the flatHe tried to avoid answering my question.I dont fancy going out this evening.Have you ever considered going to live in another country?

Takoe koristimo gerund s frazalnim glagolima:Give up = stopPut off = postponeCarry on/go on = continueKeep/keep on = do something repeatedlyPaula has given up smoking.We cant go on living like this!Dont keep interrupting me while Im speaking.

Iza nekih od ovih glagola (admit, deny, suggest), umesto gerunda, moemo koristiti that reenicu.She denied that she had stolen the money. (ili She denied stealing the money.)Ian suggested that we went to the cinema. (Ian suggested going to the cinema.)

Verb + to (decide to do / forget to do)Postoje glagoli iza kojih se upotrebljava samo infinitiv:OfferagreerefuseDecideplanarrangeHopeaimlearnDeserveaffordforgetAttemptmanagefailPromisethreaten

It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home.I agreed to lend my friend some money.How old were you when you learnt to drive?We decided not to go out because of the weather.I promised not to be late.

Infinitiv se takoe koristi nakon:SeemappearTendpretendClaimThey seem to have plenty of money.I like George but he tends to talk too much.Anne pretended not to see me as she passed me in the street.

Verb + object + to...(I want you to...)WantexpectAskbegHelpmeanWould likewould preferWould lovewould hateIza ovih glagola ide infinitiv. Njihova struktura moe biti dvojaka:

Verb + to...We expected to be late.

Would you like to go now?He doesnt want to know.Verb + object + to...We expected Tom to be late.Would you like me to go now?He doesnt want anybody to know.

Verb + object + to...TellremindOrderwarnForceinviteEnablepersuadeTeachgetCan you remind me to phone Anne tomorrow?Who taught you to drive?Jim warned me not to touch the wire.

AdviseRecommendEncourageAllowPermitForbidNakon ovih glagola mogue su dve strukture.

Verb + -ing (bez Obj)I wouldnt recommend staying in that hotel.

She doesnt allow smoking in the house.

Verb + Obj + to...I wouldnt recommend anybody to stay in that hotel.She doesnt allow us to smoke in the house.

Make i LetOvi glagoli imaju strukturu verb + object + infinitive (bez to)The customs officer made Sally open her case.Hot weather makes me feel tired.Her parents wouldnt let her go out alone.Let me carry your bag for you.

UpotrebaVerb + -ingThey denied stealing the money.I enjoy going out.Ovu strukturu koristimo za radnju koja se desila pre radnje iskazane glavnim glagolom ili se desila istovremeno.Verb + to...They decided to steal the money.I want to go out.Ovu strukturu koristimo za radnju koja e se desiti posle radnje iskazane glavnim glagolom.

Verb + -ing or to...Remember + -ingI remember doing something = I did it and now I remember this.Remember posle glavne radnje.Im sure I locked the door. I clearly remember locking it.Remember + to...I remembered to do something = I remembered that I had to do it and so I did it.Remember pre glavne radnje.I remembered to lock the door but I forgot to shut the windows.

Regret + -ingI regret doing something = I did it and now I am sorry about it.I now regret saying what I said.Go on + -ing= continue doing the same thing.The minister went on talking for 2 hours.Regret + to...I regret to say / tell you / inform you = I have to say it and I am sorry about it.We regret to inform you that we are unable to help you.Go on + to...= do or say something new.After discussing the economy, the minister went on to talk about foreign policy.

Glagoli begin, start, intend, continue mogu da se koriste sa obe strukture gotovo bez razlike u znaenju:It has started raining.It has started to rain.John intends buying a house.John intends to buy a house.