Gerunds and Infinitives

PG 6

Title: Mastering Infinitives through Guided Conversation

Instructions: The purpose of this exercise is to improve your understanding and usage of infinitives (to + base form of the verb) through structured conversational prompts. These questions are designed to naturally integrate infinitives into your everyday language use, enhancing both your speaking and writing skills in English. Each question encourages you to respond using infinitives, and you should aim to keep the conversation flowing by adding more information or asking follow-up questions related to the topic. This practice will help make the use of infinitives more intuitive and automatic in your communication.

Group 1: Agree to, Choose to, Decide to, Want to, Need to, Plan to, Intend to, Hope to, Learn to, Like to

1. Agree to: What are some terms you would agree to when signing a new job contract?
   • Follow-up: Would you agree to relocate for work?
2. Choose to: Why did you choose to study your current field?
   • Follow-up: What other career paths did you consider?
3. Decide to: How do you usually decide to spend your weekends?
   • Follow-up: What’s the best weekend trip you’ve ever decided to take?
4. Want to: What do you want to achieve by the end of this year?
   • Follow-up: How do you plan to reach these goals?
5. Need to: What do you need to improve in your daily routine?
   • Follow-up: Are there specific tools or resources you need to make these improvements?
6. Plan to: What big event do you plan to attend soon?
   • Follow-up: What preparations do you need to make for it?
7. Intend to: Where do you intend to go for your next vacation?
   • Follow-up: Why did you choose that destination?
8. Hope to: What do you hope to learn from your current job?
   • Follow-up: How will this knowledge benefit your career?
9. Learn to: What is something new you are learning to do?
   • Follow-up: What inspired you to start this learning journey?
10. Like to: What activities do you like to do in your free time?
    • Follow-up: How did you get started with these hobbies?

Group 2: Love to, Prefer to, Tend to, Try to, Refuse to, Expect to, Promise to, Fail to, Seem to, Deserve to

1. Love to: What kind of holidays do you love to take?
   • Follow-up: What is your favorite holiday destination?
2. Prefer to: Do you prefer to work in teams or alone?
   • Follow-up: What are the benefits of your preferred work style?
3. Tend to: What tasks do you tend to procrastinate on?
   • Follow-up: How do you manage to overcome procrastination?
4. Try to: What new skill are you trying to master currently?
   • Follow-up: What challenges are you facing?
5. Refuse to: Is there anything you refuse to compromise on?
   • Follow-up: Why is that so important to you?
6. Expect to: What do you expect to change in your industry in the next few years?
   • Follow-up: How are you preparing for these changes?
7. Promise to: What is a recent promise you made to someone?
   • Follow-up: How do you ensure you keep your promises?
8. Fail to: Can you share a time when you failed to meet a goal?
   • Follow-up: What did you learn from that experience?
9. Seem to: What does your morning routine seem to lack?
   • Follow-up: What would you add to make it better?
10. Deserve to: Who do you think deserves to be recognized in your field?
    • Follow-up: What makes their contributions outstanding?

Group 3: Offer to, Ask to, Encourage to, Allow to, Teach to, Request to, Beg to, Dare to, Pretend to, Appear to

1. Offer to: What do you often offer to help your friends with?
   • Follow-up: How do they usually respond?
2. Ask to: What was the last thing you asked to borrow from someone?
   • Follow-up: Why did you need it?
3. Encourage to: Who encourages you to pursue your dreams?
   • Follow-up: What impact do they have on your motivation?
4. Allow to: What are you not allowed to do at work?
   • Follow-up: How do you feel about that rule?
5. Teach to: What skill would you like to teach others?
   • Follow-up: Why do you think it’s important?
6. Request to: Have you had to request to take a day off recently?
   • Follow-up: How did you spend that day?
7. Beg to: Have you ever had to beg to get something you really wanted?
   • Follow-up: Was it worth it in the end?
8. Dare to: What is something daring you’ve always wanted to try?
   • Follow-up: What’s holding you back?
9. Pretend to: Have you ever had to pretend to be happy at work?
   • Follow-up: How did that make you feel?
10. Appear to: What challenges appear to be affecting your community?
    • Follow-up: How can you contribute to solving them?