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It's necessary to remember some important functions to bear in mind for the improvement of language skills. This is the case of prepositions. here you are some visual references to study with.

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5 Simple Rules to Master the Use of Gerunds and Infinitives Rule 1: Gerunds can be used as a subject of a sentence. Take a look at some examples. Walking  is good for your health. Making  friends has become more difficult since I moved to a new city. Becoming  a millionaire is a dream of many young people today. Here, the gerunds (in bold) are part of the sentence subjects (“walking,” “making friends,” “becoming a millionaire”). All three sentences sound like normal, everyday English. Now read these two sentences: “ To be  or not to be—that is the question.” “ To mourn  a mischief that is past and gone is the next way to draw new mischief on.” (Both sentences are quotes from William Shakespeare’s works.) They sound formal, don’t they? They are poetic, aren’t they? Shakespeare is one of the greatest authors of all time, but his English is famously difficult to understand. And that’s because it is literature. It is formal and it is art. In those two quotes, the i

IF YOU REALLY want to master this forms... just take in them and practice to get by, EXERCISES 1 EXERCISES 2 EXERCISES 3 EXERCISES 4 EXERCISES 5 A CHART YOU SHOULD PRINT MORE INFO.... There are certain words in English that are usually followed by an infinitive or gerund. If you are not sure whether to use the infinitive or gerund, check out our lists or look the words up in a dictionary. Infinitive Use Certain words are followed by an infinite verb with or without  ‘to’ . Use and Word Lists Example as the subject of a clause To know you is to love you. after certain expressions (without  ‘to’ ) Why not   go  to the cinema? after certain verbs (without  ‘to’ ) I  can   swim . after certain verbs (with  ‘to’ ) He  wants   to swim . after certain verbs with interrogatives (infinitive constructions) They don’t know  how   to swim . after certain verbs with objects (without  ‘to’ ) He  made her   swim . after certain verbs with objects (with  ‘to’ ) They  wa

You can get the basic information about this topic from the following video.  CLICK THE LINK TO GET YOUR.... LIST OF VERBS+ TO PRINT OTHER EXPLANATION , EXAMPLES AND EXERCISES. What are Gerunds? A  gerund  is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund. Spelling Tip Verbing (Present Participle) Add ing to most verbs. Ex. play > playing, cry > crying, bark > bark ing For verbs that end in e, remove the e and add ing. Ex: slide > slid ing , ride > rid ing For verbs that end in ie, change the ie to y and add ing. Ex: die > dy ing , tie > ty ing For a verb whose  last  syllable is written with a consonant-vowel-consonant and is stressed, double the last letter before adding ing. Ex: beg > begg ing , begin > beginn ing .  However : enter > enter ing  (last syllable is not stressed) Gerund Examples Gerun