http://busyteacher.org/ ru Infinitive and Gerund - BusyTeacher: Free Printable Worksheets For Busy Teachers Like YOU! DataLife Engine http://busyteacher.org/11431-gerund-infinitive-exercise.html http://busyteacher.org/11431-gerund-infinitive-exercise.html This worksheet is for intermediate students. There are different short passages on the page with blanks to fill in, so each blank is in context rather than in separate, individual sentences. Different gerund types are given here, including gerund after ...]]> blewin Thu, 24 May 2012 02:57:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11150-making-invitations.html http://busyteacher.org/11150-making-invitations.html This PPT introduces the function of making invitations using Gerunds and Infinitives. It is made up of two slides: in the first one different formulas that can be used to extend invitations are presented; in the second slide useful expressions to acce ...]]> MARIA ISABEL DIAZ Mon, 07 May 2012 02:10:42 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11107-likes-dislikes-with-the-simpsons.html http://busyteacher.org/11107-likes-dislikes-with-the-simpsons.html It is a highly pictorial test for the use of the -ing form after verbs of like or dislike. It can be used as:- a mid-unit or a final unit test ;- workheet to reinforce the use of the -ING FORM;The activities are graded from easier to more difficult.THX ...]]> cerix64 Sat, 05 May 2012 15:22:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/11000-gerund-and-infinitive-exercises.html http://busyteacher.org/11000-gerund-and-infinitive-exercises.html This worksheet contains 30 sentences. It provides your students with exercises on Gerund and Infinitive. It can be printed and given to your students as handouts. It can be used as a review lesson, too. It is suitable for pre-intermediate and intermedi ...]]> Ho Anh Xuan Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:55:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10976-infinitive-of-purpose-full-practice-for-it.html http://busyteacher.org/10976-infinitive-of-purpose-full-practice-for-it.html This worksheet contains a brief explanation of the infinitive of purpose and different activities, including two real-life speaking tasks. I created it for my student who works as a software developer, so all content is connected with information techn ...]]> hope_clearwater Tue, 24 Apr 2012 01:53:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10950-gerund-vs-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/10950-gerund-vs-infinitive.html If you want to explain the rule, this presention can help you. There aren't any exercises, just explanation.]]> Sugarblood Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:10:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10758-regular-irregular-action-verbs.html http://busyteacher.org/10758-regular-irregular-action-verbs.html This worksheet contains some action verbs and pictures. Students are required to label the picture with the appropriate verb and say whether the verb is regular or irregular. Teachers can use this activity to teach regular and irregular verbs.]]> ciderakaya Thu, 12 Apr 2012 03:52:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10690-windsurfing-chose-me-mixed-tenses-verb-forms.html http://busyteacher.org/10690-windsurfing-chose-me-mixed-tenses-verb-forms.html Appropriate for intermediate, upper-intermediate, advanced and proficiency level students of English. Students have to fill the gaps with a suitable tense or verb form of the verbs in brackets. This article about Windsurfing is an excellent “Mixe ...]]> IGOR-LILI Sun, 08 Apr 2012 14:51:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10621-infinitive-or-gerund-with-keys.html http://busyteacher.org/10621-infinitive-or-gerund-with-keys.html This worksheet contains three exercises to train your students to better use either infinitive or gerund. Note that these exercises will be vey helpful when you have already introduced the main rules of using infinitive and gerund. Be sure that your st ...]]> VDV Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:55:52 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/10349-to-or-for-get-your-preposition-right.html http://busyteacher.org/10349-to-or-for-get-your-preposition-right.html Tired of hearing "for" used before an infinitive instead of "to"? Use this worksheet to help your ESL students get rid of this very common mistake. The worksheet contains observation exercises, rules to be completed and 4 exercises to understand and pr ...]]> missbluebird Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:47:01 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9844-love-to-see-you-cry-by-eiglesias-for-bare.html http://busyteacher.org/9844-love-to-see-you-cry-by-eiglesias-for-bare.html The song worksheet is on defining infinitive with "to" and bare infinitive after certain verbs. Listen to the song and circle the correct answers. Then explain the rules. ]]> alina_drach Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:40:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9799-bon-jovi-thank-you-for-loving-me-with-video.html http://busyteacher.org/9799-bon-jovi-thank-you-for-loving-me-with-video.html The song worksheet contains gaps in the sentences with gerund (Thank you for ... me). Listen to the song, fill in the gaps, pay attention to the gerund. Then look through the lyrics and find other things the singer could thank his love for, make more s ...]]> alina_drach Mon, 20 Feb 2012 23:30:35 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9677-gerund-verbs-and-phrases-followed-by-ing-in-a.html http://busyteacher.org/9677-gerund-verbs-and-phrases-followed-by-ing-in-a.html Give these questions to pairs of students and let them talk and discuss them for some time. Make sure they use the correct form of the verb (gerund) where necessary. Then pay attention to the verbs and phrases followed by gerund.]]> alina_drach Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:33:26 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9676-gerund-verbs-and-phrases-followed-by-ing-in-a.html http://busyteacher.org/9676-gerund-verbs-and-phrases-followed-by-ing-in-a.html This is a role play: Student A – You want to ask a friend out. Persuade him that he can put off his studying and relax! Student B - You’re asked out to go on the town with the friends, but you’ve got a test/exam tomorrow. Prove that t ...]]> alina_drach Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:33:03 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9623-love-story-of-a-modern-era.html http://busyteacher.org/9623-love-story-of-a-modern-era.html Easy worksheet for pre-intermediate or intermediate students. They can read a text about a couple who started dating thanks to facebook and revise verb patterns quickly. Later they can learn few words about relationship, well, things like break up, go ...]]> barbora m Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:35:50 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9446-complex-object-exercises-active-and-passive-voice.html http://busyteacher.org/9446-complex-object-exercises-active-and-passive-voice.html This worksheet contains only sentences to practice Complex Object (23 sentences) - there are ones in active, and others in passive voice; some of them are in past forms, some of them in present. Various verbs are used, either with to-infinitive, or wit ...]]> saschunya Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:21:54 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9444-complex-object.html http://busyteacher.org/9444-complex-object.html This is a worksheet for pre-intermediate students. There are 3 exercises: insert "to" where necessary, correct the mistakes (related to the use of "to-infinitive" with some verbs) and change the sentences from Active Voice into Passive (with let and ma ...]]> saschunya Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:26:39 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/9104-thank-you-for-loving-me-by-bon-jovi.html http://busyteacher.org/9104-thank-you-for-loving-me-by-bon-jovi.html This worksheet can be used after studying Gerunds and Infinitives as a summing up activity.1. Ask the students to fill in the gaps in the song with the approprate verbal (Gerund or Infinitive)2. Listen to the song and check.I used it with Upper-Interme ...]]> diangelo Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:22:30 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8711-make-let-get.html http://busyteacher.org/8711-make-let-get.html This worksheet has been made for practising the verb pattern: a verb + object + infinitive (with/without to). There is a short explanation of the meaning of each pattern followed by three different exercises. The key is included. Hope you like it. Merr ...]]> gordana popovic Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:03:38 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8649-infinitive-or-gerund-practice-key.html http://busyteacher.org/8649-infinitive-or-gerund-practice-key.html 3 different exercises to revise gerund or infinitive forms after nouns, verbs & adjectives. In 1 the students have to fill in the gaps with the correct infirnitive or gerund form of the verbs in brackets. In 2 they have to choose the suitable opti ...]]> dinglesazara Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:30:00 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8308-one-love-bob-marley-song-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/8308-one-love-bob-marley-song-worksheet.html One good song to teach Imperatives. Bob Marley did it. Enjoy this song and use this worksheet to practise with your students.One love is the most popular song from Bob Marley, look for the lyrics and the song on the web.Imperatives are good to give ord ...]]> Claudion8213 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 01:49:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8161-infinitive-or-gerund.html http://busyteacher.org/8161-infinitive-or-gerund.html GENERAL REVISION OF VERBALSTASK 1. Fill in the gaps with the necessary form of the verb from the brackets. Add prepositions if necessary.Rewrite the sentences using the correct form of participles or gerund. Fill in the necessary form of the verbal. P ...]]> yany Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:48:04 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/8046-grammar-exercises-high-school-bachillerato.html http://busyteacher.org/8046-grammar-exercises-high-school-bachillerato.html This worksheet includes two exercises with fifteen sentences each. Exercise number one: rephrasing fifteen sentences using relative clauses (who,which,that,whose,whom,when,where). Exercise number two: complete the fifteen sentences by choosing the corr ...]]> MissV Tue, 15 Nov 2011 22:39:47 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7949-gerund-or-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/7949-gerund-or-infinitive.html A brief explanation about the use of gerunds or infinitives after other verbs, prepositions, etc. Then there are 30 sentences that the students have to fill in by putting the verbs in brackets in the correct infinitive or gerund form. The key to the ex ...]]> dinglesazara Thu, 10 Nov 2011 03:52:37 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7633-gerunds-and-infinitives-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7633-gerunds-and-infinitives-worksheet.html The present worksheet was composed with exercises from different bibliographical and electronic sources. Students will start the practice by selecting the correct form of the verb from the 2 choices given, then, they will have to write themselves the v ...]]> Paupau Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:35:20 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7406-gerund-and-infinitive-elementary-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7406-gerund-and-infinitive-elementary-worksheet.html Here's a 2-page worksheet for teaching gerund and infinitives. There are explanations and example sentences at the top of the page followed by 2 exercises in which students are asked to fill the gaps using the gerund, to-infinitive or bare infinitive ...]]> vanda51 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 05:30:17 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7315-gerund-or-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/7315-gerund-or-infinitive.html A fill-in the gaps activity on gerund and infinitive form especially for the begginner and the pre-intermediate level learners of English. The activity covers 10 fill in the space type of questions and is useful for checking how much your students have ...]]> hassy Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:47:48 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7145-english-competition.html http://busyteacher.org/7145-english-competition.html The powerpoint presentation contains a spelling section, an articles section, an infinitives and gerunds section, passive section, a reported speech section, a present perfect section, a present continuous section, a past continuous section, and a cond ...]]> Erlinda Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:08:24 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7105-gerund-and-infinitive-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/7105-gerund-and-infinitive-worksheet.html This is a worksheet on gerund and infinitive, suitable for pre-intermediate students who are asked to complete several sentences using the gerund, to-infinitive or bare-infinitive and rephrase sentences beginning them as indicated and making the necess ...]]> vanda51 Thu, 22 Sep 2011 15:51:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7058-complex-object-2nd-part-exercises.html http://busyteacher.org/7058-complex-object-2nd-part-exercises.html This worksheet is the second part of the Complex Object set. The first part presents the rules, and here you'll find exercises. The first exercise is a creative one - your students are to complete the sentences with complex object. The second exercise ...]]> saschunya Sat, 17 Sep 2011 17:43:11 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/7039-complex-object-rules-poster.html http://busyteacher.org/7039-complex-object-rules-poster.html This poster provides general informtion about the cases, in which we should use complex object (5 cases). You can find some examples, too. The size of letters is not very small, so the poster can decorate your classroom.]]> saschunya Wed, 14 Sep 2011 22:54:44 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6707-gerund-or-to-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/6707-gerund-or-to-infinitive.html Hi there! I have uploaded a useful chart. Here you will find some verbs to teach english grammar: gerund and to infinitve, your students will have to decide if the verbs given need a gerund or to infinitive. I have used this sheet for oral practice. P ...]]> englishteacher2010 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:56:15 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6469-jurassic-park-worksheet-2.html http://busyteacher.org/6469-jurassic-park-worksheet-2.html This worksheet covers the second hour of Jurassic Park. The worksheet is divided into parts and each part covers a definite time, which is specified to make your life easier. You should watch the film until you've covered the end time of the activity, ...]]> missalex Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:48:10 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6468-jurassic-park-worksheet-1.html http://busyteacher.org/6468-jurassic-park-worksheet-1.html This worksheet covers the first hour of Jurassic Park. The worksheet is divided into parts and each part covers a definite time, which is specified to make your life easier. You should watch the film until you've covered the end time of the activity, p ...]]> missalex Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:47:31 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/6373-gerund-infinitive-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/6373-gerund-infinitive-worksheet.html It is a useful worksheet on gerunds and infinitives. It includes the rules with examples and three different exercises in which students choose the correct option to complete sentences and fill in the gaps with the correct form using the gerund, infini ...]]> vanda51 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 20:10:59 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/5863-infinitive-and-gerund-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/5863-infinitive-and-gerund-worksheet.html This worksheets is about Gerunds and Infinitives, here you can find both grammar and exercises in which students fill in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs and complete the gaps using the gerund, to-infinitive or bare infinitive of the verb ...]]> vanda51 Fri, 20 May 2011 08:44:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4857-i-love-it-feelings-worksheet.html http://busyteacher.org/4857-i-love-it-feelings-worksheet.html A very simple worksheet to practice the "LIKE + Verb+ ING" structure using clipart images. The pupils have to write sentences using the different positve, negative and question forms with different subjects. It is quick, easy and very simple! They jus ...]]> nathalief Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:20:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/4180-infinitive-vs-gerund.html http://busyteacher.org/4180-infinitive-vs-gerund.html This worksheet shows the difference between the usage of Gerund and Infinitive. It can be used while explaining the grammar rules. It contains the list of the verbs which can be used either with Infinitive or Gerund. It also gives the list of the verb ...]]> fkj Mon, 07 Feb 2011 21:03:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3994-gerunds-and-infinitives_popurri.html http://busyteacher.org/3994-gerunds-and-infinitives_popurri.html This is a collection of verses and choruses from various songs containing gerunds and infinitives. It does not involve singing but may be an interesting taks to complete and provoke students' interest in the songs (there are artists and songs' names).]]> dolya Fri, 24 Dec 2010 18:44:43 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3747-followed-by-gerunds-and-infinitives.html http://busyteacher.org/3747-followed-by-gerunds-and-infinitives.html There are certain words in English that are usually followed by an infinitive or gerund. Certain words are followed by an infinite verb with or without ‘to’, Infinitive as the Subject of a Clause, Infinitive after certain Expressions, Infin ...]]> mangeles_cr Fri, 12 Nov 2010 08:00:57 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3730-gerunds-and-infinitives.html http://busyteacher.org/3730-gerunds-and-infinitives.html Introduction of the basic rules on how gerunds and infinitives work. This worksheet also contains a fill in the blanks exercise with examples. The worksheet is self- explanatory. That's why students can work out the correct answer just by looking at th ...]]> pilarnavarro68 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:24:53 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3622-infinitive-and-gerund.html http://busyteacher.org/3622-infinitive-and-gerund.html Easy infinitive vs. gerund exercises for your students. Study Infinitive and Gerund with pleasure.]]> creative Thu, 28 Oct 2010 01:59:56 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3457-verbs-followed-be-gerund-or-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/3457-verbs-followed-be-gerund-or-infinitive.html Five exercises to practise verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives with intermediate students (matching, paraphrasing, gap-filling, answering the questions). Keys are added. The worksheet is editable.]]> 0Lynxy0 Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:15:12 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3402-gerund-for-vietnamese-learners.html http://busyteacher.org/3402-gerund-for-vietnamese-learners.html Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive in Vietnamese and English version. It helps learners to memorize the verb forms. It can be used for all kinds of levels especially for the pre-intermediate level. It provides clear and sufficient forms.]]> ptmthien Wed, 29 Sep 2010 08:50:36 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3100-complex-object-without-to-let-make.html http://busyteacher.org/3100-complex-object-without-to-let-make.html A brief grammar guide concerning the usage of “to” after the verbs “let, make” (very informative) and three nice exercises practicing the structure “Complex Object without “to”.Ex. I. Complete the sentences. Us ...]]> Gapusja Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:35:41 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/3045-complex-object-with-to.html http://busyteacher.org/3045-complex-object-with-to.html A brief grammar guide (very informative) and three nice exercises practicing the structure “Complex Object with "to"” both in speech and in writing.Ex. I. Look at the pictures and say what Mr Brown ... the people to do. Put down the sentenc ...]]> Gapusja Sun, 22 Aug 2010 02:38:09 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2881-gerunds-vs-infinitives.html http://busyteacher.org/2881-gerunds-vs-infinitives.html These are some exercise practice for gerunds and infinitives, It is a fill in the gap excerise with diffrent verbs in which the students have to decide wheter to use infinitive or gerund, the second excercise is a reading about Cars and it is written i ...]]> MPiste Fri, 06 Aug 2010 21:05:22 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2710-diy-do-it-yourself.html http://busyteacher.org/2710-diy-do-it-yourself.html This worksheet is a list of household activities that your students need to rank according to how much experience they've got with each of them. They will be marking them as follows: 1. I can do it with my eyes closed 2. I have limited experience ...]]> BUSYTEACHER_admin Tue, 06 Jul 2010 05:19:27 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2704-the-corrs-what-can-i-do-song.html http://busyteacher.org/2704-the-corrs-what-can-i-do-song.html Initial task (write three song meanings on the board, ask students to listen to the song and choose the most suitable sentence to explain the meaning of the song)Gap-fill and Matching Exercise. (Additionally, you can ask students to predict/guess the a ...]]> eas4nr Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:43:07 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2589-gerund-and-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/2589-gerund-and-infinitive.html The worksheet contains a table that systematizes the different uses of the gerund, to-infinitive and bare infinitive. The table is followed by two gap-filling exercises.]]> cristinasg Fri, 11 Jun 2010 02:57:58 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2312-gerund-infinitive.html http://busyteacher.org/2312-gerund-infinitive.html Verbs to be used with infinitives, gerunds or both and three exercices for practice.]]> naseef2985 Sat, 01 May 2010 17:55:45 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2181-completeincomplete-infinitivegerund.html http://busyteacher.org/2181-completeincomplete-infinitivegerund.html Extensive explanations for Spanish students (with some translations) of the uses in English of the bare infinitive, complete infinitive or gerund after certain verbs. Also exercises at the end, but without solutions.]]> inib Tue, 06 Apr 2010 03:12:32 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/2160-infinitive-or-gerund-adv.html http://busyteacher.org/2160-infinitive-or-gerund-adv.html An exercise to check the knowledge on the usage of simple infinitive vs gerund.Example: Put the verb into the correct form. Sometimes either is possible. 1. She tried to avoid __________ my question. (answer) 2. When the phone rang, Allie was having lu ...]]> liusenka Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:45:51 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/1562-true_or_false_with_ing_and_prepositions_basic.html http://busyteacher.org/1562-true_or_false_with_ing_and_prepositions_basic.html Picture with "True or False" activity, including some ING forms and prepositions, for begginers.]]> Biankis Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:36:06 +0000 http://busyteacher.org/1167-keep_talking.html http://busyteacher.org/1167-keep_talking.html Practice verb + gerund and verb + to + infinitive structures]]> fairytail Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:55:22 +0000