Quiz: Which is correct? 1 a I'm pleased to meet you. b I'm pleased meeting you. 2 a She's good at to speak English. b She's good at speaking English. 3 a He's given up to smoke. b He's given up smoking. 4 a Being happy is more important than being rich. b To be happy is more important than to be rich. 5 a I went to the shop to buy some milk. b I went to the shopping buying some milk. Click "read more" to see the answers. Answers 1 a I'm pleased to meet you. We use "to meet" because "pleased" is an adjective. We usually use the infinitive after an adjective. Another example: The instructions weren't easy to understand. 2 b She's good at speaking English. We use the gerund after prepositions. Another example: I'm afraid of driving on the motorway. 3 b He's given up smoking. "Give up" is a phrasal verb. We use the gerund after phrasal verbs. Another example: He's looking forward to seeing his friends at the weekend. 4 a Being happy is more important than being rich. We can use the gerund as the subject or object of a sentence. Another example: Going to the cinema on a Saturday is very expensive. 5 a I went to the shop to buy some milk. We use the infinitive to explain why we do something. I could say "I went to the shop in order to buy some milk." To = in order to. Another example: I went to the library to do my homework. This is part 3 in a series. See part 1 here and part 2 here. Click here for Part 4! Click the buttons below to get my e-book which covers this topic in more detail, including practice exercises, and my free verb list. Answers: 1a, 2b, 3a, 4b
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