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Apply Now!Home / TEFL Videos / TEFL Videos - English Grammar Overview - Parts of Speech - Infinitive & Gerund
And now we'll have a look at both the infinitive and the gerund. Infinitive is the word "to", followed by the base form of the verb. We"ll typically use it after a verb, specifically verbs like "want" or "hope". We can make statements like "I want to go to the beach." We also have our gerund. Our gerund is a verb followed by "-ing", but specifically used as a noun within the sentence. We have a verb plus a gerund: "I enjoy playing poker." The main verb is "enjoy" and, although "playing" looks as if it's a verb, it's actually used as the noun within the sentence. We also can use it with a preposition followed by a gerund: "How about going to the beach?" We could also put it in the front of a sentence: "Smoking is bad for you." Again, the verb plus "-ing" can act as two things within the sentence. We've got the gerund, otherwise the noun in the sentence, "Smoking is bad for you." You've also got the verb plus "-ing" in the present participle form when in its main verb of the sentence. An example there of would be "I'm not smoking."
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I have learnt about all the present tenses in the unit and also got to know that how difficult it can be for most Asian students who mainly have one tense in their own language or talking about the Slavic languages where only three tenses can be found. It is worth to take into consideration while teaching students from one of these countries. It might take longer to teach them the tenses and means probably longer preparation time even for the teacher.Through this unit, I have clarified my knowledge of the parts of speech and their usages and purposes in sentences. Although I am a native English speaker, it is valuable to review prior knowledge, and in addition learn more details and nuances of the system of parts of speech in English grammar. Finally, I was able to consider and plan how to best address, for the benefit of student instruction, the classification of words in sentences in the classroom.
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