Gerunds are the -ing form of a verb, and infinitives are the to + base form. These words can be confusing; they combine the meaning of a verb with the grammar of a noun. My father asked me to ...

let us move on to gerunds. Gerunds are words formed with verbs (action words) but act as nouns. Gerunds, like past participles, are basically verbs that end with ‘ing’, for example ...

The best way to learn which of these verbs take ‘that’, infinitives, gerunds, or both, is to notice them when you read, or to use grammar references. Here is a list of some of the most common ...