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Infinitif /gérondif

On utilise le gérondif dans  les cas suivants :

Le gérondif est formé  de la base verbale+ -ING  . Le gérondif peut être un nom verbal.

Standing on a branch of this  tree may be dangerous.

The beginning of this story was very interesting.  

Il peut être précédé de verbes temporels tels que : to begin, to keep (on), to go on, to continue, to stop, to finish... qui marquent le commencement, la continuité ou la fin d'une action .

Don't stop holding the mob back from the prisoner or they will lynch him. 

That child kept on asking them when they would arrive.

Il peut être précédé de verbes d'appréciation (d'évaluation) ou des verbes de réflexion :

To avoid, to consider, to contemplate, to dream (of/about), to enjoy etc.

He enjoys diving in tropical seas. 

Look at those crazy horses, I suggest running immediately!

I haven't spent all  day playing video games.

On trouve le gérondif après des prépositions telles que:

after, at, by, for, instead of, on with/without... 

et les 'phrasal verbs' (verbes prépositionnels) tels que :

 to be reduced to, to blame for, to confess to, to insist on, to look forward to, to object to, to prevent from...

Dans l'expression  can't help+ Verbe-ing ('ne pas se forcer pour', 'ne pas pouvoir s'empêcher de'):

I can't help going over the exercise again and again.

Emplois de l'infinitif:

 L'infinitif est toujours marqué de la préposition to devant la base verbale :

 to ask, to expect,   to invite,  to like ......

 Let's invite her to join us on this trip!  

 The murderer wanted all the victims to regard him as  a good friend before killing them.

Dans des expressions au prétérit : used to+Base verbale  ou   avec la forme going to

Thirty years ago a few people still used to make their coffee by using a coffee grinder. 

I'm going to take a rest in my room.

Pour une action prévue à l'avance, déjà convenue avec to be to + Verbe :

I am to meet  the boss of the company at two o'clock.

Compléter les phrases en mettant le verbe soit au gérondif soit à l'infinitif, à vous de jouer bonne chance !

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1. I am going (to watch) a movie on this channel.

2. Do you recognise the girl (to sit) over there?

3. When I saw him falling into the big muddy puddle I couldn't help (to laugh).

4. You'd better tell him (to be) more careful with that heavy tool, it's pretty sharp!

5. Did the parents agree (to leave) their teenagers alone at home?

6. If I were you, I wouldn't even dream of (to joke) like this with such a nervous woman!

7. The teacher was waiting for his students to greet him and then asked them (to sit down).

8. The guards prevented the man who was guilty of arson from (to be) lynched by the angry crowd.

9. Do you fancy (to dive) with these masks and audio equipment? It would be great!

10. After they had tried it, we were never (to see) them again.

11. I remember that he used (to play) billiards even in his old age.

12. He began (to walk) cheerfully up and down along the seafront.

13. The expression in his eyes reveals that he is reciting without (to know) the meaning of the words.

14. You had better go out swimming on such a sunny day, instead of (to stay) here.

15. The baby tries (to stand up) but his legs aren't strong enough yet.