Difference Between Gerund And Infinitive
The words that are formed with verbs ending in -ing but act like nouns are called "Gerunds" and the words that are formed with the word (preposition) to in front of a verb are called infinitives.
Have a look on the difference between Gerund and Infinitive with examples:
Examples of Gerunds
Acting, Fighting, Playing, Working, Speaking, Learning, Thinking, Writing, Singing, Dancing, Sharing etc...
Examples of Infinitives
To listen, To avoid, To convince, To allow, To hire, To talk, To wait, To walk, To rest, To wash etc...
Note: "Gerund" and "infinitive" both of them can be used as the subject and object of a sentence.
Examples:
To work a lot sometimes becomes really hectic. (Infinitive as a subject)
Working a lot sometimes becomes really hectic. (Gerund as a subject)
I like to eat mango. (Infinitive as an object)
I like eating mango. (Gerund as an object)
English Grammar Gerund
Special Verbs followed by Gerund in passive sense
Infinitive and Gerund
Infinitive and Gerund - with same meaning
Infinitive and Gerund - with different meaning
Grammar Infinitive
