How to use GERUNDS and INFINITIVES | Confusing English Grammar

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  • čas přidán 15. 06. 2024
  • This lesson will show you how to use gerunds and infinitives in English! This can be confusing grammar... If you're wondering what a gerund is... Watch this lesson: • What is a GERUND? 😣 Co...
    Knowing WHEN to use a gerund and when you use the to-infinitive in English can be confusing! Especially because sometimes it can completely change the meaning of a sentence! In this lesson, we'll talk about these different parts of speech and how important it is to know common verb patterns (if you want to get your English grammar right!)
    Remember... If you're wondering what a gerund is, watch this lesson: • What is a GERUND? 😣 Co...
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:49 Gerund
    01:25 Infinitive verb
    02:12 Verb pattern
    02:37 Stop + a gerund
    03:47 Stop + to-infinitive
    05:03 Which verbs change meaning
    06:18 Forget
    07:35 Remember
    08:30 Regret
    10:00 Mean
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  • @justabaday1445
    @justabaday1445 Před 4 lety +1549

    I wish I would stop starting to study for the exams last minute...

    • @halfbloodprince1380
      @halfbloodprince1380 Před 4 lety +56

      I made the same mistake last time that's why I'm here,No problem just focus on your aim.

    • @addrian2755
      @addrian2755 Před 4 lety +49

      That's definitely me right now.

    • @ydaddy6672
      @ydaddy6672 Před 4 lety +48

      No need to write starting
      I wish I would stop studying for exam at the last minute

    • @jayenaw9999
      @jayenaw9999 Před 4 lety +3

      WHY???

    • @afiafzal5630
      @afiafzal5630 Před 4 lety +6

      me right now...

  • @cande_056
    @cande_056 Před 3 lety +332

    I wish I could stop looking at the phone while I´m doing homework.

    • @twindexxx
      @twindexxx Před 3 lety +2

      My phone has a concentration mode i just disable all apps that distract me

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      @shahanghassan6069 Před 3 lety +2

      Me tooooo

  • @nangmaysaungmon5233
    @nangmaysaungmon5233 Před 3 lety +121

    Me in my thoughts: *I wish I would stop watching anime while doing my homework!*
    Me in reality: *keeps on doing the same action and ignoring my thoughts*

  • @larabeatriz4170
    @larabeatriz4170 Před 3 lety +64

    Emma, your explains are amazing. Thanks for share with us your knowledge. I loved watching your classes. ❤️

    • @akbarumar1382
      @akbarumar1382 Před 2 lety +7

      If you dont mind, i would like to correct you.
      The right form is "Your explanation are amazing", because possessive adjectives is followed by a noun.
      And "Thanks for sharing with us..." Because it's a gerund, for more specific gerund after preposition.
      Hope it helps

    • @larabeatriz4170
      @larabeatriz4170 Před 2 lety +1

      @@akbarumar1382 tks 😍

    • @bridgeteachers8739
      @bridgeteachers8739 Před rokem

      @@akbarumar1382 "Your explanationS* ARE amazing"

    • @zaiholistic1
      @zaiholistic1 Před rokem +1

      @@akbarumar1382 Well done for noticing Laras mistake, however i need to correct you also.. Your explanation was amazing.

    • @akbarumar1382
      @akbarumar1382 Před rokem

      @@bridgeteachers8739 ho thank you, i didn't notice it

  • @nino17107
    @nino17107 Před 5 lety +62

    To me this has always been one of the harder topic about English grammar, but thanks to this video everything is starting to get clearer... thank you Emma! :-)

  • @invariablyliveliness8278
    @invariablyliveliness8278 Před 4 lety +67

    She has given 100% natural explanation about gerund and infinitive...love you

  • @Mari-se2pq
    @Mari-se2pq Před rokem +3

    You're just simply the best, Emma. You have explained this lesson in a way that everybody can understand. I'm your fan from the Philippines. 🙂

  • @teacherrania99
    @teacherrania99 Před 3 lety +6

    I'll never forget studying that course.
    Please, don't forget to check in.

  • @zceekiy2264
    @zceekiy2264 Před 4 lety +28

    I love the way she explains gerund and infinitive; it is very useful and necessary to know the different usage of gerund and infinitives of the same word, and I have gotten much more clear now! Thank you!

  • @Yamit-Biton
    @Yamit-Biton Před 4 lety +18

    Every lesson of you is interesting. I'm learning a lot from you and discover new things in each video. You're explaining great! Thank you Emma.

  • @roshninair7004
    @roshninair7004 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks Emma! Because of you I keep getting full marks in my exam. You teach wonderfully

  • @linglingwijaya
    @linglingwijaya Před rokem +3

    this video really gives me an understanding of how to use gerunds and infinitives, although I still have to learn more because it takes time to realize it in my direct pronunciation practice with other people
    and thank you ♥️

  • @Lisy1121996
    @Lisy1121996 Před 5 lety +183

    You are the best teacher! I love ❤️ you, thanks for your time Emma. Have a nice day!

    • @mmmEnglish_Emma
      @mmmEnglish_Emma  Před 5 lety +10

      Elizabeth Mesa I’m so glad to see you here!

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      @ginaldoschuina6558 Před 5 lety +1

      Me too (From Brasil, Rio de Janeiro)

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      Stop thinking too much about your ex girlfriend , I sure everything will be okay soon .

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      @jurgenfischer7683 Před 4 lety

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      She is the best english teacher I've seen on CZcams yet.
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  • @ThalonRamacorn
    @ThalonRamacorn Před 4 lety +3

    Even tho I am not a native speaker, I pick up all these meanings by instinct, as I am using the english language almost every day, and also I do take learning languages seriously. This video is a real eye-opener. I started teaching english not too long ago, and I couldnt really explain this very thing to my students. I followed my own logic about "gerunds" (which I dodnt know were called gerunds at that time) and I basically came to the same conclusion, and almost had the same examples as I see in the video. This was a great ego boost for me, and makes me think that I am so much closer to a native speaker than I tought I am. Keep up the good work, you gut a subscriber :)

  • @johnnypinkman7851
    @johnnypinkman7851 Před 2 lety +1

    Many thanks for your clear and useful explain, and also the effects that help learning! nice and simple

  • @martabayona1001
    @martabayona1001 Před 2 lety +3

    Great lesson! Very interesting! Thank you for your wonderful videos. One question, are there any differences between like+gerund and like+to like? Thank you!

  • @mehdi.z.9557
    @mehdi.z.9557 Před 5 lety +17

    THIS IS SUCH A HELPFUL VID....THANKS A LOT

  • @dianasalgado7504
    @dianasalgado7504 Před 4 lety +9

    You're a great teacher. I learn so much with you, your videos help me to understand better. Congratulations, thanks so much for your time Emma, you're a precious person!!!

  • @scienceintime4253
    @scienceintime4253 Před 2 lety +1

    The way you teach comes directly to my mind

  • @emilumartell8851
    @emilumartell8851 Před 3 lety +3

    Miss Emma thank you for taking the time to make this videos, they are helping me a lot. I´m sending you a hug from Perú

  • @rgceducation8971
    @rgceducation8971 Před 4 lety +8

    Hi, Emma, thank you for making these wonderful videos. This is my second one to watch. I do believe that your compound sentence examples should use a semicolon to separate the independent clauses instead of a comma. Thanks!

  • @sprinklestylenlife
    @sprinklestylenlife Před 5 lety +155

    Emma love the way you started this video. Please make a vlog once in a while so we can see how English is used in different situations and help us in English daily life conversations. Please like if you like this idea....lets see how many likes/votes we get..So then you will have to fullfill our request Emma

    • @mmmEnglish_Emma
      @mmmEnglish_Emma  Před 5 lety +21

      Sprinkles,Style'N'Life I love your idea! I’ll try to add a little more real life into my lessons now 😃

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  • @joicitsuchida6586
    @joicitsuchida6586 Před 3 lety

    Love your videos. It’s very helpful. You should never stop doing that please.

  • @dianadorilace3030
    @dianadorilace3030 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you for such clear explanations❤️

  • @christiancorrales136
    @christiancorrales136 Před 4 lety +18

    I wish I would stop staying awake until late and having the bad habit of wasting my time in useless things.

  • @hewadniazi9613
    @hewadniazi9613 Před 5 lety +3

    Hi Emma
    Hope you are fine
    I’m here in Ireland and this is my first year among the English speakers.
    The biggest problem for me is that when they are speaking I can’t get them correctly their accent.
    So I want you to make for us a video about daily language with broken words or street language whatever!!
    And thank you so much for your contribution to the language.

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    @kristinbunch4741 Před 3 lety +1

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  • @stimulatingarts5015
    @stimulatingarts5015 Před 3 lety

    Thank you so much for the video! you really cleared all the confusion in my mind. i will never stop watching "mmm english" from now.

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    @PavanKumar-zh9zd Před 4 lety +16

    1. I should start watching your "mmm english" videos every day.
    2. I stopped at a Restaurant to get some food.

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    @irenelema8000 Před 4 lety +6

    I remember learning this!

  • @tupigoias
    @tupigoias Před 3 lety

    Another excellent video. Thanks,Emma, once again!

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    @bonskyoungest Před rokem

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    @THESEARCHERIN Před 5 lety +12

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      @user-kv1im6fl3o Před 5 lety

      I remember watching your video for the first time. Since then I never forget to search for the new ones.

  • @AbdoWinwin
    @AbdoWinwin Před 5 lety +7

    *thank you dear teacher*

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    @footballlover1869 Před rokem

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    Your the best teacher!

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    @haki4826 Před 3 lety

    It's so good of you still responding to replies even after years...👍🏻

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    @vivianamaka7606 Před 3 lety +9

    I couldn't stop praising God for bumping into Emma's CZcams channel.

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      @sghadim2017 Před 2 lety

      All the time I regret to eat sweets after eating and I couldn't do anything

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    I regeret not watching your channel befor
    I love your explanition

  • @Pipomusic10
    @Pipomusic10 Před 3 lety

    Thanks so much for your class. At the end is all about getting in touch naturally with verb patterns but my students are not native speakers so it’s difficult for them to get this subject they need more understanding basis. They need to know why these verb patterns.

  • @aggie9067
    @aggie9067 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for the video!

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    @germanbarraza5743 Před 5 lety +3

    The First time I see your vídeos, I think I am in love :)

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  • @bintasalesulaima5924
    @bintasalesulaima5924 Před 2 lety

    Thank you for this educative lesson

  • @reckful6720
    @reckful6720 Před 3 lety +4

    i had literally no clue abt this topic, and my exam is tomorrow this kinda made it clear, thx for the explanation ms.

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    @mortezaataei7939 Před 2 lety

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  • @familiavalverde3145
    @familiavalverde3145 Před 3 lety +11

    I wish I would stop studying for exam at the last minute

  • @Queenvinny
    @Queenvinny Před 5 lety +4

    Hey Emma mam thnx for ur all great English lessons for us😊i lyk to watch ur English lessons videos cuz its vry helpful to learn English nd its very clear to understand...luv uh Emma😘😘

  • @muhammadilhamrobani7042

    this is very helpful, your explaination is easy to understand thank you ma'am for such great video!

  • @angelicacruz5581
    @angelicacruz5581 Před rokem

    Thanks Emma ! very useful

  • @josejaimes4965
    @josejaimes4965 Před 5 lety +3

    Thanks for sharing excellent infromation and I would like to know about :
    1) a) TRY + -ing => When I make an experiment;
    b) TRY + TO => When I make an effort;
    2) a) GO ON + -ing => When the action continues;
    b) GO ON + TO => When the action changes.
    Thanks a lot!

  • @saxara21
    @saxara21 Před 2 lety +3

    I want to stop waking up early on the weekends.

  • @pedroacuna4179
    @pedroacuna4179 Před 2 lety

    Thank you so much Emma for your help. Only sometimes I get confused.

  • @merit_staycurious
    @merit_staycurious Před 3 lety

    You're a perfect teacher

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    @hannahjankowska8175 Před 4 lety +5

    I wish I could forget spilling my coffee in front of my friends 🤣!

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    @adrianpontonmusic8934 Před 4 lety +25

    I’ve taken a lot of bad decisions in lifetime, but I don’t regret about taking them, because I learned too much

  • @languagefreeassangeteacher5338

    Thanks, that´s helpful.

  • @aidzarmusyaffa320
    @aidzarmusyaffa320 Před rokem

    it is a good explanation about gerunds and infinitives, which are very useful. thank you for helping me to be better with my english, God bless you.

  • @celiamartin1442
    @celiamartin1442 Před 4 lety +5

    I wish I could go back in time and have had more confidence in myself in my teens.

  • @goldfingers1753
    @goldfingers1753 Před 4 lety +6

    Stop looking to her eyes while you learning ❤️

  • @ASTV383
    @ASTV383 Před 3 lety

    I am clear after your interpretation of
    all verbs. Now i can solve any problems related to thes topics.

  • @sayMyNameIfYouCan
    @sayMyNameIfYouCan Před rokem +1

    Thank you for the lesson. It's very useful 💛💙

  • @lotner
    @lotner Před 2 lety +3

    I wish I could stop procrastinating

  • @susanabraham194
    @susanabraham194 Před 4 lety +70

    3:20 WAS ANYBODY BITING THEIR NAILS CAUSE I WAS

  • @moonlitv3385
    @moonlitv3385 Před 2 lety

    You are the best teacher i have ever seen

  • @MsFarax
    @MsFarax Před 2 lety

    I wish I had someone to practice with since it speaks another language where I live. I speak with my daughter sometimes and she corrects me all the time so I nearly give up. Thanks for you incredible videos Emma I really appreciate, really useful💕❤️

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    @budoor-km7jk Před 4 lety +12

    I wish I stop being too Shy , this is a bad habit😂😂

  • @krstglzn
    @krstglzn Před 3 lety +5

    I remember biting my boyfriend's lips with braces on my first date as I was in a hurry to get on the bus. Luckily he stayed alive ))

  • @janelarosa5885
    @janelarosa5885 Před 8 měsíci

    thanks! now, it's clear!

  • @mlc2
    @mlc2 Před 2 lety

    Thanks Emma, you’re amazing 🤩. 🌹🌷🦋

  • @vishrai00
    @vishrai00 Před 4 lety +31

    I can’t stop biting my nails

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    @qotika- Před 2 lety +3

    I wish I would stop sleeping for 12 hours

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    @Red-id1kb Před 2 lety

    Can I just say the transitions are so good? I'm sorry I couldn't not help but to notice how good the transitions were!

  • @01angelicao
    @01angelicao Před 2 lety

    Maam Emma ! Watching you while you are teaching basic English . I think you are the best teacher in English ever I have seen in my life . Please try to check my Filipino English

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    @emiliotouma9386 Před 4 lety +5

    I wish I could forget falling down because the floor was wet, in front of my friends.

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    @lmx8238 Před 4 lety +3

    I regret getting in love with the english language.

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    @hasunsunlee Před rokem +1

    Thank U So Much!

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    @user-vy6te5wp4r Před 2 lety

    Great! Thanks !

  • @geovane4309
    @geovane4309 Před 3 lety +31

    3:19 I was really bitting my nails when she said that
    I wonder if she is a witch🤔

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    @Ibuprofen200mg Před 5 lety +8

    Stop drinking beer on camera 0:47 !

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      @jojicore Před 5 lety

      King Alfred from The Last Kingdom can make it

  • @mohamedaminelimem299
    @mohamedaminelimem299 Před rokem

    thank you for your explanation .everythink is clear now.

  • @elsyalex2164
    @elsyalex2164 Před 8 měsíci

    The best English teacher!

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    @lokosirvictor Před 5 lety +3

    "We too forget studying english the last week."
    "Emma thanks for teach us, and please don't forget to keep with the same motivation, you are cool!"

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    @annischmidt2407 Před 5 lety +14

    Stop beeing soooo beautiful

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    @DjheisonFernando Před 3 lety

    Your videos are amazing. Thank you for all it.

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    @nazaninnikpeyma7357 Před měsícem

    Thank you so much 🙏🌸

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    @alinaa8949 Před 4 lety +5

    I wish I‘d stop sleeping all the time

  • @crisjxmenez
    @crisjxmenez Před 4 lety +5

    Bad habit: I start moving my legs when I'm nervous

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    @Isabel-iy1pt Před 3 lety

    Thank you for your videos, they help so much♡

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    @Yasin-ob4pp Před 3 lety +1

    thanks it's so useful

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    @joselino7133 Před 3 lety +34

    Q: What do you remember about your first date?
    A: I've never really dated someone

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      @rrajeshm Před 3 lety +2

      Saw this comment just when she came to that part, here's a like for u

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      @basmabirafeek8522 Před 3 lety

      I've tried online dating with2 boys are 19 girls.. and asked them to break up with me🙌🏻

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  • @saxara21
    @saxara21 Před 2 lety +3

    I wish I could forget eating fish.

  • @farahmahmoud6708
    @farahmahmoud6708 Před 2 lety

    i love your work and your lessons thx a lot
    mm English
    i am proud of you and keep going

  • @zainabbouhmaida3516
    @zainabbouhmaida3516 Před 3 lety

    very helpful thank you

  • @byjozzl3166
    @byjozzl3166 Před 3 lety +6

    Hello I am an Boy from Madagaskar and I have a question: why are you standing there and smiling 2 minutes straight

    • @simonwzg4194
      @simonwzg4194 Před 3 lety +1

      Jes mi frend im Rdjiif vrom indija and im sitting in a textile factoriy right now and doing child labery in stead of learninggg

  • @sophiesassen9287
    @sophiesassen9287 Před 4 lety +3

    I wish I would stop feeling insecure before my english exames.

  • @natnavarroluna77
    @natnavarroluna77 Před 2 lety

    Such an amazing and clear explanation

  • @eliasbugmann6694
    @eliasbugmann6694 Před 7 měsíci +1

    ich kann es nicht vergessen mich für die kv lehre entschieden zu haben