![]() ![]() Speaking and/or Writing: Storytelling Competition Well, I suppose there’s nothing we can do about it, so let’s get down to some serious studying.ģ. some verbs are followed by gerund, but if there is an object pronoun in between the verb and the gerund, then the gerund becomes infinitive (recommended reading / recommended her to read) ….some others by infinitive without to ( make me study).some verbs are followed by infinitive with to (offer to help).while some others are f ollowed by infinitive and gerund with a change of meaning (stop to smoke/stop smoking). ![]() so me other verbs are followed by infinitive or gerund with no change of meaning (start to study/start studying).some verbs are followed by gerund (can’t stand ironing).some verbs are followed by infinitive (promise to go).I always claim that English grammar is easy, especially when compared to the Spanish or French grammar, but it gets a bit messy when it comes to verbs followed by infinitive or gerund.
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