Verb plus gerund (verbal noun) or infinitive??


Hodlam _odejit__________ .

Nesnasim __ behani.

Chystam se _odejit.______


E.g.      I intend     to run.                                (run 40k this evening)

            I encouraged Laura  to run.                  (run 40k this evening)

            I detest     running.


Run  - running

Swim – swimming


The chocolate test !!!!!   Try the sentence with “chocolate,” and if it works, you can usually use
a gerund.   This guideline (voditko) is valid about 80% of the time.


More complicated verbs!!!! L

4 verbs that take gerund OR infinitive BUT with different meanings.


Stop      smoking.                     = prestat kourit

            to smoke.         (e.g. On the way to Vienna, he stopped (in order) to smoke.)

                                               = Zastavil aby si zakouril           .


Remember       Buying milk  (e.g. We have milk in the fridge, but I don’t remember buying it!)

                                                           = Nepamatuju si, ze bych ho koupil. Past

                        I don’t remember learning to eat with a fork.


to buy milk!     = Nezapomen koupit mliko. Future

                        This weekend I must remember to read the script.


                        I don’t remember being attacked by my brother.

                        I don’t remember using any medicines.

                        I don’t remember having a day off last month.

I don’t remember taking the call from my friend 2 days ago.

I don’t remember playing the guitar last week.



Try                  Try to open the window                                  =  maybe the window is
broken

It stinks in here because there are 4 men in the room, let’s try opening the window = The window
works, but we’re not sure the result will be what we want.


You could try recording the game and watching it on Monday.

Pet’a, you could try set up / hold a meeting with PS.

My fav. Book is sold out at KD.  You could try finding a new fav. Book.

You could try walking home instead.

You could try eating Denisa’s yummy cardboard bread (=rohlik).

You could try going to the cinema another day.

You could try going to bed earlier.

You should try setting your alarm to an earlier time.

You could try drinking beer before the lesson.

You should try to think about something else.


Go on              Adrian went on talking about his cats all day.

                        Adrian taught for 3 years in England, and went on to work at DIFA in Brno.


First, Viking Girl studied sociology, and then she went on to study at DIFA.

I lived in Ostrava and (then) went on to discover the beautiful city of students, Brno.

First Iva used shampoo, and then she went on to apply conditioner.

Iva tried to learn French, but soon went to study English.

Denisa broke a toe and then went on to break her skull.


Eva first worked at the theater and went on to work at the marketing office.

Martin listened only to jazz, but went on to discover techno as well.


First I learned the flute and then went on to learn the piano.

Kuba acted in an advert and went on to act at Jamu.

I drank coffee and then went on to drink tea.



How many weeks to Christmas????