Your adult ESL grammar students will get a complete reference and practice package for gerunds and infinitives in this 31-page PDF. This is one of the trickier areas of English grammar for learners at the high-beginner to low-intermediate level.

Gerunds and infinitives appear everywhere: in conversation, in reading, in writing, and in listening. Getting them right is important whether your students are preparing for university coursework, passing an English proficiency placement exam, or simply trying to express themselves accurately in daily life. This resource gives them a clear framework and enough practice to start making the right choices.

WHAT'S INSIDE:

• ✅ Detailed grammar guide (color and black & white versions): a one-pager breakdown of how gerunds and infinitives work
• ✅ Practice exercises: students select the correct form (gerund or infinitive) within a range of sentence structures, with answer keys included
• ✅ Partner speaking activities ("Find Out" and "I'll Bet"): collaborative tasks that get students using gerunds and infinitives out loud, with each other

HOW TO USE THIS GRAMMAR PACK

Start with the grammar guide. Use it to introduce or review the concept; it's concise enough to walk through together in class or assign as a quick pre-reading. The color and black & white versions give you flexibility depending on your print setup.

Then get into the practice exercises to give students structured reinforcement. The exercises work well as guided classwork, independent practice, or homework, whatever your lesson calls for. Answer keys are included to make checking quick and easy, whether it’s you, a sub, or your students themselves doing the checking.

Then bring it to life with the partner activities. "Find Out" and "I'll Bet" push students to use gerunds and infinitives in real back-and-forth conversation, not just on paper. This is where the grammar starts to be internalized because students have to produce it spontaneously while talking to each other.

WHY THIS WORKS FOR ADULT ESL STUDENTS

Adult ESL students at the high-beginner to low-intermediate level are ready to move past survival language and into the kind of accuracy that opens doors. They need to read more complex texts, start participating in academic discussions, write more clearly, and really hold their own in conversation. Gerunds and infinitives are a key part of making that possible.

The grammar guide gives them something to reference and return to. The exercises build accuracy. And the speaking activities make sure grammar doesn't stay trapped on the page.

This works well for secondary ESL students and native English speakers filling grammar gaps, too.