動名詞と不定詞
動名詞の用法
⑴ 《 動詞の原形+ing 》 の形で用いられ,[ ]と訳す。
⑵ [ ]として用いられる場合は,不定詞で置き換えられる。
① Walking every morning is my habit. =To walk every morning is my habit.
② Studying English is interesting. =To study English is interesting.
⑶ [ ]として用いられる場合は,不定詞で置き換えられる。
① My hobby is going to the woods. =My hobby is to go to the woods.
② Seeing is believing.=To see is to believe.
⑷ 動詞の[ ]として用いられる場合
① I like using a computer. ★like, begin, start, loveは,不定詞で置き換えられる。
② Did you enjoy dancing at the party? ★enjoy, finishは,不定詞で置き換えられない。
⑸ 前置詞の[ ]として用いられる場合
① You are very good at playing tennis. =You play tennis very well.
② She is very fond of cooking a cake. =She likes cooking a cake very much.
③ The girl went away without saying good-bye.
④ I wash my face before eating breakfast. =I wash my face before I eat breakfast.
⑤ I drink tea after having dinner. =I drink tea after I have dinner.
⑥ How about going to the movie?
=Shall we go to the movie?
=Let’s go to the movie.
動名詞と不定詞で意味が異なる動詞
① He stopped smoking.
①’ He stopped to smoke.
② I tried eating the fish.
②’ I tried to eat the fish.
③ I remember writing to him.
③’ Please remember to write to him.
④ I forgot visiting her.
④’ I forgot to visit her.
慣用表現
① go shopping
② go swimming
③ go fishing
④ go skiing
⑤ look forward to + ~ing
⑥ cannot help +~ing