• Infintives vs Gerunds
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  • The example "I need to buy some beer because of the weather" can be considered as:
    Correct. Need is always followed by infinitives.
  • In the example: "I learned speaking english thanks to my saturday classes"
    Incorrect: The verb LEARN is always followed by an infinitive.
  • The sentence "I can't stand to listen to people speaking by phone in public transportation"
    Correct! The expression CAN'T STAND can be followed by both gerunds and infinitives.
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