Transcript Verbs + infinitive or –ing form

Verbs + infinitive or
–ing form
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Slides designed by teacher Angela Carvalho – Jan 2009
Use ‘to’ + ‘infinitive’
3 special
cases
Slides designed by teacher Angela Carvalho – Jan 2009
Use ‘to’ + ‘infinitive’
• After adjectives
• After certain verbs
• After the indefinite pronouns something, anything,
nothing...
• To express purpose or reason
Slides designed by teacher Angela Carvalho – Jan 2009
Use ‘to’ + ‘infinitive’
• After adjectives (pattern)
– I find it difficult to do.
– This is easy to answer.
– It’s great to see you here!
• After certain verbs
– I want to go.
– Sam decided to help the old lady.
• After the indefinite pronouns something, anything,
nothing...
– I have nothing to wear.
• To express purpose or reason
– She needs to take some pills to sleep.
– Do you always use an alarm clock to wake up?
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These verbs are followed by
infinitive with ‘to’
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Teach
Manage
Decide
Happen
Seem
Allow
Attempt
Deserve
Expect
Fail
Neglect
Threaten
Dare
Offer
me to cook.
to ride the bike.
to take the wallet with me
to have the money.
to hate that singer.
them to go out alone.
to answer the question.
to get the ticket.
to travel soon.
to pass the exam.
to take care of the dog.
to call the police.
to do something crazy.
to help others.
Slides designed by teacher Angela Carvalho – Jan 2009
Use verb + verb followed by ‘-ing’
3 special
cases
Slides designed by teacher Angela Carvalho – Jan 2009
Use verb + verb followed by ‘-ing’
• After prepositions
• After certain verbs
• As the subject of a sentence
Slides designed by teacher Angela Carvalho – Jan 2009
Use verb + verb followed by ‘-ing’
• After prepositions
– What sort of things stop you from sleeping?
– What are you thinking of doing next summer?
– Sorry, I’m not very good at cooking.
• After certain verbs
– I avoid going to my uncle’s house.
– Sam misses coming here on Sundays.
– Joanne doesn’t mind travelling by plane.
• As the subject of a sentence
– Sleeping is a pleasure for me.
– Swimming is good for health.
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Curiosity 
• Did you know about the continuous
infinitive?
• For the present
– They seem to be studying hard!
• For the past
– They seem to have been studying hard!
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These verbs are followed by
-ing
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Avoid
Admit
Mind
Risk
Imagine
Enjoy
Finish
Can’t help
Suggest
Postpone
Consider
taking the 11 o’clock bus.
doing homework at night.
washing the dishes?
leaving my car outside.
travelling to Italy with him.
studying languages
eating your lunch, Jimmy.
believing he’s here!
travelling by car.
studying hard.
Studying for the finals.
living abroad.
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Curiosity 
• Did you know that...
– The –ing form comes after:
• Verbs that indicate:
– Start
– Continuation
– End
Start, begin, continue and
intend can also be followed by
the infinitive with no change in
meaning!
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Some verbs are followed by
infinitive or –ing with difference
in meaning:
Ex: remember, forget, stop, regret, try
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• Remember (past experiences –ing; sth to do - infinitive)
• It means to relive a memory.
– I remember taking long walks with my dad.
– Dad, remember to take long walks, ok?
• Forget (past events -ing; sth to do -infinitive)
– Sue will never forget playing the piano for the
first time in front of that huge audience.
– Sue forgot to mail these letters.
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– Regret
– I don’t regret moving to New York. (feel sorry or sad
that sth has happend/ you have (not) done/said sth)
– I regret to inform the scholarships are over. (formal
when giving bad news; informing someone about
something)
– Try
– Try using this knife to cut that. (to do sth to see what
will happen)
– I tried to use a knife, but the wood was very thick.
(make na effort to do sth difficult).
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• Stop
– I stopped to answer the question posed by
one parent. (I stopped doing sth because of
sth else – reason for stopping the previous
action)
– They stopped chatting when the teacher
entered the room. (the act of talking has
stopped)
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Some more information
• There are verbs followed by –ing or infinitive
with SMALL or NO difference in meaning.
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Begin to do / begin doing
Continue to do / doing
Start to do / doing
Propose to do / doing
Intend to do / doing
Can’t stand, love, hate, like, prefer,
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Some exercises
• Six of the following sentences are incorrect. Find the mistakes and
correct them.
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When you’re
done, click
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She doesn’t remember to learn to ride the bicycle.
I couldn’t imagine to live in a big city.
Do you miss having contact with colleagues now that you work from home?
I like to get up an our before I have to leave for work.
What do you intend doing after you leave grade school?
Surely you’re not allowed to know the exam questions in advance?
I’m sorry, but they made me to tell them where I had hidden the money.
Why don’t you try memorizing new vocabulary just before you go to sleep.
They encouraged me starting playing the piano from a very early age.
Don’t forget to phone your dad this evening.
We did not expect you being home too soon.
Do you miss to talk to your brother now he’s left home?
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Answer key
1. She doesn’t remember learning to ride the bicycle.
2. I couldn’t imagine living in a big city.
3. Do you miss having contact with colleagues now that you work from home?
4. I like to get up an our before I have to leave for work.
5. What do you intend doing after you leave grade school?
6. Surely you’re not allowed to know the exam questions in advance?
7. I’m sorry, but they made me tell them where I had hidden the money.
8. Why don’t you try memorizing new vocabulary just before you go to sleep.
9. They encouraged me to start playing the piano from a very early age.
10. Don’t forget to phone your dad this evening.
11. We did not expect you to be home too soon.
12. Do you miss talking to your brother now he’s left home?
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Credits
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Slides by Teacher Angela Carvalho
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Pictures – Google images
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Sources
– KAY, Sue & JONES, Vaughan. American Inside Out Upper Intermediate A.
Macmillan, 2003.
– ACKLAM, R. Gold advanced coursebook. Longman, 2003.
– Macmillan English Dictionary: for advanced learners of American English.
Macmillan, 2002.
– SASLOW,J & ASCHER, A. Summit 1. 2nd ed.Pearson, 2012
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