Transcript verbpatterns1bac1 - Lourteacher

Verb
patterns
Objective: learn about gerunds
and infinitives
Gerunds
and
Infinitives
What is a gerund?
How is a gerund formed?
verb + ing
Smoking is not goodobject
for our health.
He enjoys playing the violin.
after a preposition
They are interested in reading tabloids.
subject
go + gerund
We often use this to describe activities such as shopping,
fishing, skiing, swimming, and camping.
Where did you use to go camping
when you were a kid?
How to form negative gerunds?
use
not + gerund
Not speaking English well is my biggest problem.
Verbs that usually take Gerunds
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adore
avoid
can‘t stand
consider
enjoy
finish
hate
+ ing
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prefer
risk
suggest
like
love
(not) mind
give up
+ ing
We risked entering the contest.
How
you
form
an infinitive?
How do
do you
make
an infinitive
negative?
to have dinner with someone from my
• I agreed tonothave
English class.
to borrow money from me
• And he also wanted tonotborrow
for the check.
not
to +
base form of the
verb
Verbs that take infinitives
Verb + to infinitives – afford, agree, choose, decide,
expect, help, learn, manage, need, offer, promise,
refuse, want, would like, would prefer, etc.
e.g. They agreed to meet at 6 p.m.
Verb + object + to infinitive – advise, allow, beg,
expect, invite, need, order, tell, want, would like,
would prefer, etc.
e.g. Jane advised her brother to follow her advice.
Verbs + object + to infinitive – help, let, make
e.g. Tom helped me do the project.
My daddy let his son go to the disco.
My brother made me do the dishes.
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember
Forget
Stop
Try
She tried cooking this new dish.
(experimented)
Firefighters tried to jack up the car and take off
a wheel.
(did their best)
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember
Forget
Stop
Try
She stopped smoking.
( finish / give up)
On his way home he stopped to smoke.
(interrupt an activity to do smth)
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive
or a gerund, but the meaning is different.
Remember
Forget
Stop
Try
They forgot buying bread. She remembered reading
the poem.
(a memory)
(a memory)
They forgot to buy bread.
(smth you need to do)
She remembered to read
the poem.
(smth you need to do )
Complete the sentences with
the correct form of the verbs.
eating Chinese food. (eat )
• I enjoy _______
having a picnic by the river.
• They suggested _____
(have)
to do
• He promised _____his
homework. (do)
to play
• She learned _____the
piano last year. (play )
hitting
• We practised _____
the ball into the goal. (hit)
study psychology when she’s older.
• She wants to____
(study)
to see a movie on television. (see)
• We decided ______
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going
Everyone loves ________
to parties. (go)
to become a doctor. (become)
I want _______
raining . (rain)
It began _______
working
I continued ______
in the library. (work)
going
We enjoy ______
to Italy for our holidays.(go)
waiting
I really dislike _________
in traffic. (wait)
to go
I decided _________
to Egypt for vacation.(go)
to meet
My friend told me ________
her at 8:00, but she
wasn’t there. (meet)
laughing
• She couldn‘t help ______
. (laugh)
cleaning the kitchen. (clean)
• I don‘t mind _______
empty
• He made his brother ______
the bin.(empty)
Read this holiday advertisement. Use the verbs in brackets, in the
correct form, to complete the information.
Have you decided where (1) ______ (go) on holiday this
year?
We promise (2) _______ (help) you decide.
Do you enjoy (3) ______ (cycle) in the countryside and (4)
______ (walk) in the mountains?
If you fancy (5) _______ (escape) from the crowds and (6)
________ (do) something different, and you don’t mind (7)
________ (share) your holidays with others, we offer (8)
________ (show) you the most fantastic places.
If you can’t afford (9) _________ (spend) a lot of money,
don’t worry! We promise (10) ______ (beat) any price
offered by our competitors.
We always aim (11) _______ (give) our clients the best
possible holiday experience.
Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about
our fantastic range of holidays. And you just need (12)
_________ (mention) this advertisement to get an extra
discount!
Have you decided where (1) to go (go) on holiday this year?
We promise (2) to help (help) you decide.
Do you enjoy (3) cycling (cycle) in the countryside and (4)
walking (walk) in the mountains?
If you fancy (5) escaping (escape) from the crowds and (6)
doing (do) something different, and you don’t mind (7)
sharing (share) your holidays with others, we offer (8) to
show (show) you the most fantastic places.
If you can’t afford (9) to spend (spend) a lot of money, don’t
worry!
We promise (10) to beat (beat) any price offered by our
competitors.
We always aim (11) to give (give) our clients the best possible
holiday experience.
Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about our
fantastic range of holidays. And you just need (12) to mention
( mention) this advertisement to get an extra discount!