VERB PATTERNS VERBS INFINITIVE VERBS GERUNDS Some verbs
VERB PATTERNS: VERBS + INFINITIVE VERBS + GERUNDS Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive. Others, by a gerund.
Verbs followed by an infinitive. � Want � Hope � Promise � Decide � Would � Refuse � Now, like add 3 more verbs which are followed by an infinitive form.
Verbs followed by a gerund. � Like � Love � Hate � Practise � Not mind � Suggest � Now add 3 more verbs which are typically followed by a gerund
Some verbs can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund � And there’s NO change in meaning. � These verbs are: � Begin � Continue � Intend � Start � It started raining/to rain.
CHANGE IN MEANING the verbs like, love, prefer, hate, toinfinitive generally refers to a future action, or an special occasion: � With �I like to visit my grandparents in Christmas. (but now it’s June) � With the gerund, the –ing orm refers to an action that is generally true or currently in progress: �I like visiting my grandparents in December. (it’s sth I always enjoy, and it’s December!)
Remember +…. � -to infinitive: to remember sth, then do it. � “I remembered to get your favourite cheesecake. (I got it for your birthday…) � -ing: to do sth and then remember it later. � “Do you remember locking the back door? If you don’t, we should go back home to check!” � I clearly remember putting on my scarf. But now I don’t know where I left it!”
FORGET +… � -to infinitive: to forget about sth so you don’t do it! “Don’t get angry with me: I forgot to bring the books. ” -ing: to do sth and then forget (or not) it later. “I will never forget going to shopping with you when we were in Miami. ” “ I sometimes forget telling my students to do some homework. ( I give them homework and then I forget I did, so the next class I don’t ask for it!!)
TRY+ … � -to infinitive: to make an effort to do sth difficult: �“ I’ve been trying to lose weight for ages. “ � -ing: to do sth and then see waht happens, experiment: � “ Have you tried eating fruit and vegetables in order to lose weight? � Try+ gerund is often used for giving advice
STOP +… � -to infinitive: to stop sth in order to do sth else (purpose) � “They went shopping all day and stopped to have a cup of coffee. ” � -ing: to no longer do sth, finish. � “Why don’t you stop asking silly questions? ” � “He stopped eating junk food when he realised how bad it was for his health. ”
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