The full infinitive with to is used:• 1- To express purpose He went to meet his girlfriend • 2.- After would love/like/prefer.. • 4.- With TO, ENOUGH He’s too young to drive You aren’t
Trang 1The full infinitive (with to) is used:
• 1- To express purpose He went to meet his girlfriend
• 2.- After would love/like/prefer I’d love to eat a sandwich
• 3.- After adjectives She was glad to see her parents.
• 4.- With TO, ENOUGH He’s too young to drive
You aren’t tall enough to play basketball
• 5.- After certain verbs
• (advice, agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, manage, offer, promise,
refuse, seem, want, …) I agree to send the letter
The bare infinitive (without to) is used:
• 1.- After modal verbs We must clean the flat He should speak.
• 2.- After LET, MAKE, HEAR, SEE+ object
Let me see your passport Make her eat the soup.
The –ing form is used:
• 2.- After love, like, dislike, hate, enjoy She enjoys singing and dancing
• 3.- After start, begin, stop, finish He started doing the housework
• 4.- After certain verbs (avoid, admit, confess to, deny, look forward to, mind, object to, prefer, regret, risk, spend, suggest…) I don’t mind looking after my sister.
• 5.- After some expressions: I’m busy, It’s no use, it’s no good, It’s worth, what’s the use of, be used to, there’s no point in) It’s worth seeing that film
• 6.- After prepositions I’m tired of hearing your problems.
He left without taking his coat.
• 7.- After HEAR, SEE, SOUND to emphasize an action in progress
I saw her crossing the street (I saw her while she was crossing)
I saw her cross the street (I saw her when she had crossed the street)
8.- After GO for physical activities They went skiing last Saturday
Trang 2Put the verbs in brackets into Gerund or Infinitive.
Dear Laura,
I am writing ……… (thank) you for your Christmas present I was so happy ……… (receive) it In fact I had so many lovely presents that I don’t know what ……… (say)
I had good time with my friends We went ……… (dance) My father gave me a car because now I’m old enough ……… (drive)
At the moment I’m very busy ……… (take) some driving lessons My mom said she’ll let me ……… (use) her car if I promise ……… (be) careful
Bye for now, I’m looking forward to ……… (hear) from you
Diana