Unit3- U9.Language focus

The verbs followed by gerundAdmit, avoid, begin, consider, delay, deny, dislike, enjoy, forgive, imagine, involve, like, love, mind, miss,, practise, prevent, postpone, remember, regret,

Danny enjoys……… to music every day listening

Peter started……….……….guitar after dinner playing

My parents decided………along the beach to walk

My teacher said : “ Could you please stop ……….

so much noise ? “

making

1 The verbs followed by gerund

Admit, avoid, begin, consider, delay,

deny, dislike, enjoy, forgive, imagine,

involve, like, love, mind, miss,, practise, prevent, postpone, remember, regret, risk,

+ After some phrase of verbs:

can’t bear, can’t face, can’t stand, can’t

help, feel like, it’s no good, it’s no use

choose, decide, deserve, determine, demand, desire, expect, fail

Agree, arrange, ask, attempt, begin,

2 The verbs followed by to infinitive

3 The verbs followed by both gerund and to infinitive:

* Stop:- to infinitive: the driver stopped to ask the way

- gerund: ex: the driver stopped driving

* Remember: -to infinitive:ex-Remember to post my letter on your

way home

-gerund: ex- I remember locking the door when I returned home yesterday

* Try : -to infinitive :ex- I try to swim across the river.

- gerund: ex- I try wearing the jeans before buying them

*Advise, allow, permit, recommend :

+ Obj + to infinitive:

Ex-They don’t allow sts to smoke

+ gerund:

Ex-Students are not allowed smoking

B 1 Passive infinitive (to be + V3/ed)

Ex: They want to be invited to the party

Wrong : They want to invite to the party

B.2.Passive gerund (being + V3/ed)

Ex: I disliked being taken to the zoo when I was

a child

wrong: I disliked taking to the zoo when I was a child

choose the correct form of the verbs :

1.The teacher decided ( / to accept ) the paper.

2.They appreciated ( / having ) this

information

3.His father doesn’t approve of his

( going / ) to Europe

4.Would you like ( / to come ) to a party ? 5.Do you mind ( travelling / ) such a long

way to work every day ?

6.I can’t stand ( visiting / ) museums.

accepting

to have

to go

coming

to travel

to visit

UNDERLINE THE CORRECT VERB IN EACH SENTENCES:

1 Helen / chose to learn French.

2 I really / afford to travel by plane.

3 Do you mind / coming back in haft an hour ?

4 Tina / wanted to buy some potatoes, but she forgot.

5 Emily / suggested opening the office safe.

6 My parents decided / to send me to a

different school.

7 Mary practices / speaking French every

enjoyed can’t stand

want suggested

refused

avoided expects

1. They were hungry, so she suggested

……… ……… dinner early.

2. I’m still looking for a job, but I hope

……… ……….something soon.

3. It was a nice day , so we decided

……… ……….in Ha Tien.

4.W e practiced ……… football at the beach.

having

to find

to travel

playing

GAP FILL : find – bring – travel – have – play-go

Give the correct verb form

1 Most passengers dislike to sit in small uncomfortable seats on long flights (have)

2 I must drive more carefully I can't risk another speeding ticket (get)

3 Did Dick mean Sue about the party, or did it slip out accidentally? (tell)

4 You must keep _on the computer until you understand how to use all of the programs (practise)

5 The judge demanded the original document, not the photocopy (see)

6 Ms Thompson is always willing to help, but she doesn't want

_ at home unless there is an emergency (call)

7 The children agreed _ the candy equally (devide)

8 I expected to the party, but I wasn't (invite)