We can’t go Everybody put He has given Don’t keep We talked She apologised Have you succeeded They insisted I’m thinking I wouldn’t dream She doesn’t approve We’ve decided Do you feel I’[r]
(1)GRAMMAR VERB + V-ING These verbs are followed by v-ing (not to): stop finish miss risk delay postpone involve practise fancy imagine enjoy like consider avoid dislike hate admit deny love suggest mention continue mind quit I enjoy dancing (not ‘I enjoy to dance ’) Would you mind closing the door Ann suggested going to the cinema Have you ever considered going to live in another country? Suddenly everybody stopped talking I’ll the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat He tried to avoid answering my question I don’t fancy going out this evening Note that the negative form: not + v-ing When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early The following verbs can have the structure: verb + preposition + v-ing go on (carry on) put off give up keep (on) talk about apologise for succeed in insist on think of dream of approve of decide against feel like look forward to object to We can’t go Everybody put He has given Don’t keep We talked She apologised Have you succeeded They insisted I’m thinking I wouldn’t dream She doesn’t approve We’ve decided Do you feel I’m looking forward Do you object on off up (on) about for in on of of of against like to to living like this discussing it till next week smoking interrupting me going to America not telling the truth fiding a job yet? paying for the meal buying a new house asking them for the money gambling moving to London going out tonight? meeting her again working on Sunday? Thefollowing verbs can have the structure: verb + object + preposition + v-ing congratulate on accuse of suspect of prevent from stop from thank for forgive for warn against Page verb + I congratulated They accused Nobody suspected What prevented The police stopped I forgot to thank Please forgive They warned object + Ann me the man him everyone them me us preposition + v-ing on passing the exam of telling lies of being a spy from coming to see us? from leaving the building for helping me for not writing to you against buying the car Verb + v-ing or Verb + to + infinitive Lop11.com (2) GRAMMAR VERB + TO + INFINITIVE Structure: verb + to + infinitive : offer agree refuse ask decide plan arrange expect hope aim learn want deserve afford forget manage attempt wish fail pretend try threaten swear promise claim tend appear seem It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home They seem to have plenty of money Tom was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to lend him I like George but I think he tends to talk so much some money Ann pretented not to see me as she passed me in the street He is going to learn to drive next month I waved to Mary but failed to attract her attention The robbers threatened to kill all workers in the bank The thief refused to stop at the red light I swear not to tell you a lie John expected to pass the exam They deserved to be sent to prison We offered to leave After dare / help you can use the infinitive with or without to: I wouldn’t dare to tell him or I wouldn’t dare tell him But after daren’t (or dare not) you must use the infinitive without to: I daren’t tell him what happened (without to) Can you help me to move this table or Can you help me move this table After the following verbs you can use a question word (what,where,how,whether… ) + to… Ask decide know We asked Have you decided I don’t know Do you understand remember forget how where whether what explain learn understand wonder to get to the station to go for your holiday? to apply for the job or not to do? Also: show / tell / ask/ advise / teach somebody what / how / where to something: Can you show me how to answer this question? Ann will tell you what to He taught us what to know about the country After make and let we use : verb + object + infinitive (without to ) The customs officer made him to open his case My parents didn’t let me go out alone when I was a baby Hot weather makes me feel tired Let me carry your bag for you We ‘make somebody do…’, but the passive is ‘be made to do…’( infinitive with to ) He was made to open his case These verbs have two possible structures Compare: Advise recommend encourage Verb + V-ing (without an object) I wouldn’t recommend staying in that hotel She didn’t allow smoking in her house Passive: Smoking isn’t allowed in her house Page allow permit forbit Verb + object + to + infinitive I wouldn’t recommend anybody to stay in that hotel object She didn’t allow us to smoke in her house Passive: We aren’t allowed to smoke in her house Verb + v-ing or Verb + to + infinitive Lop11.com (3) Verb + v+ing Lop11.com (4)