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Some verbs are sometimes followed by -ing. He enjoys making other people laugh.
These include: admit deny dislike feel like give up mind suggest
avoid discuss en1oy finish mention practise take up

Helpful hints
After a preposition, we usually use -ing. ✓ I'm afraid of flying.

• Some phrases end in the preposition to. These are also followed by -ing, not an infinitive.
✓ I look forward to hearing from you. 1 I look forward to bear from you
• We can also use the -ing form as the subject of a sentence.
✓ Cooking is great fun!

Infinitive
Some verbs are sometimes followed by the full infinitive. I decided to apologise to Emma.
These include: advise choose help learn plan refuse tell
afford decide hope manage pretend seem want
agree expect invite offer promise teach would like

Some verbs are usually followed by an object + bare infinitive (without to). These include: let make

• Make in the passive is followed by the full infinitive.

✓ Michael was made to apologise by his mother.
• Some verbs are followed by the full infinitive alone and some can be followed by an object + full infinitive.
✓ He wants me to tell him a joke.

CO ing or infinitive _/

Some verbs can be followed by either -ing or the full infinitive.

I started liking / to like James after he helped me with my problem.
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With some verbs, the meaning is the same or nearly the same. ,:

These include: begin continue hate like love prefer start

With some verbs, the meaning changes. These verbs include:
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+ - ing + fu l l i nfin itive 1,

remember have a memory in your mind do something you are/were planning to :

Do you remember seeing that comedy? Did you remember to say sorry to James?
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forget not be able to remember a past event
I'd forgotten hearing that joke.
not do something you are/were planning to do
Oh, no! I forgot to invite Shelly!
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stop stop an action interrupt an action to do something else
Stop crying - it's not that bad. I was on my way to see Maria and I stopped to get
her some flowers.
try do something to try and solve a problem make an effort to do something
Have you tried talking to her? I'm trying to say I'm sorry, but you won't listen!
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� Circle the correct word or phrase.

1 My dad finally gave u p smoking / to smoke at the age of forty-nine.

2 I really enjoyed l i sten i ng / to l i sten to those MP3s you sent me. Thanks.
3 Can you afford buying / to buy so many presents?
4 You should practise juggl i ng / to juggle every day or you'll never learn.
5 How did you learn speaki ng / to speak Japanese so well?
6 I thought we discussed goi ng / to go to India and now you want to go to China!
7 We finally managed finding / to find my passport and then left for the ai rport.
8 I look forward to seei ng / see you when I come next week!
9 It was very kind of Jack to offer to baby-sit / baby-sitting this weekend.
10 No! I refuse wa iting / to wait a moment longer!

I]] If the verb in bold in each sentence is correct, put a tick (✓ ). If it is wrong.
write the correct form of the verb (-ing, fu l l or bare infinitive).

1 I hope to start driving as soon as I'm seventeen.

2 Stop pretending being asleep. I saw you open your eyes!
3 My mum suggested to go bowling, but I didn't think that was a good idea.
4 Quentin will do anything to avoid to wa l k to school . He's so lazy!
5 I'd really like visiting New York one day.
6 Do you like watching TV or do you prefer play computer games?
7 The weather seems being better. What about a picnic this weekend?
8 I expect to be home at nine o'clock, so have dinner without me.
9 Our head teacher makes us all to wea r jackets - even in summer!
10 Don't let the dog sitting on the sofa!

@J Choose the correct answer.

1 He tried to deny .......................... the money, but no one believed him.

A take B to take C taking
2 I hope .......................... a pilot when I grow up.
A become B to become C becoming
3 Mr Foster has decided .......................... , so we're going to have a party.
A retire B to retire C retiring
4 Do you remember .......................... to Germany when you were two years old?
A go B to go C going
5 You can make the dog ................. ......... to you by shouting 'come'.
A come B to come C coming
6 There's no answer at the office. Let's try .......................... Roger's mobile.
A call B to call C calling

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 Unit 3 Grammar

□ .omp l ete each second se ntence u s i n g the word give n , so that it has a s i m i l a r
e a n i n g to the fi rst se nte nce. Write between two a n d five word s.

1 They finally succeeded in escaping from the 4 I don't want to cook tonight - let's have a
room. m a naged takeaway. fee l
They finally ..................... ...................................... . I don't ........... .............................................................. .
from the room . tonight - let's have a takeaway.
2 I bought a new notebook on the way to 5 I'm going to get annoyed if you don't stop
school. stopped making that noise! c o nt i n u e
On the way to school, I ........................................... . If you ............... ................................... ....................... .
.............................. a new notebook. that noise, I'm going to get annoyed!
3 We're staying in Milan for a night before flying 6 Could you ask Francis to come into my office,
home. p l a n n i ng please? m i nd
We .......................................................................... in Do you ............... .......................................................... .
Milan for a night before flying home. Francis to come into my office, please?

□ o m p l ete using the cor rect form of the verbs i n the box. Add any other words
ou need .

ask be bring tidy turn • win

1 Oh, no! I forgot ................................................ my

homework!
2 I remember ................................................ on
holiday.
3 I tried ................................................ my room, but
I couldn't find it!
4 Did you remember .............................................. ..
the tap off?
5 I'll never forget ................................................ the
lottery.
6 Try ................................................ her to take
it off!

[TI C i rcle the correct word o r p h rase.

llallghter is the best medicine!

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The next time you're feeling ill, try (1) watch i ng / to watch a comedy instead of just doing
nothing. At least, that's what some doctors suggest (2) d o i ng / to do. If you want (3) getting
I to get better, there's nothing like laughter. First of all, an activity you enjoy (4) d o i ng / to d o
takes your mind off your illness . Time seems (5) pass i ng / t o pass more quickly and you stop
(6) worry i ng / to worry about how you feel.
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