WEEK 4 GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

SOURCE:http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verblist.htm


The verbs in the table below will be followed by an infinitive. We decided to leave. He manages, somehow, to win. It is threatening to rain. Notice that many, but not all, of these verbs suggest a potential event.

Emotion
care desire hate	hate like loathe	love regret yearn
Choice or Intent
agree choose decide decide expect	hope intend need plan prefer	prepare propose refuse want wish
Initiation, Completion, Incompletion
begin cease commence fail	get hesitate manage neglect	start try undertake
Mental Process
forget know how	learn	remember
Request and Promise
demand offer	promise swear	threaten vow
Intransitives
appear happen	seem	tend
Miscellaneous
afford arrange	claim continue	pretend wait

The following verbs will be followed by a gerund. Did I mention reading that novel last summer? I recommend leaving while we can. I have quit smoking These verbs tend to describe actual events.

Initiation, Completion and Incompletion
anticipate avoid begin cease complete	delay finish get through give up postpone	quit risk start stop try
Communication
admit advise deny discuss	encourage mention recommend	report suggest urge
Continuing Action
continue can't help	practice involve	keep keep on
Emotion
appreciate dislike enjoy hate like	love mind don't mind miss prefer	regret can't stand resent resist tolerate
Mental Process
anticipate consider forget	imagine recall remember	see can't see understand

The verbs in the following table can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, and there will be virtually no difference in the meaning of the two sentences. I like to play basketball in the park. I like playing basketball in the park.

attempt begin continue hate

like love neglect prefer

regret can't stand stand start

The verbs in this next, very small table can be followed by either an infinitive or a gerund, but there will be a difference in meaning. I stopped smoking means something quite different, for instance, from I stopped to smoke. The infinitive form will usually describe a potential action.

forget

remember

stop

Source http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund

Exercises:
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?04
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?05
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?06
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?07
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?08
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?09
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/infinitive-gerund/exercises?10
http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/tests/infinitive-gerund-4

WEEK 3 DICTATIONS ;

http://www.dictationsonline.com/

WEEK 2 THE MOST IMPORTANT THING & THOUGHT QUESTIONS

http://eslchestnut.com/2013/08/28/photos-of-the-week-brian-sokols-the-most-important-thing/

http://eslchestnut.com/2013/09/14/thought-questions-a-question-that-makes-you-think-is-worth-asking/

WEEK 1 ; MY SHOES & FCE UNTIL PAGE 7

I.Pre-task
Use the right-hand dictionary on this page and find out the meaning of the next adjectives.
Use them in your own contexts.
Use 2 other synonyms for each of them in contexts of your own .
poignant=
corny=
cheesy=
Post your answers as a comment.

 Follow the next link
http://film-english.com/2013/09/04/my-shoes/

II.After watching the video  answer in writing (as a comment ) to the request under the title " Homework " from the link above.

III.Watch and listen :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy9wHHm7_8Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvcN5DSFfQA

Which of these songs do you think is clearer allowing for the message of " The grass is always greener on the other side " ?

Deadline : Saturday, 21st Sept , at noon

PHRASALS and phrases  WITH GET  
HELPFUL LINKS TO REVISE 
PAST SIMPLE http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/sim_past.htm

PRESENT SIMPLE http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/sim_pres.htm 
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present.htm 

Check out the next lists for phrasal verbs and phrases with ' get ' :
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/phrasal-verbs-list.htm
http://quizlet.com/18725291/lexical-phrase-list-ready-for-fce-flash-cards/

Deadline  Sunday , 29th September , at noon

USED TO / WOULD/ BE USED TO
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise1.swf
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise2.swf
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise3.swf
http://englishgrammarsecrets.com/usedto/exercise4.swf
http://www.better-english.com/usedto.htm