Objective PET - Unit 3 Grammar: verbs followed by TO or -ING
learn to
"Most men would love to ______ (how) to think like a woman, while most women want to learn (how) to drive like a man" - Oscar.
suggest
(see also: http://www.englishteachermelanie.com/grammar-how-to-use-the-verb-suggest/) My trainer _______s eating less and exercising more. Think of more suggestions to live a healthier life using ______ + ing.
avoid
(v) to stay away from (evitar). The Number One thing to ______ doing in a job Interview is arriving late.
finish
- I've _____ed reading the book. - Talk about something you've _______ed doing recently (today, this month, etc.)
imagine
- Jessica Alba can't _________ having more kids - I can't imagine...(complete the phrase)
admit
- Three US presidents have _____ted (to) smoking marijuana: Clinton, Obama and someone else I can't remember. - Admit something you did (confiesa algo que has hecho)
expect
- We _______ed to win the game - talk about something you or someone else _______ would happen this year/x years ago (but didn't happen).
have got to = 've / 's got to
I ____ __ __ get on with all the school work I've missed
would like to
I _____ ____ __ become succesful.
finish
I ______ writing/to write my cover letter.
practise
I knew there was always danger, but I'd _______d handling emergencies. When I first started working at the factory, I had to _____ evacuating in case of emergency
decide to
Many Spaniards have ______ __ go to Germany for work
agree
Michael's father ______d to teach him how to sail. Talk about something your boss or someone else ______d to do as a response to a request. One of the factory workers brought me
hope to
Most people ____ __ find a decent job.
have to
Most young Spaniards will _____ ___ study hard if they want to get a decent job.
promised to
Mr. Rajoy ______ __ cut the unemployment rate down to 5 %
(dis)like
My mum _____s doing exercise
mention
She also _________ed going to bed by 10 or 11 in the evening. "I always fall right to sleep. I'm usually so tired, I just pass out" pass out: lose consciousness, faint. Use 'mention' to talk about something your boss/girlfriend/a colleague, etc. said they are/were going to do
miss
Spain coach Del Bosque ______ having good defenders.
enjoy
The Japanese ____ (disfrutan) eating sushi. What do you ____ doing?
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE - ING FORM
VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE - ING FORM
VERBS FOLLOWED BY TO+ INFINITIVE VERB
VERBS FOLLOWED BY TO+ INFINITIVE VERB
VERBS THAT USE BOTH PATTERNS
VERBS THAT USE BOTH PATTERNS
mind
Why I don't ____eating alone when I travel (find out on: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/travel/life-business-travel/why-i-dont-mind-eating-alone/article24141862/) Most people don't _____ working a couple more years to make sure they enjoy retirement. Talk about something you don't ____ doing alone.
want to
You'll have to study if you _____ __ get a job
fancy
a predisposition to like something (me apetece) - Right now I _____ eating an ice cream bowl. - Is there anything you _____ doing right now?
seem
appears to ______ + adjective ______ + to do something - Music _____s to stimulate babies, even during pregnancy. ______ + to be doing something. - Michael _______ s to be looking for dry land it ______s + to me that + clause - "It _____s to me you lived your life like a candle in the wind" Elton John
feel like
have desire or wish for something or to do sth (me apetece) - I don't ____ _____ working right now. - talk about something you don't _____ _____ doing.
put off
postpone The American Heart Association has a list of 10 reasons why men___ ___going to the doctor, including they don't have time Can you think of other reasons? - Men ___ ___ going to the doctor because... Think of something else you ___ ___ doing recently.
manage to
succeed in doing something difficult. My dad introduced me to his boss, and that's how I _______ ___ get the job.
afford
to be able to pay for I can't ________ to buy a bike. Talk about something you or someone else would like to do or buy but can't _________ to pay for / do.
