gerunds and infinitives revision

gerunds and infinitives revision

TEST on Friday 31 January

VERB+to+VERB or VERB+VERB+ing

Sometimes one verb follows another verb in a sentence.

The first verb dictates the form of the second one (to+infinitive or verb+ing)

VERBS after which we have TO+VERB

AFFORD 

I can't afford TO GO on holidays this year

AGREE

She agreed TO VISIT me on Monday

Go to page 124 in your book

take three minutes to learn all verbs which take to-infinitive

Write all verbs after which we always have to-infinitive

VERBS after which we have VERB+ING

DENY

She denied taking his phone

RISK

They risk failing the test if they don't learn

Go to page 124 in your book

take three minutes to learn which verbs take -ing

Write all verbs after which we have a verb+ing

Are there any verbs which may have both with (amost) no change in meaning? Write them hier

NO CHANGE IN MEANING

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Change in meaning

In het Engels kunnen werkwoorden zoals forget, go on, remember, stop, en try gevolgd worden door zowel een gerund (werkwoord + -ing) als een infinitive (to + werkwoord), maar de keuze kan de betekenis veranderen

UITLEG p 124

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