Passive and Gerund

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• Leerjaar 5

4H

13/06/23

Active or Passive
The angry turtle bites my baby sister.

1. Active
2. Passive

Active or Passive

Smoking isn’t allowed.

1. Active
2. Passive

Active or Passive
He was arrested and charged with theft.

1. Active
2. Passive

Make the Passive
He has cancelled tonight’s football match.

Make the Passive
At each concert, the singer used multiple songs from other bands.

Gerund

See p. 64/65 in your Of Course Reference Book for more information

What is a gerund?

Verb+ing, without a form of to be

When do you use a gerund?

After prepositions like: about, without, to, from, for, on, of

• My parents are talking about moving to another town
• I look forward to meeting you

When do you use a gerund?

After certain verbs like: hate, like, stop, prefer, enjoy, avoid, remember, refuse, mind, keep, spend

• So you have stopped biting your nails!
• Why do you always try to avoid meeting him?
  

When do you use a gerund?

As subject of a sentence

• Following his advice could get you into trouble
• Criticising others is so easy
  

When do you use a gerund?

After certain words and expressions like: feel like, it's no use, it's worth, there's no, be busy, can't help

• Do you feel like going out on Friday?
• There's no denying he sings well
  

Watch out!

After the verbs to stop, to remember and to forget you can use both a gerund or an infinitive

This choice changes the meaning

I stopped smoking / I stopped to smoke

I remember buying my first bike / Remember to buy a bike

Let's practice

For the next few sentences, write down the correct form of the verb given in brackets

She delayed (get) out of bed

He demanded (speak) to the manager

I miss (go) to the beach

Make

Unit 3 lesson 4: 10, 11, 12.

Unit 3 lesson 1: 17