Infinitive & -ing forms CTV3B 26/09

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Good morning!

Today's grammar lesson:

Infinitives and -ing forms

Grab your notebooks & workbooks :)

After today's lesson you:

• are able to use the infinitive and -ing forms when formulating sentences 

Grab your notebook to make some notes!

to-infinitive (infinitief)

- Full verb WITH TO in front (to work, to read, to like etc.)

- Serves as the lijdend or meewerkend voorwerp 

ex.
- Jochem loves to play the drums tomorrow.

- I decided to go shopping today.

- Bart hopes to see his son soon.

I didn't expect ... (swim) that far!

She didn't hestitate .... (dive) into the water.

WHAT IS THE -ING FORM?

The -ing form is the base form of the verb followed by -"ing"

walk

sing

do

read

walking

singing

doing

reading

REMEMBER / FORGET

If you remember or forgot something that happened in the past, you use the -ing form 

I remember locking the door.

I won't forget doing that.

I will remember to lock the door.

I won't forget to do that.

If you need to remember or (not) forget something that hasn't happened yet, you use the to-infinitive

terugdenken aan, herinneren

onthouden / vergeten iets te gaan doen

USED TO

If something was a habit in the past, 

you use the to-infinitive 

We used to read every day.

He used to go to school.

We are used to reading every day.

He is used to going to school.

If you are familiar with doing something, 

you use the -ing form and "to be"

gewoonte in het verleden

gewend zijn om iets te doen

MEAN

If you mean "to intend", 

you use the to-infinitive

I didn't mean to scare you.

This means starting all over.

If you mean "to have a particular result", 

you use the -ing form

bedoelen, de bedoeling zijn

een specifieke uitkomst hebben, betekenen

TRY

If you mean "attempting to do something",

you use the to-infinitive

I tried to convince him to let us go home early.

Try holding your breath to stop sneezing.

If you mean "testing if something works",

you use the -ing form

iets pogen te doen

Oh no, I left my phone! This means ... home to pick it up.

1. to go
2. going

Don’t forget ... when you get home.

1. to call
2. calling

Have you ever tried ... after eating dry toast?

1. to whistle
2. whistling

Look at this picture we took on our holiday last year. I will never forget ... up Mount Fuji

1. to hike
2. hiking

Don’t worry about the dog, he is used to ... outside in the rain.

1. play
2. playing

Open your workbook to page 24!

Do exercises 1, 2 3 & 4 

We'll check ex. 3 & 4 together!

Done? Get started on exercise 5!

Time to check your answers!

SOCIOGRAM

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That's all!

See you next week :)