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and languages (when they are not followed by the • after had better.
word language). You’d better tell me the truth.
I buy J17 every week.
I like playing tennis. NOTE
Mike’s favourite colour is green. We can use the verb help with a bare or full in initive.
They speak French. I always help my mother clean the house.
• before names of squares, parks and lakes. I always help my mother to clean the house.
Trafalgar Square, Central Park, Lake Winnipeg
• before the words hospital, school, work, home, bed, -ing form
church, prison and university when they are used
for the purpose for which they exist. We use the -ing form (base form of the verb + -ing) as a
Steve was tired and went to bed. noun. We use -ing forms:
• before the words breakfast, lunch and dinner. • as subjects.
Fishing can be very relaxing.
We went to grandma’s for lunch.
• after certain verbs: like, love, hate, enjoy, prefer,
consider, continue, stop, inish, start, keep, avoid, begin,
Exclamatory Sentences imagine, practise, suggest, risk, spend (time), etc.
We use exclamatory sentences to give emphasis to Ken just inished washing the car.
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the meaning of the adjective/adverb or noun. • after certain expressions: don’t mind, can’t stand,
• how + adjective/adverb be interested in, it’s worth, How/What about...?,
How wonderful! How beautifully she sings! can’t help, feel like, there’s no point in, it’s no use,
• what + (a/an) + (adjective) + noun it’s no good, be/get used to, look forward to,
What a beautiful day! be good at, etc.
• so + adjective/adverb Louis is interested in taking up a language course.
It was so funny! He plays the piano so well! • after prepositions (for, of, about, without, etc.).
• such + (a/an) + (adjective) + noun Helen is thinking of buying a new car.
He’s such an unusual man! That knife is for cutting meat, not cheese.
• after the verb go to indicate physical activities.
Infi nitive We go skiing every year.
We use the full in initive (to + base form of the verb): NOTE
• to express purpose.
He called to tell me about the get-together. • The verbs like, dislike, love, hate, start, begin, are
• after certain verbs: a ford, agree, appear, arrange, followed by a full in initive or an -ing form without
choose, decide, forget, hope, learn, manage, need, any signi icant di ference in meaning.
o fer, plan, pretend, promise, refuse, prefer, seem, I like playing / to play the guitar in the evening.
tend, try, want, would like, would love, etc. • The verbs stop, forget, regret, try and remember are
Laura needs to buy a new car. followed either by a full in initive or an -ing form, but
• after the objects of certain verbs: advise, allow, with a di ferent meaning:
encourage, expect, invite, order, persuade, remind, - We use remember/forget/regret + ing when we
teach, tell, etc. refer to something that has already happened.
It was Glen who persuaded me to apply for this job. I remember returning the book.
• with too and enough. I’ll never forget meeting them.
The soup is too hot to eat. I regret shouting at her.
• after the structure it + be + adjective. - We use remember/forget/regret + full in initive
It’s di icult to read his handwriting. when we remember/forget/regret something
• after certain adjectives: afraid, surprised, free, happy, before doing it.
ready, sorry, pleased. I’ll remember to go to the supermarket.
At last he was free to do what he wanted. Don’t forget to lock the door.
I regret to say that I can’t make it tonight.
• after verbs followed by a question word (who, what,
which, where, how, but not why) - We use try + ing when we want to express that
Have you decided where to go for your holidays? we will experiment on something and try + full
in initive to say that we’ll make an e fort to do
We use the bare in initive (base form of the verb something.
without to): Try drinking some tea. It’ll make you feel better.
• after modal verbs (can, could, will, would, should, I’ll try to inish this project today.
may, might, must). - We use stop + ing when the action was stopped
Can you tell me what’s wrong? and not repeated and stop + full in initive when we
We may go to the cinema tonight. pause temporarily in order to do something else.
• after the verbs let and make. Ken stopped watching the news.
Fay always makes me laugh. Ken was writing an email, but he stopped to watch
My brother doesn’t let me drive his car. the news.

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