Verb Paterns A We can use to or ing after different verbs: Do not forget to bring me the book, please. Verb + to forget want decide pomise would like Verb + ing finish love try stop start Verb + ing or to love start Note: I love to go to the movies (American English) I love going to the cinema (British English) Verb + ing or to with a different meaning: stop Note: He stopped writing - Ele parou de escrever. He stopped to write - Ele parou para escrever. B We use the infinitive after many adjectives: Is maths difficult to learn? Here is a list of some adjectives: pleased difficult possible impossible easy hard lovely surprised Exercises 1 Put the verbs into the correct form 1 Don't forget ____________________ (send) your sister abirthday card. 2 Do you want ____________________(come) with us to the cinema? 3 Have you finished _____________________ (read) the newspaper? 4 They've decided ____________________(leave) the city. 5 We love __________________ (go) to the theatre. 6 We'd love __________________ (see) Shakespeare's Hamlet next week. 7 She's tried __________________ (stop) smoking, but she can't. 8 He promised __________________(love) her forever. 9 It's stopped __________________(rain). Let's go no w. 10 I started ___________________(learn) English nine months ago. 2 Use the words to make sentences or questions 1 I / pleased / meet you ______________________________________________________________ 2 It possible / leave early? ______________________________________________________________ 3 Itg / impossible / learn all the words ______________________________________________________________ 4 English / easy / understand? ______________________________________________________________ 5 Japanese / hard / write ______________________________________________________________ 6 It / lovely / see Anna last night ______________________________________________________________ 7 This exercise / not difficult / do ______________________________________________________________ 8 I / surprised / hear your news ______________________________________________________________ home |