UNIT 6
UNIT 6: ( GERUND ) Ing form & Infinitive
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Infinitive form consist of:
1-Full
Infinitive:
Examples
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Form
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Used
after verbs
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I
go to the post office to post some letters .
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S
+ Be + to + infinitive .
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1-To
express purpose
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It
is delicious to eat.
It
was great to see you .
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It
+ verb be + adj + to + infinitive .
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2-After It + be + adjective
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At
last he was free to do what he wanted .
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S
+ verb be + adjective + to + infinitive .
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3-
After a certain Adjective :ready, afraid ,surprised, free, happy, sorry.
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He
is too tired to go jogging today.
It
isn't warm enough to go to the sea yet .
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S
+ verb be + too + adj + to + infinitive.
S
+ verb be + adj + enough + to + infinitive .
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5-Too
and
Enough
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I
hope to see you soon .
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S
+ verbs + to + infinitive
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6-
After a Certain verbs: afford, agree, appear, decide, forget, hope, learn,
manage, need, offer, plan, promise, refuse, seem, tend, want, would like, etc
.
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It
was Ali who persuaded me to visit you .
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S
+ verbs + object +to + infinitive .
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7-After
the object of certain verbs : advise , allow , encourage , invent , order ,
persuade , teach , tell etc.
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I
don’t know what to do .
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S
+ verb + WH Q + to + infinitive .
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8-After
WHQ: who, what where, when. why?
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2-
Bare Infinitive:
Examples
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Form
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Used
after verbs
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You
should start thinking about your future .
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S
+ modal verb + infinitive
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1-Modal
Verbs
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Our
teacher made us retake the test.
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S
+ let OR make + infinitive
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2-Verbs
let and make
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I'd
rather go to an Italian restaurant tonight .
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S
+ would rather OR had better +
infinitive
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3-Wouldrather
and had better .
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B /
ING FORM ( GERUND ):
Examples
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Used
of
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Exercising
is a good way of keeping fit .
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1-
As a noun
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We
often go fishing in the summer .
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2-After
the verb go indicating physical activities.
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Muhammad
suggests going to
the museum .
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3-
After certain verbs: avoid, enjoy, finish, like, love, hate, imagine, keep,
risk, spend (time), suggest, consider, etc.
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It's
no use trying to do everything yourself .
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4-
After certain expressions : be interested in , can't stand , don't mind , how
about , it's worth , it's no use , it's no good , there's no point (in) be
used to , etc .
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I'm
no excited about going to university next year
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5-
After prepositions : for , about , without , etc
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Some
Verbs followed by Full Infinitive & Ing Form:
1-Start,
begin, continue, intend. (no difference in meaning)
2-
try, remember, forget, regret, stop. (different in meaning)
Ing
Form
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To
Infinitive
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Remember
+ ing form.
Remember
something that has already happened.
e.g.
I remember visiting Paris 2004.
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1-Remember
+ full infinitive.
Remember
something before going it.
e.g.
Did you remember to lock the door before you left ?
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Forget
+ ing form.
Forget
something that has already happened.
e.g.
I’ll never forget visiting India.
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2-Forget
+ full infinitive.
Forget something you are supposed to do.
e.g.
Tome forgot to
tell you that he was going away for the weekend.
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