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VERB PATTERNS
What are verb patterns?
It is a English grammatical rule
When two verbs appear together in a sentence, the first one can be followed by the -infinitve or the -ing form of the second
It is use to separate two verbs together in the same prhase
It is important to remember the pattern of each verb
Verb patterns are the way you are going to use the second verb when it is depend to the first verb
There are several classifications of these:
verb + to + infinitive
afford, agree, allow (passive), appear, arrange, ask, attempt, choose, dare, decide, deserve, expect, fail, forget, happen, help, hope, learn, manage, offer, plan, prepare, pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, threaten, want, would like to...
The results
appear to support
your theory.
Are you going to
attempt to pass
the exam?
I wouldn't
dare to call
him. He's very angry.
He
promised to collect
her from the airport.
How did she
manage to find
the solution?
verb + object + to + infinitive
advise, allow, ask, beg, encourage, expect, force, invite, order, permit, persuade, recommend, remind, teach, tell, want, warn, would like
I
ask you to go
to the party.
Their parents
told him to follow
the rules.
My friend
recommended me to choose
the other shoes.
I
allowed her to come
home until midnight.
Teachers
would like they to pay
attention in class.
verb + ing / to infinitive
- no change in meaning
begin, continue, intend, start
begin
She
began to read
the book.
She
began reading
the book.
continue
We'll
continue to study
at the music school.
We'll
continue studying
at the music school.
intend
I
intend to ask
his name.
I
intend asking
his name.
start
I
started to cook
the meal.
I
started cooking
the meal.
- slightly different meaning
can't bear, hate, like, love, prefer
like
I
like to watch
the film.
I
like watching
the film.
love
We
love talking
with my auntie.
I
love to talk
with my auntie.
hate
I
hate traveling
by bus.
I
hate to travel
by bus.
prefer
I
prefer to clean
my room in the evening.
I
prefer cleaning
my room in the evening.
can´t bear
You
can´t bear
to see something done this badly.
You
can´t bear
seeing somethong done this badly.
- change in the meaning
go on, mean, need, regret, remember, stop, try
regret
I
regret to inform
you that we cannot offer you the job.
I
regret telling
him that secret.
remember
I
remembered to post
the letter.
I
remembered posting
the letter.
stop
I
stopped to smoke
.
I
stopped smoking
.
go on
I
went on to talk
about the exam.
I
went on talking
for two hours.
try
I
tried to sleep
.
I
tried counting sheep
.
verb + object + infinitive
help, let, make
My parents
make me eat
all the vegetables.
My sister
helped me finish
my homework.
The boss
let him leave
work early.
verb + that
explain, warn (someone), promise (someone), suggest
My mom
suggest that
we do our homework first than play.
I
promise that
we´ll travel around the world.
Lucas
warned me that
I´ll fail the test if I don't study.
The doctor
explained that
I must take the medicines to feel better.
verb + ing
admit, adore, allow, avoid, can't face, can't help, can't stand, carry on, consider, deny, delay, don't mind, enjoy, fancy, finish, give up, imagine, involve, keep, keep on, look forward to, miss, postpone, practise, put off, recommend, risk, spend time, suggest...
Paul
considered studying
today with me.
She
imagined buying
her house in Italy and now she bought an amazing house.
I
suggest painting
your room tomorrow.
Mike
avoid using
white snikers.
Don't mind adopting
a dog but I prefer a bird.
Some verb change their meaning depending on wheter they are followed by
-infinitive
or
-ing
Forget+infinitive:
We forget before the action.
e.g:
We forgot to buy a cake for Marta's birthday.
Forget+ing:
Often in the phrase will never forget, to talk about a memorable experience.
e.g
:
I'll never forget to talk about a memorable experience.
Remember+infinitive:
To remember that you need to do momething.
e.g:
I remember to buy milk.
Remember+ing:
To have a memory of doing something.
e.g:
I remember buying milk but I don't remember picking up my purse in the shop.
Stop+infinitive:
To stop in order to do something.
e.g:
She stopped to look in the shop window.
Stop+ing:
To end and action.
e.g:
She stopped looking in the window and walked off towars the station.
Try+infinitive:
To do your best.
e.g:
I'm trying to do my homework , so can you please make less noise?
Try+ing:
To do something that might solve a problem.
e.g:
We've tried putting oil in the lock, but we still can't open the door.
Regret+infinitive:
A formal way to giving bad news.
e.g
We regret to inform you that the 14.05 train to York is cancel.
Regret+ing:
To feel sorry about something that you did in the oast.
e.g:
Mary really regrets saying those things to susy.
Team Members:
Contreras Saltillo Ana Ximena
Espinosa Muñoz Vanessa
Aguilar Jimenez Carmen Soledad