Grammar 1.
5 –
Verb patterns
(Studying how verbs should be used and how they are like when put
together)
I can use a wide range of verb patterns
Verb patterns
Look at the following BLUE parts of each of the following sentences below.
➔ To think: Is there anything special about them?
Verb patterns 1
(It) enables left-handers to be …
(It) makes someone use
(it) keeps winning
Verb patterns
1. Verb to do/be
2. Verb sb. to do/be
3. Make/let sb. do sth.
4. Verb doing/being
Verb patterns
Some verbs that are followed by -ing
Stop Recommend Admit Avoid Imagine
Finish Consider Deny Risk Fancy
Give up = stop (give up doing)
We also use –ing after: Put off = delay until later (put off doing)
Go on or carry on = continue (go on doing)
Keep or keep on = do something continuously (keep doing)
After these verbs, you can use to … (infinitive)
Offer Plan Manage Deserve Agree
Arrange Fail Afford Refuse Hope
Promise Learn Decide Forget Threaten
Verb patterns
Exercise 5 – checking your understanding about Grammar I (verb patterns)
Think: Which of the following expressions is correct?
Stop to do something?
Or
Stop doing something?
What is the difference between ‘stop to do’ and stop
doing’?
Verb patterns 2 – Change in meaning
Verb patterns
Remember (v.)
E.g.: Remember to bring your umbrella.
(where first you remember and then you bring)
Remember to (do)
Remember Bring Future
E.g.: I remember meeting my friends when I was little.
(Where first you met your friend then you remembered it)
Remember doing Memory
Met (meeting) Remember
Example:
I remember doing my homework. Unfortunately, I didn’t remember to hand it in.
Verb patterns 2
Forget (v.)
E.g.: I forgot to lock the door.
Forget to (do) (You didn’t do what you were supposed to do)
E.g.: I forgot locking the door.
(In fact, you did something, but now you are not sure whether you did it or not)
Forget doing
Example:
Forget doing:
Jim will never forget going on that school trip because he You actually did it, but
forgot to take any money with him. now you just don’t have
the memory of doing it .
Verb patterns 2
Stop (v.)
E.g.: I have stopped drinking coffee.
Stop to (do) (I’m not drinking coffee anymore and I’m only drinking water.)
You cease to do something.
E.g.: I stopped to buy a cup of tea.
Stop doing (I stopped walking so that I can buy a cup of tea.)
Stop an action so that you can do another action
Example:
I’ve stopped eating chocolate.’ ‘Really? Why did you stop to buy some on the way home?
Verb patterns 2
Try (v.)
E.g.: I tried to bake a cake.
(To attempt something difficult or fail to do something)
Try to (do)
[Using efforts ➔ to achieve something]
E.g.: I tried baking a cake.
Try doing (We attempted to do something, which could be a new experience.)
or
(Something that you have never done before)
Example:
I tried to convince Jane but she doesn’t want my advice. (efforts)
Why don’t you try talking to her best friend? Jane always listens to her. (I have never tried done this.)
Verb patterns 3 – see, hear, feel, watch
See, hear, feel, watch (verbs)
Ongoing actions (-ing) Finished actions (infinitive)
See/hear/feel/watch + sb. + doing See/hear/feel/watch + sb. + do
• I watch Dan playing football • I have never seen my dad lose his keys.
Verb patterns Exercise 7 (p.18)
to bring
meeting
learning
to switch
taking
to buy
restarting
lose
driving
Verb patterns Exercise 4 (p.24)
looking
Singing / sing
to check
us use
not to touch
checking
Verb patterns Exercise 6 (p.24)
It is no use asking
used to skip
is always chewing gum
Is it worth applying
I don’t remember telling
would take us to
Verb patterns Exercise (p.130)
can’t afford to buy
tried putting up
is not allowed to use
remember to hand in
fancy coming to
stopped going to dance class
encouraged him not to stop
