Unit 3

Verbs followed by to or -ing • Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive with a little

difference of meaning:
• There are some verbs that are always followed by o Hate o Love
an infinitive (to + verb). o Like o Prefer
When I was 15, I decided to become a professional
musician. There’s a small difference between the two
• Others are always followed by -ing form of the forms:
verb. o In -ing form the action or the experience
Mike kept falling asleep during the lesson. is more important.
• But another are can be followed by either an o The -ing form is more common after hate
infinitive or -ing for. There’re no rules to help you. and love.
o In infinitive form the action is more
• Verbs followed by -ing: important, or to describe a habit/
o Admit o Give up something we prefer.
o Avoid o Imagine
o Can’t stand o Mind • Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive with no
o Consider o Miss
difference of meaning:
o Dislike o Postpone
o Don’t mind o Practice verb Infinitive -ing
o Enjoy o Put off
Forget I forgot to say thank I forgot saying that.
o Fancy o Prevent you. (=I have no memory
o Feel like o Suggest (=I didn’t say thank for that)
o Finish you)
Go on He went on to talk He went on talking.
• Verbs followed by the infinitive: about his life (=He continued
(=This was the next talking)
o Afford o Learn
think he talked
o Agree o Manage
about)
o Arrange o Offer
o Attempt o Plan Remember I remembered to lock I remember locking
o Choose o Promise the door the door.
o Decide o Refuse (=I did something I (=I have a memory
o Expect o Seem had to do) of this)
o Help o Want Stop Let’s stop to buy Let’s stop buying
o Hope o Would like flowers flowers.
o Intend (=In other to do (=Not to continue)
something)
• Verbs followed by -ing or infinitive with no Try I tried to learn I tried eating
Japanese, but it was spinach, but I didn’t
difference of meaning: too difficult, so I like it.
o Begin o Intend stopped (=Try something
o Continue o Start (=I tried something, and find out what
and not succeed) it’s like)
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 o In negative sentences, we put not after the first
verb.
He ‘s decided not to go to university next year.
o In sentences which include an object, we put the
object after the first verb.
I helped my friend to do his homework.

Phrasal verbs

• It’s a verb with two or three parts. The meaning

of the verb is sometimes different from the
meaning of its separate parts. It combines verbs
with prepositions or adverbs.
o Verbs which needs an object:
She took off her hat.
o Verbs which not needs an object:
We got up late

o Sometimes, it’s possible to put the object

in between the verb and the preposition
or adverb:
He took his hat off.