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Verb Patters

The document explains verb patterns, which refer to what follows a verb, including objects, prepositions, gerunds, and clauses. It highlights different verb patterns, such as verb + to + verb and verb + verb + -ing, and notes that some verbs can have multiple patterns with different meanings. Examples are provided to illustrate these patterns and their usage.

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Verb Patters

The document explains verb patterns, which refer to what follows a verb, including objects, prepositions, gerunds, and clauses. It highlights different verb patterns, such as verb + to + verb and verb + verb + -ing, and notes that some verbs can have multiple patterns with different meanings. Examples are provided to illustrate these patterns and their usage.

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A B C D E F G H I J K

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7 HOW TO WORK
VERB PATTERNS
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Different types
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WHAT IS THIS TOPIC ABOUT?


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6 Verbs patterns refer to what follows a verb. For example, some
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verbs can stand alone, (They laughed). Others have to be followed
by an object (They loved it). Other verbs are followed by objects +
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prepositions (Put it on the table), or verbs in other forms (I hate
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not just in the verb.
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WHAT Verb Patterns ARE?


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Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. For example, I want to buy an electric car.
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The first verb is 'want', the second verb is 'buy'.
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In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example:
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(a) I want to buy an electric car.
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(b) I hate driving.
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In sentence A, the first verb is followed by an infinitive.
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12 The verb patterns are dependent upon the first verb. There are several different types of
pattern. When you learn a new verb, you need to learn the verb pattern. Unfortunately, some
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verbs have more than one possible pattern! Sometimes, if a verb has two patterns, each pattern
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Verb + verb + ING
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Verb + to + verb
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01 WANT, HOPE, DECIDE & 02 ENJOY, MIND &
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AGREE CONSIDER
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I want to work with you. I enjoy working on the emergency ward.
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Tim hopes to leave the master room.
Tim is considering changing his job.
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03 04 LET & MAKE
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Michael is thinking about cooking She made me say sorry.
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dinner.
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like, hate, regret.
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I like to swim every day = I think it is a good
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Verbs with TWO


idea to do this
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PATTERNS and
I like swimming every day = I enjoy the
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activity. It gives me pleasure
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DIFFERENT I hate to tell you this = I am sorry to tell you

MEANINGS
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I hate flying = I do not like this activity
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I regret to tell you this - I am sorry to tell you
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I regret leaving London - I left London in the
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