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Costumes and Traditions: Languages Department English V

The document discusses different verb patterns that can follow a first verb in a sentence. It explains that a verb can be followed either by an infinitive, like "I want to buy" or a gerund (-ing form) like "I enjoy working". The document also notes that some verbs can take both patterns but with a difference in meaning, such as "I hate to tell" versus "I hate flying".

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Costumes and Traditions: Languages Department English V

The document discusses different verb patterns that can follow a first verb in a sentence. It explains that a verb can be followed either by an infinitive, like "I want to buy" or a gerund (-ing form) like "I enjoy working". The document also notes that some verbs can take both patterns but with a difference in meaning, such as "I hate to tell" versus "I hate flying".

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Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora

Languages department
English V

Costumes and
Traditions
• What is your favorit
e Mexican tradition?

• Do you know any tr


aditions from anothe
r country? Which?

• Do you have traditio


ns in your family?

Discuss
pp. 180
Verb Patterns
• Sometimes in a sentence, one verb follows another. For example, I want
to buy an electric car. The first verb is 'want', the second verb is 'buy’.

• In sentences like this, there are different possible patterns. For example:
(a) I want to buy an electric car.
(b) I hate driving.

In sentence A, the first verb is followed by an infinitive.

In sentence B, the first verb is followed by a gerund (-ing) form.


Verb + to + infinitve Verb + verb -ing

• These verbs all use this pattern: want, • These verbs all use this pattern: enjoy,
hope, decide, agree, ask, attempt, etc. mind, consider, allow, avoid, delay, etc.

I want to work with Dr. Laver. I enjoy working on the emergency ward.

Tim hopes to leave the stockroom soon. Alice doesn't mind working with children.

Helen decided to go out with Michal. Tim is considering changing his job.

Alice might agree to change wards.


Verb + object + to + verb in infinitive
• These verbs all use this pattern: advise, ask, invite remind, tell, warn, except, force,
etc.
They warned me not to tell anyone
I’ve invited your parents to visit us

• Let (=force) and let (=allow) are followed by an object and a bare infinitive
Dad let me keep the cat.
She made me say sorry.

• When a verb comes after a preposition (about, of, by, in) the verb is always in in
–ing form.
I’m worry about not being good enough.
He specializes in growing crops
• Some verbs(e.g. starts, begin, continue) can be followed by both pattern
s, with no change of meaning:

People started arriving and hour ago.


He started to feel angry.

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Verbs with two patterns and different meaning

These verbs have two possible patterns, and there is a difference in


meaning between the patterns: try, remember, hate, regret.
I hate to tell you this = I am sorry to tell you this
I hate flying = I do not like this activity

I regret to tell you this - I am sorry to tell you this


I regret leaving London - I left London in the past, and I am sorry that I did
that
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False
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