Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Review 2nd bimester
- Gerunds and Infinitives
- gerund (ing)
- after certains verbs or expressions
- when a phrasal verb is followed by another verb
- infinitve ( with to)
- certain verbs or expressions, e.g. want, afford
- base form (without to)
- after modal verbs and some expressions e.g. might,
would rather, and after the verbs make and let.
- in the passive, make is followed by the infinitive. E.g. My boss makes us work hard. At school we
were make to wear uniform.
- like, love, hate and prefer
- are usually used with the gerund in English but can also be used with the infinitive
- gerund when talk generally
- infinitive when we talk specifically
- used to, be used to, get used to
- used to/ didn't use to + base form to talk about past habits or repeated actions
or situations/ satates that have changed
- used to doesn't exist in present
- don't use would either
- be used to + gerund to talk about a new situation that
is familiar or less strange
- get used to + gerund to talk
about a new situation that is becoming familiar
- past modals must, might, may, can't, couldn't + have + past
participle to make deductions or speculate about the past
- must have when we are almost sure
that something happened or was
true.
- might and may have when we
think it's posible that
something happened or was
true
- couldn't have when we are almost sure
something didn't happen or that it is
imposible. You can also use can't have
- should have + past participle
to say somebody didn't do the
right thing, or to express
regret or criticism
- ought to have as an
alternative to should
have. However should
have is more common,
especially in speaking.
- verbs of the senses
- look/feel/smell/sound/taste + adjective
You look tired
- look/feel/smell/sound/taste + like + noun
Tim looks like his father.
- look/feel/smell/taste + as if + clause
She looks as if she's been crying.
You can use like or as though
instead
- feel like can also be used as a verb meaning "want" / "would like"