grammer Flashcards
V. pattern
what comes after the verb
- Verb + to + v.inf (only)
- happen -offer -decide -expect -need -Seem -agree -intend - want -promise + to +v.inf
-Verbs + v.ing (gerund)
imagine -mind -spend -Enjoy -recommend
-consider -miss -finish -suggest
Verbs + v.ing or to + v.inf (same meaning)
Like -love –hate –start –prefer- begin –continue -bother
V. pattern (what comes after the verb) -offer -spend -suggest -finish -recommend -Seem want -decide
to v.ing v.ing v.ing v.ing to to to
V. pattern
(what comes after the verb)
Stop + v.ing
Stop + to + v,inf
Stop + v.ing : stop something forever (permanent)
I stopped working in this place
Stop + to + v,inf = stop for a short time doing
something
I was driving my car, and I stopped to buy water
V. pattern
(what comes after the verb)
Remember + v.ing
Remember + to + v,inf
Remember + v.ing = remember past memories
I remember having a notebook, was really
beautiful
Remember + to + v.inf =future action
Ex: remember to turn off your laptop
V. pattern
(what comes after the verb)
Try + v.ing
Try + to + v,inf
Success
I tired opening the window it was hard
(it was hard but you managed to open )
failure
I tried to open the window but it was hard
(it was hard and you failed to open the window)
V. pattern
(what comes after the verb)
Modal verbs
Modal verb + v.inf
Ex: can you sing ? no, I can’t sing
Ex: you can find happiness in Alex.
V. pattern
(what comes after the verb)
phrasal verbs
v.ing
ex
I am good at cooking
no, I am not good at playing video games
Ex: I am interested in working
phrasal verbs
a phrasal verb is the combination of two or three words from different grammatical categories – a verb and a particle, such as an adverb or a preposition
Modal verbs
-can –could –shall –should —will—would
May—might —must —have to
adverb
An adverb is a word that modifies (describes) a verb (he sings loudly)
Adverbs often end in -ly, but some (such as fast) look exactly the same as their adjective counterparts.
adverb describes an adjective
Tom is (very) tall.
adverb describes an adverb
The race finished (too) (quickly).
adverb describe a whole sentence
(Fortunately), Lucy recorded Tom’s win.