ING vs S/ES Flashcards
Ella stays with us quite OFTEN. The children….. (love/ are loving) having her here.
Ella stays with us quite OFTEN. The children love having her here.
Ella’s with us AT THE MOMENT. The children….. (love/ are loving) having her here.
Ella’s with us AT THE MOMENT. The children ARE LOVING having her here.
*** We can use the -ING Verb wth STATE Verb (attract, like, look, love, sound)
=> To EMPHASISE that a situation is TEMPORARY or for a period of TIME around the present.
The app ….. (doesn’t appear/ is not appearing) to work on my phone.
The app DOESN’T APPEAR to work on my phone.
*** appear = seem (state meaning) => S/ES
Sara Nguyen is CURRENTLY …. (appears/ appearing) in a musical on Broadway. She OFTEN …. (appears/ appearing) in musicals.
Sara Nguyen is CURRENTLY appearing in a musical on Broadway. She OFTEN appears in musicals.
*** appear = take part (action meaning) => BOTH -ING & S/ES
I …. (regret/ am regretting) that the company will have to be sold.
I regret that the company will have to be sold.
= I’ve made the decision and I’m sorry about it
I …. (regret/ am regretting) my decision to give her a job.
I am regretting my decision to give her a job.
(= I’m increasingly aware that it was wrong decision)
*** Wth some verbs describing MENTAL STATE (e.g find, realize, regret, think, understand)
we can use the -ING => to EMPHASISE that we have recently START TO THINK abt sth or that we’re NOT SURE abt sth.
He… (considers/ is considering) taking earlier retirement.
He is considering taking earlier retirement.
*** ONLY used wth ING, when it means “THINK CAREFULLY abt…”
I…. (believe/ am believing) you now.
I believe you now.
*** Some other MENTAL STATE Verbs use S/ES: agree, conclude, know, prefer.
I …. (suggest/ am suggesting) you get outside the city and get the bus to the centre.
I suggest you get outside the city and get the bus to the centre.
*** Verbs perform ACTION they describe:
acknowledge, admit, advise, apologize, beg, confess, congratulate, declare, deny, forbid, guarantee, name, order, permit, predict, promise, refuse, remind, request, thank, warn.
=> S/ES
I …. (don’t deny/ am not denying) taking the books, but Miguel said it would be OK.
I don’t deny/ am not denying taking the books, but Miguel said it would be OK.
*** Verbs perform : apologize, deny, guarantee, promise, suggest
- Positive (Khẳng định): S/ES
- Negative (Phủ định): Both -ING & S/ES
ING or S/ES
a. What r u doin wth that ruler?
=> I … (measure) the area of the kitchen.
b. The garden …. (measure) 12 by 20 metres.
ING or S/ES
a. What r u doin wth that ruler?
=> I’m measuring) the area of the kitchen.
b. The garden measures 12 by 20 metres.
ING or S/ES
a. I …(doubt) whether I’ll get another chance to retake the exam.
b. I suppose she might be at home tonight, but I … (doubt) it.
ING or S/ES
a. I .doubt whether I’ll get another chance to retake the exam.
b. I suppose she might be at home tonight, but I … doubt it.
ING or S/ES
a. The new science museum currently …(attract) 10,000 visitors a month.
b. Flowers …(attract) bees with their brightly-coloured petals.
ING or S/ES
a. The new science museum is currently attracting 10,000 visitors a month.
b. Flowers attract bees with their brightly-coloured petals.
ING or S/ES
a. Sara Nguyen won’t work at the top of the 20-storey building b/c she …(like) heights.
b. How’s new job?
Well, at the moment, I ….(like) it at all.
ING or S/ES
a. Sara Nguyen won’t work at the top of the 20-storey building b/c she doesn’t like heights.
b. How’s new job?
Well, at the moment, I am not liking/ don’t like it at all.
ING or S/ES
a. My car’s in the garage today. They…(fit) new brakes.
b. I bought this jumper for Sara, but it …(fit) her so I’ll have to take it back.
ING or S/ES
a. My car’s in the garage today. They’re fitting new brakes.
b. I bought this jumper for Sara, but it doesn’t fit her so I’ll have to take it back.
