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Verb patterns Flashcards

1
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Admit

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Gerund
In court the accoused admitted stealing the documents

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Anticipate

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Gerund
You must anticipatearrivingat that time.

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Appreciate

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Gerund
Samuel appreciatesbeingable to come.

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Be worth

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Gerund
it isn’t worth going to the exhibition. It’s really boring

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Avoid

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Gerund Mary usuallyavoidspartying.

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Can’t help

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Gerund
Harry can’t helpcheating.

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Can’t stand

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Gerund
Maria can’t standgettingup early.

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Complete

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Gerund
They will completetrainingin thirty minutes.

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Consider

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Gerund
I shall considercomingtonight.

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Delay

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Gerund
They delayedflying.

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Deny

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Gerund
The accused deniedstealing.

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Discuss

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Gerund
I’ve discussedgoingon vacation with her.

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Dislike

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Gerund
She really dislikessmoking.

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Enjoy

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Gerund
Let’s enjoyspendingour time together.

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Fancy

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Gerund
She fanciesleavingearly.

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Feel like

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Gerund
I don’t feel like going out tonight

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Finish

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Gerund
I’ll finishrunningthrough your work.

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Give up

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Gerund
karen has given up eating meat, but she still eats fish

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Imagine

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Gerund
Last night she imaginedarrivinglate.

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20
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Involve

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Gerund
My education involveslearningabout geography.

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Keep

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Gerund
I keepinsistingto her.

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Look forward to

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Gerund
We are really looking forward to seeing you again

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Mention

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Gerund
I think he mentionedleavingat around 20:00h.

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Mind

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Gerund
I don’t mindgettingdirty.

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Miss

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Gerund
She was missingstudying.

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Postpone

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Gerund
Please don’t postponemeetingthe venture capitalist.

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Practise

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Gerund
I will have been practisingswimmingfor two years by tomorrow.

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Recall

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Gerund
The man recalledsavingthe guy’s life.

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Recommend

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Gerund
Harry recommendsgettinga head-start.

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Regret

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Gerund
I regret not traveling more before I got my first job

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31
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Report

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Gerund
The journalist reportedinterviewingthe chief in stuff.

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Risk

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Gerund
Don’t risklosingyour job.

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33
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Spend

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Gerund
I spent half an hour looking for my glasses this morning

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34
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Stop

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Gerund
Once I open a box chocolates, I can’t stop eating them

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Suggest

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Gerund
Joseph had suggestedtravellingto Paris.

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36
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Tolerate

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Gerund
The courts won’t tolerateshouting.

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37
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Understand

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Gerund
I understandlivinghere is difficult.

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38
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Before

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Gerund
Beforearriving, please take your shoes off.

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39
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Of

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Gerund
I received a lot ofcomplaining.

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40
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By

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Gerund
Bydiscoveringthe new properties we were able to go ahead.

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41
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Until

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Gerund
Not untilwritingmy book did I know.

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42
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For

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Gerund
Forsmokingin the hallway, you will be punished.

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43
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Through

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Gerund
I’ll go through withmakingthe choice.

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44
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Under

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Gerund
Under‘pressingthe button’.

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45
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Over

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Gerund
I’ll speak to her abouthandlingthe situation properly.

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46
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Aside from

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Gerund
Aside from notknowingthe problem she hadn’t met anyone previously.

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Pursuant to

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Gerund
The clause states that pursuant tofinalisingthe deal, we must…

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48
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According to

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Gerund
Well, according to him,openingthe account there isn’t a good idea.

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49
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Upon

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Gerund
Uponarrivingin New York we suddenly got lost.

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50
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Amid

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Gerund
We were amidmakingsome very serious decisions.

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51
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Without

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Gerund
Don’t speak to him withoutconsultingme first.

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52
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sujeto u objeto de una oración

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Gerund
Smokingis an unhealthy habit.

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53
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apologize (to somebody) for insist on

A

Gerund
I apologized to Sofia for not remembering her birthday

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54
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accuse somebody of

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Gerund
Freya accused me of trying to steal her boyfriend

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55
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recommend

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Gerund
Sarah recommend trying Giacobazzi’s. She said it was fantastic

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56
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admit

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Gerund
The man admited stealing the woma’s bag

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57
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regret

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Gerund
You will not regret bringing joy and colors. 79,90 €

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58
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blame somebody for

A

Gerund
I do not blame them for trying to make some money.

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59
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suggest

A

Gerund
Your doctor may also suggest repeating the external cephalic version.

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60
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deny

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Gerund
And it’s a great day to deny wetting the bed.

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61
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agree

A

Infinitive
I agreed to help Shona with her homework.

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62
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offer

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Infinitive
We offered her to stay with us until she found an apartment.

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63
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promise

A

Infinitive
They promise to love each other forever.

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64
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refuse

A

Infinitive
On cold mornings the car always refuses to start

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65
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threaten

A

Infinitive
They threatened to kill him unless he did as they asked.

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66
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advise

A

+person +infinitive
My teacher advised us to study

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67
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ask

A

+person +infinitive
The examiner asked me to speak louder.

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68
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convince

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+person +infinitive
he convinced her to go on the trip

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69
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encourage

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+person +infinitive
We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.

70
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invite

A

+person +infinitive
my sister invited me to walk

71
Q

persuade

A

+person +infinitive
she persuaded me to buy the book

72
Q

remind

A

+person +infinitive
she reminded me to go to school

73
Q

tell

A

+person +infinitive
she told me we should do the job

74
Q

warn

A

+person +infinitive
she warned me not to enter that place

75
Q

afford

A

Infinitive
We couldn’t afford to buy a new rug.

76
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agree

A

Infinitive
I agreed to help Shona with her homework.

77
Q

appear

A

Infinitive
There appears to be a problem with the car.

78
Q

arrange

A

Infinitive
I arranged to meet Sofia outside the restaurant

79
Q

ask

A

Infinitive

80
Q

be able to

A

Infinitive
A therapist may be able to help with that part.

81
Q

can/can’t wait

A

Infinitive
I can not wait to see you again

82
Q

choose

A

Infinitive
I chose to study abroad for a year

83
Q

decide

A

Infinitive
They’ve decided to call off the wedding

84
Q

deserve

A

Infinitive
They certainly deserved to win that game.

85
Q

encourage

A

Infinitive
We were encouraged to learn foreign languages at school.

86
Q

expect

A

Infinitive
We expect to move into our new flat next week.

87
Q

get

A

Infinitive
I want to get to know you better.

88
Q

grow (up)

A

Infinitive
I grew up to be an actor.

89
Q

help

A

Infinitive
Jack is helping me to tidy my CDs.

90
Q

hesitate

A

Infinitive
If you need anything, don’t hesitate to call me

91
Q

hope

A

Infinitive
I hope to come to the party tomorrow.

92
Q

learn

A

Infinitive
I wish i had learned to play the guitar

93
Q

make

A

Infinitive
This car was made to perform well on wet roads

94
Q

manage

A

Infinitive
Did you manage to get to the airport in time?

95
Q

offer

A

Infinitive
We offered her to stay with us until she found an apartment.

96
Q

plan

A

Infinitive
My plan is to sell the house and buy an apartment.

97
Q

prepare

A

Infinitive
It almost seems as if she is preparing to die.

98
Q

pretend

A

Infinitive
Tom pretends to care.

99
Q

promise

A

Infinitive
She always promises to come on time, but she never does.

100
Q

refuse

A

Infinitive
I refuse to go outside today because it is too hot.

101
Q

request

A

Infinitive
They requested him to leave.

102
Q

resolve

A

Infinitive
he company resolved to take no further action against the thieves.

103
Q

say

A

Infinitive
asked him if he wanted it today but he said to leave it till tomorrow.

104
Q

seek

A

Infinitive
The government is seeking ways to reduce the cost of health care.

105
Q

seem

A

Infinitive
Tony always seems to offend people.

106
Q

take

A

Infinitive
When I am travelling I always take something to read.

107
Q

teach

A

Infinitive
Jack’s father taught him to drive when he was seventeen

108
Q

tend

A

Infinitive
We tend to get cold winters and warm, dry summers in this part of the country.

109
Q

want

A

Infinitive
I want him to go now.

110
Q

wish

A

Infinitive
I wish to speak to Mr Hennessy, please.

111
Q

would like

A

Infinitive
Would you like to come with us?

112
Q

can

A

Base form
Can you help me carry these suitcases?

113
Q

may

A

Base form
There’s a lot of traffic. so we may be a little late

114
Q

might

A

Base form
It might rain tomorrow

115
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must

A

Base form
I must remember to set the burglar alarm before i leave work

116
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should

A

Base form
should we book a table for tomorrow night?

117
Q

had better

A

Base form
You had better leave now if you want to catch that train

118
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would rather

A

Base form
you look tired. Would you rather stay home tonight and watch a movie?

119
Q

make

A

Base form
Monica makes her two teenagers wash the dishes every evening after dinner

120
Q

let

A

Base form
Let me pay for coffe-It’s my turn

121
Q

After remember, use …….. if you remember something from the past (memory),

A

Gerund

122
Q

Use …….. when there’s something you must remember to do.

A

To infinitive

123
Q

We say try doing something when we do something as an experiment to see if it helps to solve a problem that we want to solve.

A

Gerund

124
Q

We say try to do something when we make an effort to achieve something that we maybe we will or will not accomplish.

A

Infinitive

125
Q

After like, love, hate, or prefer,

A

Infinitive or Gerund

126
Q

Pretend

A

Infinitive
I was worried I would have to pretend to like it.

127
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After important

A

Infinitive
It is important to review Wrong vocabulary everyday.

128
Q

After question words, e.g. what, how, where, when, etc

A

Infinitive

129
Q

We say used to + ……… to talk about past states or past repeated actions.

A

Infinitive

130
Q

After happy

A

Infinitive
We were very happy to find her there.

131
Q

After easy

A

Infinitive
It isn’t so easy to get a good result.

132
Q

afraid

A

adjective + infinitive

133
Q

alarmed

A

adjective + infinitive

134
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amazed

A

adjective + infinitive

135
Q

angry

A

adjective + infinitive

136
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anxious

A

adjective + infinitive

137
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ashamed

A

adjective + infinitive

138
Q

certain

A

adjective + infinitive

139
Q

content

A

adjective + infinitive

140
Q

curious

A

adjective + infinitive

141
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delighted

A

adjective + infinitive

142
Q

depressed

A

adjective + infinitive

143
Q

determined

A

adjective + infinitive

144
Q

disappointed

A

adjective + infinitive

145
Q

distressed

A

adjective + infinitive

146
Q

disturbed

A

adjective + infinitive

147
Q

eager

A

adjective + infinitive

148
Q

easy

A

adjective + infinitive

149
Q

embarrassed

A

adjective + infinitive

150
Q

encouraged

A

adjective + infinitive

151
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excited

A

adjective + infinitive

152
Q

fortunate

A

adjective + infinitive

153
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glad

A

adjective + infinitive

154
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happy

A

adjective + infinitive

155
Q

hesitant

A

adjective + infinitive

156
Q

likely

A

adjective + infinitive

157
Q

lucky

A

adjective + infinitive

158
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pleased

A

adjective + infinitive

159
Q

prepared

A

adjective + infinitive

160
Q

proud

A

adjective + infinitive

161
Q

ready

A

adjective + infinitive

162
Q

relieved

A

adjective + infinitive

163
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reluctant

A

adjective + infinitive

164
Q

sad

A

adjective + infinitive

165
Q

shocked

A

adjective + infinitive

166
Q

sorry

A

adjective + infinitive

167
Q

surprised

A

adjective + infinitive

168
Q

touched

A

adjective + infinitive

169
Q

upset

A

adjective + infinitive

170
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willing

A

adjective + infinitive

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