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admit

She admitted (feel) rather upset.

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-ing form: She admitted feeling rather upset.

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adore

Don’t you just adore (lie) in a hot bath?

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-ing form: Don’t you just adore lying in a hot bath?

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advocate

She advocates (take) a more long-term view.

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-ing form: She advocates taking a more long-term view.

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appreciate

I appreciate your (make) the effort to come.

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-ing form: I appreciate your making the effort to come.

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avoid

I try to avoid (go) shopping on Saturdays.

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-ing form: I try to avoid going shopping on Saturdays.

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can’t help

I couldn’t help (think) he was asking for trouble.

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-ing form: I couldn’t help thinking he was asking for trouble.

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catch

Two armed men were caught (try) to cross the frontier at night.

He caught her (read) his old love letters.

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  • ing form: Two armed men were caught trying to cross the frontier at night.

+ obj + ing-form: He caught her reading his old love letters.

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feel

He was so rude I felt like (slap) his face.

I could feel the sweat (trick) down my back.

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  • ing form: He was so rude I felt like slapping his face.

+ obj + ing-form: I could feel the sweat trickling down my back.

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find

I find (live) in the city very stressful.

I found her (wander) the streets in a complete daze.

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  • ing form: I find living in the city very stressful.

+ obj + ing-form: I found her wandering the streets in a complete daze.

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afford

I can’t afford (buy) a house.

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  • full infinitive: I can’t afford to buy a house.
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agree

The bank has agreed (= is willing) (lend) me £5,000.

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  • full infinitive: The bank has agreed (= is willing) to lend me £5,000.
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aim

I aim (be) a millionaire by the time I’m 35.

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  • full infinitive: I aim to be a millionaire by the time I’m 35.
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come

After some years they came (accept) her as equal. Although it was hard at first, she came (enjoy/work) for the airline.

He came (hurry) up the path. As I walked through the door, the dog came (tear) towards me.

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    • to infinitive: to talk about a gradual change. After some years they came to accept her as equal. Although it was hard at first, she came to enjoy working for the airline.
    • -ing: to say that someone moves in the way that is described He came hurrying up the path. As I walked through the door, the dog came tearing towards me.
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Go on

After the interval, Pavarotti went on (sing) an aria from Tosca.

The children were shouting and screaming, but he went on (talk) to Pet.

Although she asked him to stop, he went (tap) his pen on the table.

We have tried to persuade her to stop, but she just goes on (smoke).

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+ to infinitive: to mean that something is done after something else is finished. After the interval, Pavarotti went on to sing an aria from Tosca.

The children were shouting and screaming, but he went on talking to Pet.

+ ing: to say that someone moves in the way that is described. Although she asked him to stop, he went on tapping his pen on the table.

We have tried to persuade her to stop, but she just goes on smoking

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bear

He couldn’t bear (see) the dog in pain.

I can’t bear (be) bored.

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[+ to infinitive] He couldn’t bear to see the dog in pain.

[+ -ing verb] I can’t bear being bored.

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difficulty

She had great difficulty (find) a job.

They had great difficulty (hold) the Great Dane down for its injection.

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  • [+ -ing verb] She had great difficulty finding a job.
  • They had great difficulty in holding the Great Dane down for its injection.
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notice

No one noticed the monkey (leave) its cage.

No one noticed the monkey (leave) its cage.

He noticed that she was (star) at him.

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No one noticed the monkey leave its cage.

No one noticed the monkey leaving its cage.

He noticed that she was staring at him.

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no point

There’s no point (blame) the cat for the canary’s disappearance.

There’s no point (blame) the cat for the canary’s disappearance.

There’s no point (argue) about it - we’re going and that’s that.

I see little point (discuss) this further.

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There’s no point blaming the cat for the canary’s disappearance.

There’s no point in blaming the cat for the canary’s disappearance.

There’s no point arguing about it - we’re going and that’s that.

I see little point in discussing this further.

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come round

She hasn’t come around yet.

It was a great relief to the vet when he saw the hamster come round.

It was a great relief to the vet when he saw the hamster coming round.

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to become conscious again after an accident or medical operation:

She hasn’t come around yet.

It was a great relief to the vet when he saw the hamster come round.

It was a great relief to the vet when he saw the hamster coming round.

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used to

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familiar with a condition or activity:

We were used to a cold climate, so the weather didn’t bother us.

She’s used to working hard.

I am not really used to standing next to wild animals.

done or experienced in the past, but no longer done or experienced:

I used to eat meat, but now I’m a vegetarian.

We don’t go to the movies now as often as we used to.

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remember

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  • to be able to bring back a piece of information into your mind, or to keep a piece of information in your memory:

I don’t remember signing a contract.

I always remember taking my Labrador to the vet only to find out she was pregnant.

  • to not forget to do something:

Did you remember to do the shopping?

Remember to take a few snacks to give to the dog in the waiting room.

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to mean

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  • to have a particular result:

If we want to catch the 7.30 train, that will mean leaving the house at 6.00.

If there’s any problem, just pick up the phone. If that means calling me at midnight, so be it.

  • to intend:

I’ve been meaning to call you all week.

I’ve been meaning to call the vet to come and have a look at one of the cows.

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Complete the sentences using had/got + it + past participle:

  1. Karen’s car wasn’t starting well and seemed to be using to much petrol so…. (serviced)
  2. Peter bought a new bed, but coudn’t fit it in his car so … (deliver)
  3. Mention rule.
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  1. Karen’s car wasn’t starting well and seemed to be using to much petrol so she had it serviced/got it serviced.
  2. Peter bought a new bed, but coudn’t fit it in his car so he had it delivered/got it delivered.

Rule:

have something done = formal

get something done = informal / conversation

Word order:

We had the car delivered = someone else delivered the car).

We had delivered the car to the airport (we delivered the car; past perfect)

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Grammar rule:

have… (RESULT)
We use have if it is clear that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence is …. responsible for or has … control over what happens.

I … my appendix removed when I was six.

get.. (PERSON)

We use get when we say that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence does something …., causes what happens, perhaphs accidentelly, or is to blame for it:

I’ll … the house cleaned if you cook the dinner. (= … ‘ll clean the house)

Sue got her fingers trapped in the bycicle chain. (= … trapped her fingers).

A

Grammar rule:

have… (RESULT)
We use have if it is clear that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence is …. responsible for or has … control over what happens.

I had my appendix removed when I was six. RESULT

get.. (PERSON)

We use get when we say that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence does something themselves, causes what happens, perhaphs accidentelly, or is to blame for it:

I’ll get the house cleaned if you cook the dinner. (= I‘ll clean the house) (PERSON)

Sue got her fingers trapped in the bycicle chain. (= Sue trapped her fingers).(PERSON)

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Complete the sentences with the most likely form of have or get.

  1. She left the lights on overnight an in the morning couldn’t … the car started.
  2. When he tried to tidy up his desk, he… all his papers mixed up.
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  1. She left the lights on overnight an in the morning couldn’t get the car started.
  2. When he tried to tidy up his desk, he got all his papers mixed up.
    get. . (PERSON)

We use get when we say that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence does something themselves, causes what happens, perhaphs accidentelly, or is to blame for it:

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Complete the sentences using had/got + it + past participle:

  1. In the storm the roof was blown off our shed and a wall fell down so… (rebuild)
  2. Our bedroom was in a mess, with the wallpaper and painting peeling off, so … (redecorate)
  3. Mention rule.
A
  1. In the storm the roof was blown off our shed and a wall fell down so we had it rebuilt/got it rebuilt.
  2. Our bedroom was in a mess, with the wallpaper and painting peeling off, so we had it redecorated/got it redecorated.

Rule:

have something done = formal

get something done = informal / conversation

Word order:

We had the car delivered = someone else delivered the car).

We had delivered the car to the airport (we delivered the car; past perfect)

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Complete the sentences using had/got + it + past participle:

  1. When Bill’s watch broke he decided he couldn’t afford to buy a new one… (mend)
  2. The poster Sue had brought back from Brazil was getting damaged so… (framed)
  3. Mention rule.
A
  1. When Bill’s watch broke he decided he couldn’t afford to buy a new one so he had it mended/got it mended.
  2. The poster Sue had brought back from Brazil was getting damaged so she had it framed/got it framed.

Rule:

have something done = formal

get something done = informal / conversation

Word order:

We had the car delivered = someone else delivered the car).

We had delivered the car to the airport (we delivered the car; past perfect)

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Complete the sentences with the most likely form of have or get.

  1. When they … it explained to them again, the students could understand the point of the experiment.
  2. I won’t … Richard criticised like that when he’s not here to defend himself.
A
  1. When they had it explained to them again, the students could understand the point of the experiment. (RESULT)
  2. I won’t have Richard criticised like that when he’s not here to defend himself. (RESULT)

have… (RESULT)
We use have if it is clear that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence is …. responsible for or has … control over what happens.

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Want something done:

We use need, prefer, want and would like followed by an object + past participle that we need, prefer, etc. something to be done.

How we can use to be?

How we can use to need?

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How we can use to be?

To be before the past participle. To be can’t be used with an -ing form.

We needed the house to be redecorated.

We needed the house redecorating.

How we can use to need?

After need we can use an object + -ing with the same meaning

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Complete the sentences with the most likely form of have or get.

  1. I won’t … my valuable time taken up with useless meetings!
  2. We always …. the car cleaned by the children who live next door.
  3. Carl had food poisoning and had to …. his stomach pumped.
  4. We … the painting valued by an expert at over USD 20’000.
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  1. I won’t have my valuable time taken up with useless meetings! (RESULT)
  2. We always have/get the car cleaned by the children who live next door. (RESULT/PERSON)
  3. Carl had food poisoning and had to have his stomach pumped. (RESULT)
  4. We had/got the painting valued by an expert at over USD 20’000. (RESULT/PERSON)
    get. . (PERSON)

We use get when we say that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence does something themselves, causes what happens, perhaphs accidentelly, or is to blame for it:

have… (RESULT)
We use have if it is clear that the person referred to in the subject of the sentence is …. responsible for or has … control over what happens.

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  1. She wants her paintings … (display) in the gallery.
  2. I’ll need my bike … (repair) before I can go very far.
  3. We needed the car … (serviced).
  4. We needed the house to be … (redecorate).
  5. We needed the house … (redecorate).
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  1. She wants her paintings displayed/to be displayed in the gallery.
  2. I’ll need my bike repaired before I can go very far.
  3. We needed the car to be serviced/servicing.
  4. We needed the house to be redecorate/redecorating.
  5. We needed the house redecorating.
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whether

Rule: We can use wheter as the wh-word in a wh-clause when we want to indicate that something is ….., but other things are also….

A

Rule: We can use wheter as the wh-word in a wh-clause when we want to indicate that something is POSSIBLE, but other things are also POSSIBLE

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Wheter & if rule

We can be followed by a to-infinitve, but …. is never used before a to-infinitive.

They have 14 days to decide whether (not if) to keep it or to send it back.

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Wheter & if rule

We can be followed by a to-infinitve, but IF is never used before a to-infinitive.

They have 14 days to decide whether (not if) to keep it or to send it back.

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whether, that, if

I didn’t know … the university was shut (= if the university was shot or not)

I didn’t know … the university was shut (= suggested that the university was shot)

A

I didn’t know whether the university was shut (= if the university was shot or not)

I didn’t know that the university was shut (= ift the university was shot or not)

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We had to decide … to continue the journey

She’s been wondering … to look for a new job.

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We had to decide whether to continue the journey

She’s been wondering whether to look for a new job.

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whether, that, if

We couldn’t see … he was injured (suggest that he was injured)

We couln’t see… he was injured (if he was injured or not)

A

We couldn’t see that he was injured (suggest that he was injured)

We couln’t see whether he was injured (if he was injured or not)

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I was …. if you’d like to come to the cinema with me this evening? (means the same as think).

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I was wondering if you’d like to come to the cinema with me this evening?

38
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try

I … to get the table through the door, but it was too big.

(Sentence meaning?)

A

I tried to get the table through the door, but it was too big.

Sentence meaning: to say that we attempt to do something. (+ to-infinitive)

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try

I … taking some aspirin, but the pain didn’t go away.

(Sentence meaning?)

A

I tried taking some aspirin, but the pain didn’t go away.

(Sentence meaning)

Sentence meaning: to say we test something to see if it improves a situation (-ing form).

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try

[+ to infinitive] I tried …. the window.

[+ -ing verb] Maybe you should try …. up (= you should get up) earlier.

A

[+ to infinitive] I tried to open the window. (to say that we attempted something to do).

[+ -ing verb] Maybe you should try getting up (= you should get up) earlier. (to say that we test something to see if it improves a situation.

41
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try

Try … (use) a different shampoo.

A

Try using a different shampoo.

(to test it it improves a situation)

42
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consider (believe, think something is/was)

I’ve always ….. …. …. …. a friend.

A

consider (believe, think something is/was)

VERB + OJECT + INFINITIVE

I’ve always considered him to be a friend.

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forget (not do something you we’re planning to do)

I …. …. …. Brian about the wedding.

A

VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

I forgot to ask Brian about the wedding.

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consider (think about)

We’re …. (sell) the house.

A

consider (think about)

VERB + OJECT + -ing

We’re considering selling the house.

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consider (believe, think something is/was)

He is currently …… … …. the best British athlete.

A

consider (believe, think something is/was)

VERB + OJECT + INFINITIVE

He is currently considered (to be) the best British athlete.

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consider (believe, think something is/was)

We don’t ….. …… …… ….. right for the job.

A

consider (believe, think something is/was)

VERB + OJECT + INFINITIVE

We don’t consider her to be right for the job.

47
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forget (not be able to remember a past event)

She would never … …. the Himalayas for the first time.

A

forget (not be able to remember a past event)

VERB + OBJECT + -ING

She would never forget seeing the Himalayas for the first time.

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forget (not do something you we’re planning to do)

Don’t forget …. (lock) the door.

Dad’s always forgetting …. (take) his pills.

A

forget (not do something you we’re planning to do)

VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

Don’t forget to lock the door.

Dad’s always forgetting (to take) his pills.

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go on (stop one action or subject of discussion and start another)

We chatted about the football for a while and then he …… (tell) me about his divorce.

A

go on (stop one action or subject of discussion and start another)

VERB + OBJECT + INFINITIVE

We chatted about the football for a while and then he WENT ON TO TELL me about his divorce.

50
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Go on (continue)

How can you … (live) with Michael?

A

Go on (continue)

VERB + OBJECT + -ING

How can you go on living with Michael?

51
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Please go on with what you’re …. (do) and don’t … (let) us interrupt you.

She admitted her company’s responsibility for the disaster and went on (explain) how compensation would be paid to the victims.

A

Please go on with what you’re doing and don’t let us interrupt you.

She admitted her company’s responsibility for the disaster and went on to explain how compensation would be paid to the victims.

52
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We really can’t go on …. (live) like this - we’ll have to find a bigger house.

A

We really can’t go on living like this - we’ll have to find a bigger house.

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