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We use the -ing form :
ñ as the subject of a sentence. Eating
vegetables is good for you.
ñ after like, have , enjoy, don’t mind,
dislike, hate . I like drinking milk.
ñ after avoid , appreciate, be used to ,
consider , continue, deny , fancy, go
(+ activity), imagine, miss, save,
suggest, practise , prevent,
spend/waste (time/money) on.
Do you fancy eating out?
ñ after prepositions.
How about making a cake?
ñ with the phrases it’s worth, can’t stand,
have difficulty, look forward to, can’t
help. I can’t stand eating spicy foods.
We use the to-infinitive :
ñ to express purpose.
He went out to buy some milk.
ñ after would like , would prefer, would
love. I’d like to have a steak, please.
ñ after too/enough. It was too difficult for
her to learn how to cook.
ñ after ask, decide , explain, want,
hope, expect, promise , refuse, etc. He
decided to order takeaway.
BUT make , let and modal verbs take
infinitive without to.
I can’t go to the supermarket today.
Certain verbs take to-infinitive or -ing form
with a difference in meaning. Compare:
Oh, no! I forgot to buy some tea. (not remember)
I’ll never forget trying sushi. I really liked it. (recall)
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4 Choose the correct item.
1 A: What will we to have/have for dinner tonight?
B: I may to cook/cook some pasta.
2 A: Would you like to order/order a takeaway?
B: No. Let’s to make/make some sandwiches.
3 A: You promised to help/help me with the household chores.
B: I know, but I was very busy to prepare/preparing the food.
4 A: You mustn’t to eat/eat so much junk food.
B: I guess you are right.
5 A: There’s nothing to eat/eat.
B: Let’s to go/go to the supermarket to buy/buying some food.
6 A: The doctor advised me going/to go on a diet.
B: That’s a good idea. You should also join/to join a gym.
7 A: I promised to take/taking her shopping, but I can’t.
B: There’s no point to worry/worrying about it. I’ll go.
8 A: Have you seen Tom? I want to ask/asking him if he fancies
to help/helping me with the cooking.
B: No, sorry. I haven’t.
5 Put the verbs in brackets into the to -infinitive or -ing form.
1 I tried ...................................... (bake) a cake, but I burnt it.
2 Try .................................... (add) some salt. It’ll taste better.
3 Oh no! I forgot ...................................... (go) to the market.
4 I’ll never forget ...................... (shop) at the floating market
in Thailand.
5 Let’s stop ............................ (eat) here. This café looks nice.
6 Lisa stopped ................................ (eat) meat five years ago.
7 Did you remember ................................ (turn) the oven off?
8 I remember ............................. (meet) John at Claire’s party.
9 I’m sorry ..................... (tell) you this, but this cake is awful.
10 Paul was sorry for ........................ (tell) her that she was an
awful cook.
Speaking & Writing
6 Complete the sentences about you. Tell the class.
1 I like eating out.
2 I don’t mind ...........................................................................
3 I’m tired of ............................................................................
4 I can’t stand ..........................................................................
5 I can ......................................................................................
6 I’d rather not .........................................................................
Grammar
-ing/to-infinitive
3 Read the theory. Are there
similar structures in your
language?
see
p. GR4
7 How much of the information in the text
did you know? What did you learn from the text? In
three minutes write a few sentences. Tell the class or
your partner.
Think!
b) Match the words in bold
with their meanings: cut
away, taste, quantities,
substitute, reducing, without
fat, have inside, delicious,
advantages.