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The Infinitive / -ing form / -ing/-ed adjectives 2
Rephrase the following using the infinitive or the -ing form, as in the example. 7
1 You have to eat your carrots. I want .................................................
2 I must exercise more often. I want .................................................
3 She has to take her medicine every day. The doctor wants .......................................
4 I saw him give you the letter. I remember ............................................
5 He has to talk to me politely. I want .................................................
6 I mustn't go to bed late. I don't want ............................................
7 We visited Sue last weekend. I remember ............................................
8 Sarah sang that song last week. I remember ............................................
you to eat your carrots.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or -ing form. 6
Every year, New Yorkers look forward to 1) .............. (see) one of the world’s
greatest races take place on their streets – The New York City Marathon! About
40,000 people including celebrities, world-class athletes, and, of course people
who just want 2) ................. (have) fun, enjoy 3) ................ (run) this
famous race each year! To finish the race, runners must 4) .................
(complete) a 26.2 mile course. Two million people and more than 100 music bands
cheer them on from the streets. The atmosphere is so fantastic many runners consider
5) .................. (cross) the finishing line in Central Park to be one of the best feelings
in the world! Would you like 6) .................. (take part) in the NYC marathon? All you need to do is put
your name on a list. Afraid you are too unfit 7) .................. (enter)? Don’t be! 8) .................. (walk) is
entirely acceptable. In fact, over the years, people as old as 88 have completed the marathon. What’s more, you
may just 9) .................. (win) some of the $800,000 prize money that is up for grabs. Good luck!
seeing
Subject of the infinitive / -ing form
Το υποκείμενο του infinitive ή του -ing form παραλείπεται όταν είναι το ίδιο με το υποκείμενο του
κύριου ρήματος. I want to help with the preparations.
Όταν είναι διαφορετικό από το υποκείμενο του ρήματος, τότε πριν από το infinitive ή το -ing form
μπαίνει object pronoun (me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them), κύριο όνομα ή ουσιαστικό.
I want him/John/my brother to help with the preparations. Το υποκείμενο του -ing form μπορεί να
είναι object pronoun, possessive adjective (my, your κ.λπ.), κύριο όνομα ή possessive case.
I remember him/his/Tim/Tim's talking about that island.
Verbs taking to infinitive or -ing form without a change in meaning
ñ Τα ρήματα begin, continue, intend, start συντάσσονται είτε με to infinitive είτε με –ing form.
She began crying/to cry. Ποτέ, όμως, δε χρησιμοποιούμε μαζί δύο –ing forms. The days are
beginning to get shorter.
ñ Τα ρήματα advise, allow, encourage, permit, recommend παίρνουν to infinitive όταν
ακολουθούνται από αντικείμενο ή όταν βρίσκονται στην παθητική. Παίρνουν –ing form όταν
δεν ακολουθούνται από αντικείμενο. He advised us to leave early. (object) We were advised to
leave early. (passive) We advise leaving early. (no object)
ñ Τα ρήματα need, require, want ακολουθούνται από to infinitive , –ing form ή passive infinitive.
You need to polish your shoes. Your shoes need polishing. Your shoes need to be polished.