Verb patterns
I can't imagine __________ in the country. (live)
I can't imagine living in the country.
I don't mind ____ (help) with your homework.
I don't mind helping with your homework.
I love ______ . (travel)
I love traveling/to travel.
I don't want to wear the same clothes every day. (refuse)
I refuse to wear the same clothes every day.
Tell us about an activity you enjoy
I enjoy ....-ing
Do you enjoy __________ your birthday? (celebrate)
Do you enjoy celebrating your birthday?
I forgot _____ (wash) the dishes! My mom's going to be really mad!
I forgot to wash the dishes! My mom's going to be really mad!
On the way to Edinburgh, we stopped ________ at an old castle. (look)
On the way to Edinburgh, we stopped to look at an old castle.
It's not a problem for me to get up early in the morning. (mind)
I don't mind getting up early in the morning
Tell us about some activities you hate.
I hate to or -ing
I want ________ around the world. (travel)
I want to travel around the world.
I don't mind ____ (help) with your homework.
I don't mind helping with your homework.
I forgot _____ (give) you that present!
I forgot to give you that present!
Sue has chosen to wear that new black dress today. (decide)
Sue has decided to wear that new black dress today.
Tell us about the most important decision you've made so far
I've decided to...
I like ____ (run) in the mornings. It's part of my routine.
I like to run in the mornings. It's part of my routine.
He's promised coming / to come climbing with us this weekend.
He's promised to come climbing with us this weekend.
A Did Helena finish her essay?
В No, she didn’t. She tried
________________(finish) it last night but
she couldn't!
A Did Helena finish her essay?
В No, she didn’t. She tried
to finish it last night but
she couldn't!
I gave him my word that I would help him. (promise)
I promised to help him.
Tell us what you have stopped doing recently.
I've stopped ...-ing
Can you try ______ (open) that window, please? Is it not too high?
Can you try to open that window, please? Is it not too high?
Some verbs, such as offer or start, can be followed by a gerund or an infinitive.
False
A Do you still play the piano?
В No, I stopped________________(play)
when I was nine.
A Do you still play the piano?
В No, I stopped playing when I was nine.
He quit smoking. (stop)
He stopped smoking.
Tell us what you don't mind.
I don't mind ...-ing.