Gerunds and Infinitives
I prefer ___________(read) to ______(watch) a film
reading to watching
Perhaps my dad comes home early tonight
may come
He opened the door-He saw the body
The moment
I will not eat that!
reporting verb
He refused to eat that
When I was young I did not go out at night
Used to
I did not USE to go out at night
Yes,I did it
He admitted ______________ (do) it
Having done
I's a good idea to organize tyour
It's a good idea to organize your room
You should organize your room
He heard a noise.He rushed to the door
On----------a noise he...
On hearing a noise...
I did not kill that bird!!
Reporting verb
He denied having killed the bird
I'm accustomed to jogging every morning
Used to
I'm used to jogging every morning
I remember ___________(play) cards with my cousins on holiday
playing
Mark was absent yesterday .He did not participate in the play .
Mark ________________(participate)in the play yesterday
Mark can't have participated
He saw the upturned cradle-He killed the dog
After ____________________
After he had seen the ....
I'm sorry. I did not want to ruin your cake.
Reporting verb
He apologized to me for ruining my cake
Sam's phone costs 6000$.Mary's phone costs 12000$
Twice
Mary's phone costs twice as much as Sam's one
I regret _______________(tell) you that you are fired
to tell
She must have got an
He killed the dog.He heard the baby
Hardly_____________
Hardly had he killed the dog when...
Where have you been?
Report
He asked where he had been
I did not practice enough and I failed!
IF I (regret)
If I had practiced I would have passed
If you continue arriving late you will be fired
My boss threatened _______________(fire me / arrive late)
to fire me if I arrived late
You should'nt be rude to your boss! (BETTER)
You'd better not be rude to ..
I finished a project.I started a new one
No sooner..........................................
No sooner had I started a project THAN I started the next one
Why did you come home so late?
Report
She asked why he had come home so late
If I had won I would have donated the prize
Had..........................
Had I known I would have donated the prize