Gerunds and infinitives
I went to the shops ___ (buy) food.
to buy (why somebody does something)
‘I found the information on this website,’ said Nick.
Nick said he had found the information on that website.
‘Are you going to see the new film tomorrow?’ Angela asked Lynn.
Angela asked Lynn if she was going to see the new film the following day.
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A lot of chocolate is ate in the UK.
A lot of chocolate is eaten in the UK.
My parents didn’t paint the house. They …
They had it painted.
Are you interested in ___ (see) that film?
seeing (after prepositions)
‘I haven’t finished reading your book yet,’ Alice said to Mike.
Alice told Mike that she hadn't finished reading his book yet.
‘Where have you been?’ the teacher asked Kerry and Liz.
The teacher asked Kerry and Liz where they had been.
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The song ‘Thriller’ was sang by Michael Jackson.
The song ‘Thriller’ was sung by Michael Jackson
He doesn’t repair the car himself. He …
He has it repaired.
___ (smoke) is bad for your health.
smoking (subject of sentence)
‘The play will start at 7 pm tomorrow,’ they said.
They said that the play would start at 7 pm the following day.
‘Did you go to Dave’s party yesterday?’ Sonya asked Ryan.
Sonya asked Ryan if he had gone to Dave’s party the previous day.
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Oh no! His car has stolen.
Oh no! His car has been stolen.
We didn’t build the swimming pool ourselves. We …
We had it built.
Why don’t we go ___ (fish) this weekend?
fishing (after go to talk about physical activities)
‘We haven’t read any of your books,’ the students told the writer.
The students told the writer that they hadn't read any of his books.
‘Did the doctor see Sam yesterday?’ Abigail asked her dad.
Abigail asked her dad if the doctor had seen Sam the previous day.
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The eclipse was saw by people around the world.
The eclipse was seen by people around the world.
I didn’t correct the text myself. I …
I had it corrected.
I want ___ (listen) to that new album.
to listen (after certain verbs)
‘I wrote the article yesterday,’ said the journalist.
The journalist said that he had written the article the previous day.
‘Do you know the answer to this question?’ our teacher asked us.
Our teacher asked us if we knew the answer to that question.
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London is visited for thousands of people.
London is visited by thousands of people.
She doesn’t do her hair herself. She …
She has it done.