Infinitive and -ing forms after verbs
What is the rule for verbs which are followed by either an infinitive or -ing form of a verb?
There is no rule, you simply must memorise which verbs go with which form.
Which conditional do we use to talk about something that is always true or a scientific fact?
Zero conditional
Which preposition goes with this verb?
Believe
believe in
When I _______ (get) home, I ______(realise) that I _________ (leave) my phone at work.
When I got home, I realised that I had left my phone at work.
What is the prefix and/or suffix of this word? What do they mean?
Omnivore
Omni- is the prefix and it means all.
-Vore is the suffix and it means a diet.
I promise_____(try) my best on the exam.
to try
Which conditional do we use to talk about a strong possibility or something that is likely to happen?
First conditional
Which preposition goes with this verb?
rely
rely on
I ________(be) sorry when I ______(hear) about Jim's problems, though I _______(never like) him very much.
I was sorry when I heard about Jim’s problems, though I had never liked him very much.
What is the noun form of responsible?
(with correct spelling)
Responsibility
He agreed ________(go) with his sister to the mall.
to go
Which conditional do we use to give instruction?
Sunscreen protects you _____ the sun.
from
When my mum ______(come) to visit us in Hong Kong last year, she ______(never be) on an aeroplane before.
When my mum came to visit us in Hong Kong last year, she had never been on an aeroplane before.
What is the noun form of interact?
interaction
Do you suggest ______ (take) the bus or the train to Salerno?
taking
Which conditional do we use to talk about something we regret, or to criticise?
Third conditional
I suffer _____ sports asthma.
from
When the lorry driver _____ (fall) asleep at 2.13 a.m., he _______(drive) non-stop for nearly 20 hours.
When the lorry driver fell asleep at 2:13 am, he had been driving non-stop for nearly 20 hours.
What are the adjective forms of identify and what is their difference?
Identified (something that has the action done to itself)
Identifying (something that performs the action)
What is the verb which can be followed by “to + -ing”
admit
Which conditional do we use to talk about something that is unlikely, or not very probable? Write this sentence in that conditional.
If I _______(win), I ________(buy) a car.
Second conditional
If I won the lottery, I would buy a car.
The film is based _____ the award-winning novel.
on
When I _____ (see) the film everyone was talking about, I _____(think) it (be) one of the most boring films I ____________(ever see).
When I saw the film everyone was talking about, I thought it was one of the most boring films I had ever seen.
What is the adverb of destroy?
destructively