Verb Patterns
MAKING A RESERVATION ISN'T EASY.
Function of the gerund?
Subject of the sentence.
The hairstylist recommends trying a new hair product.
Provide the negative version of this sentence.
The hairstylist recommends not trying a new hair product.
Food that you can smash.
Potatoes
They make a lot of films in Hollywood.
Passive or active?
ACTIVE
I enjoy __________ in nice restaurants.
eating
Provide an example using refuse.
The woman refuses to pay for the dessert.
I don't have my own house, so I _______ the house I'm living in.
rent
James Cameron directed avatar.
Turn the sentence into passive voice.
Avatar was directed by James Cameron.
We were warned ________ touch the table.
(negation)
not to
Put the sentence in order:
warns to cut she not him cut hair her short too.
She warns him not to cut her hair too short.
Someone that introduces TV and radio shows.
Presenter
The painting's already been sold.
Question form?
Has the painting already been sold?
It's easy to see why this place gets so many five-star reviews.
Why is the infinitive form used here?
It follows certain adjectives.
Katy: "I'm going to cook tonight."
John: "Did you visist the London Eye?"
John asked if I had visited the London Eye.
Where can you read about celebrity gossip?
in magazines
I love people _______ can make me laugh.
who/that
Give an example using:
It's worth...
It's worth coming to the English classes at PUCE.
I told him I had seen him break it.
Direct speech?
I saw you break it!
I was very surprised when I discovered that this film is _________ a true story.
based on
What did you think of the music? (I chose it.)
That's the DJ. (He was here two weeks ago.)
Rewrite the sentence adding the information in brackets as a defining relative clause. Leave out who, which or that if possible.
What did you think about the music I chose?
That's the DJ who/that was here two weeks ago.