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-ing or ‘ to ’ infinitive

-ing or ‘ to ’ infinitive. Explain the difference between these sentences. Did you remember to lock the door? I don ’ t remember him saying that. He told us he'd made a million; he then went on to tell us how he lost it!

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-ing or ‘ to ’ infinitive

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  1. -ing or ‘to’ infinitive

  2. Explain the difference between these sentences. • Did you remember to lock the door? • I don’t remember him saying that. • He told us he'd made a million; he then went on to tell us how he lost it! • She went on criticising the work even though she could see we were upset.

  3. Explain the difference between these sentences. • I tried to tell her the truth but she wouldn't listen. • He tried putting the aerial on the garage roof and then the TV worked a lot better. • In the end he stopped visiting us altogether. She stopped to talk to her neighbour.

  4. Explain the difference between these sentences. • Oh no, I meant to tell you; she phoned earlier. • If I take that job, it'll mean moving to Brussels. • We regret to inform you that your application has been unsuccessful. • I regret saying that to her now.

  5. What could be the grammatical rule explaining these sentences? • We don't allow running in the pool area. • We don't allow children under eight to use the pool without an adult. • Dogs aren't allowed to come into the pool area. • He advised us to take the coastal route. • We were advised not to invest in rural property. • She advised taking the motorway.

  6. Complete the rule for the previous slide. • A In active clauses, after the verbs allow or advise we use the _______ form if there is no object. • If there is an object we use the _______ form. clauses, we use the form.

  7. What could be the grammatical rule explaining these sentences? • I don't want you cluttering up the house with all that stuff. • I don't want you to clutter up the house with all that stuff.

  8. Complete the rule for the previous slide. • Cluttering suggests we are talking about the *past/present/future, while to clutter suggests we are talking about the *past/present/future. *choose the correct tenses

  9. What could be the grammatical rule explaining these sentences? • I saw him taking the dog for a walk yesterday. • I saw him leave the house at about 8am.

  10. Complete the rule for the previous slide. • The -ing form, taking, emphasizes _______ while the bare infinitive leave, suggests _______ .

  11. What could be the grammatical rule explaining these sentences? • We'd like to play tennis. • We like playing tennis. • We like to play tennis.

  12. Complete the rule for the previous slide. • Would like is followed by _______ . • Like can be followed by _______ . With like, the _______ form is used to talk about enjoyment and the _______ form to talk choices and habits.

  13. What could be the grammatical rule explaining these sentences? • He learnt typing at evening classes. • He learnt to type when he was 10.

  14. Complete the rule for the previous slide. • To talk about lessons or subjects of study we use the _______ whereas the _______ form is used to talk about the results of the study.

  15. 1 I remember ........ that film when it first came out in 1990. (see) 2 First she told us how to get there and then she went on ........ where to go and what to do. (recommend) 3 I regret ........ my old job; this one's even worse! (leave) 4 Oh no, I've forgotten ........ dental appointment, (cancel) 5 Have you ever tried ........ with yoghurt instead of cream? (make) 6 We regret ........ you that flight BA 673 has been delayed, (inform) 7 Did I remember ........ lights? (switch off)

  16. 8 She went on ........ as if nothing had happened. (eat) 9 I'll never forget ........ him play live for the first time. (hear) 10 It was one o'clock so we stopped ........ something. (eat) 11 I meant ........ you; saw yesterday, (tell) 12 We can drive there in one day but it’ll mean ........ early, (get up) 13 Now that I've got email I've stopped to the post office. (go) 14 He went on ........ about his problem at work all night long. (talk)

  17. speaking • What would you advise a friend to do if you thought he/she was becoming a shopaholic? • What do you think the reason behind a shop window sign saying Children under 14 are not allowed to enter without an adult might be, and what do you think about it? • Can shopping be called a hobby? Do you like shopping? What sort of things would you like to buy if you were very rich? • Do you like going with other people when they are shopping? • Have you ever seen someone shoplifting? What did you do or what would you do?

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