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Gerunds & Infinitives - 4

Gerunds & Infinitives - 4. Need + passive infinitives: I need to be told the truth. Need + gerunds: The house needs painting . A possessive to modify a gerund: Mr. Lee complained about our coming to class late. (formal) Mr. Lee complained about us coming to class late (informal).

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Gerunds & Infinitives - 4

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  1. Gerunds & Infinitives - 4 • Need + passive infinitives: I need to be told the truth. • Need + gerunds: The house needs painting. • A possessive to modify a gerund: Mr. Lee complained about our coming to class late. (formal) • Mr. Lee complained about us coming to class late (informal)

  2. Gerunds & Infinitives - 4 • Verbs of perception + gerunds: I saw my friend running down the street = I saw my friend while she was running down the street. • Verbs of perception + the simple form: I saw my friend run down the street. • Causative Verbs: Make + the simple form --> Mrs. Lee made her son clean his room.

  3. Gerunds & Infinitives - 4 • Have + the simple form: I had the plumber repair the leak. • Get + an infinitive: The students got the teacher to dismiss class early. • Special expressions + the -ing form of a verb: have fun + -ing, have a good time + -ing, have trouble + -ing, have trouble + -ing etc. (page 189, Azar, Understanding & Using English Grammar)

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