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Reading: The wedding trip

Vocabulary

Delighted

Anxious

Convenient

Devastating

Close friends

Amazing

Embarrassed

I’ve made it!

Global warming

Pollution

Flight

Tonnes

Casual clothes

Suit

Top hat

Gift

be concerned about

look forward to + noun / V+ing

emit

pack

set off

Along the way

Plenty of

A whole year

Overland

Phrasal Verbs

Check in

Get on

Pick up

Take off

Simple Past

Affirmative: S+ V + ed / 2nd f. irreg

Negative: S+ didn’t + V

Interrogative: Did + S+ V ?

Time expressions: yesterday, last week, last month,

1875, ago …

Finished in the past

Present Perfect

Affirmative: S + have/ has + V + ed / 3rd f irreg

Negative: S + have/ has + not + V + ed / 3rd f irreg

Interrogative: Have/ has + S + V + ed / 3rd f irreg ?

Past in the present

Time expressions: this morning, since, yet, already, just, for

Past Perfect

Affirmative: S + had+ V + ed / 3rd f irreg

Negative: S + had+ not + V + ed / 3rd f irreg

Interrogative: Had + S + V + ed / 3rd f irreg ?

Past before simple past

Time expressions: by the time, after, before, when …

another action in the past

Past Perfect

By the time the train arrived,

Susan had managed to get to the station on time.

After he had packed his bag, he left the house.

The past perfect is used to describe a past event

which took place before another past event.

Time and tenses

Present

continuous

Present

perfect

Simple

future

Future

perfect

Past continuous

Simple

past

Past

perfect

Simple

present

Future

continuous

Remember

Si did ya va en pasado el verbo ya no!

Las partículas just y already van entre el have y participio!

Yet va al final!

For ante el periodo de tiempo entero

Since va indicando sólo el comienzo del periodo.

Has con 3ª persona singular!

¡Repasar los verbos irregulares!

Often, after a verb, we see a noun phrase:

Jim wants a new car.

The class is planning a party.

verb

verb

noun phrase

noun phrase

But sometimes, after the verb, we see a 2nd verb.

Jim wants to buy a new car.

verb 2nd verb

I want to go.

She planned to finish

Jill is planning to travel

early.

to Europe.

Examples

I want to go.

She planned to finish

Jill is planning to travel

early.

to Europe.

present simple

past simple

present progressive

Here are some other verbs that are often followed by “to Verb”

want (smb) try promise (smb)

plan manage remind (smb)

intend afford allow (smb)

Notice that there will sometimes be a name or noun phrase between the

2 verbs:

I want

Mother promised

my friend to help me.

Sarah to pay for her lessons

I want my friend to help me.

Mother promised Sarah to pay for her lessons.

The second verb is still in the “to Verb” form

first verb second verb (“to

verb”)

first verb second verb (“to

verb”)

She enjoys going to parties.

The second verb is not in the “to verb” form!

It is in the “verb-ing” form!!!

After certain verbs, (such as “enjoy”), the second verb

must be in the V-ing form, (called a “gerund”) and not in

the “to verb” form (the infinitive).

I want to eat. BUT I enjoy eating.

With this verb - the 2nd verb

is “to verb” (an infinitive).

special verb - the 2nd verb is

“v-ing” (a gerund).

Here are some other verbs that are followed by a gerund

(“v-ing”)

enjoy feel like avoid

suggest look forward to dislike

recommend be used to no point

don't mind can't help no use

Examples: I feel like singing!

He avoids listening to loud music.

Notice: must of these verbs help us express what we like and dislike.

Here are some other verbs that are followed by a gerund

(“v-ing”)

go on stop postpone

continue risk delay

consider imagine put off

Examples:Please continue singing!

He stopped smoking.

Notice: most of these verbs are connected to starting and stopping.

Do you need more information?Yes No

Gerund or Infinitive?

Subject of the sentence in most cases):

“Paying attention is essential in class”

We select the – ing form....

After any preposition:“I am looking forward to hearing from you”

After certain verbal expressions can’t stand, can’t help, be/get used to, don’t mind/would mind, it’s no use

“I can’t help getting angry when pupils speak in class”

As Direct Object of a list of verbs

continue, enjoy, like, love, prefer, suggest, recommend, etc...

“I prefer going to the beach”

List of verbs followed by –ing form

Verbs Followed by a Gerund

“They enjoyed working on the boat”.

admit

advise

appreciate

avoid

can't help

complete

consider

delay

deny

detest

dislike

enjoy

escape

excuse

finish

forbid

get

through

have

imagine

mind

miss

permit

postpone

practice

quit

recall

report

resent

resist

resume

risk

spend

(time)

suggest

tolerate

waste

(time)

We select Infinitive....

To form the subject of a verb that refers to

something specific:

“To answer this question is essential”

After some adjectives

and/or adverbs:

“I am happy to

announce my

daughter’s wedding”

“The wall was too high

to jump for young

children”

After the Indirect Object of certain verbs

advise, invite, warn, teach …

“The Headmaster warned the student not to do that again”

List of verbs followed by Infinitive

Verbs Followed by an Infinitive

“She agreed to speak before the game.”

agree

aim

appear

arrange

ask

attempt

be able

beg

begin

care

choose

condescend

consent

continue

dare

decide

deserve

detest

dislike

expect

fail

forget

get

happen

have

hesitate

hope

hurry

intend

leap

leave

like

long

love

mean

neglect

offer

ought

plan

prefer

prepare

proceed

promise

propose

refuse

remember

say

shoot

start

stop

strive

swear

threaten

try

use

wait

want

wish

Verbs followed by Object and an Infinitive:

Verbs Followed by an Object and an Infinitive

“Everyone expected her to win.”

advise

allow

ask

beg

bring

build

buy

challenge

choose

command

dare

direct

encourage

expect

forbid

force

have

hire

instruct

invite

lead

leave

let

like

love

motivate

order

pay

permit

persuade

prepare

promise

remind

require

send

teach

tell

urge

want

warn

Note: Some of these verbs are included in the list above

and may be used without an object.

Examples:

“I remember attending to dance classes when I was a child”

“Remember to revise the questions before handing out the exam”

“My grandmother forgot to lock the door when she left the house”

“I repeated the activity because I forgot doing it last week”

Verbs that can be followed by both

“INFINITIVE” or “-ING”

No change in meaning:

Begin, Propose, Forbid, Intend, Start..

With a difference meaning:

Remember, Forget, Regret, Stop, Try...

Remember/Forget/Regret:

+ INFINITIVE Future

+ -Ing Past

Verbs that can be followed by both

“INFINITIVE” or “-ING”

STOP:

+ ING NO (don’t do that anymore)

+ INFINITIVE YES (do it, indeed)

Examples:

“You have to stop writing at 10 o’clock.”

“After five hours of hard work we stopped to have a rest”

TRY:

+ING “experiment”

+ INFINITIVE “make the effort”

Examples:

“I was trying to open the door but I couldn’t.”

“Why don’t you try using this key?”

Time expressions and sequencing words

As soon a s

When

Then

The next day

After

Suddenly

Afterwards

Later

Last year

While