37 Verbs: plus gerund or to + infinitive Do you mind waiting? Some verbs are followed by a gerund (doing) or to + infinitive (to do). Examples: Rachei enjoys swimming. Enjoy is always followed by a gerund. Sheila offered to help. Offer is always followed by a to+ infinitive. VERBS FOLLOWED BY A GERUND VERBS FOLLOWED BY A T0 + INFINITIVE admit give up agree long appreciate imagine aim manage avoid involve arrange neglect can’t face justify ask offer can’t help keep (on) attempt plan can’t stand mention can't afford prepare carry on mind can't wait pretend consider miss choose promise delay postpone/put off decide refuse deny practise expect seem dislike resent fail tend enjoy resist happen threaten fancy suggest hope want finish tolerate learn wish Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund or the fo + infinitive. 1 Tam longing ___(see) my family and friends. 2 It's time Robin decided Get) a job. 3. The east of England tends (have) less rain than the west. 4 The ambassador arranged (meet) the Prime Minister before leaving the country. 5 can't stand (queue) for buses in cold weather. 6 My hands are full - would you mind (open) the door for me please? 7 Tcan’t imagine Get) married and (have) children. 8 What do you plan (do) when you finish university? 9 Do you fancy ____ (go) to the cinema this evening? 10 When did you learn (drive) a car? 11 I'mbroke—I can't afford (buy) a jacket like that. 12 They have refused Give) us any more time. 13 really dislike (answer) questions like this. 4 15 ‘The gangster threatened (Rill) the detective. You should practise (read) these sentences aloud.5 8 Verbs: plus object + simple infinitive Please don’t make me go home! ‘We use the verb make + object + simple infinitive to show cause or obligation. Examples: The medicine makes me feel sleepy. The referee made the players move back 10 metres. We use let + object + simple infinitive to show permission. Example: The doorman let the girls go through without paying. ‘The guards made the prisoners work hard. ‘The guards let the visitors see the prisoners. Exercise A Put make or let in the correct tense with a suitable verb in the following passage. visit feel listen finish stop get watch understand start treat show work go come keep have stay continue Thad a terrible childhood. My father used to (1) me hard all the time. He wouldn't (2)________me______ television in the evenings. He (3) me all my homework before he (4)_me out to see my friends. My mother was no better. She (5)__me__ my room tidy and never (6) me to music. I wanted to leave school when I was 16, but they (7) me my studies and wouldn’t (8)____ me___a job, even at the weekends. Their attitude (9) me very frustrated, but I didn’t (10)__my feelings because I knew this would an my father__ shouting. When I got to university they had to (12) me a bit more freedom. They tried to (13) me home at weekends, but I refused, and (14)__ them _" that I was independent. Eventually, I started a career and then got married. But my husband (15) me work. He tried to (16) me at home, and wouldn't even (17) me my old girl-friends, I wasn’t prepared to (18) him me this way and, after a few months, I packed my bags and went home. Exercise B Do Exercise 20 on the cassette.5 9 Verbs: plus object + to + infinitive | want you to help me. ‘There are a number of verbs, most of them to do with speaking, which can be used with the following structure. VERB + OBJECT +to+ INFINITIVE Examples: John wants his brother to return his lawnmower. Sue has invited her aunt to go on holiday with her. My doctor has advised me to go on a diet. ae. =z The following verbs can all be used with this structure. want / ask / invite / persuade / advise / remind / order / expect Exercise A Use each of the above verbs, together with a suitable object and infinitive from the lists below, to complete one of the sentences below. Make sure you use the correct tense. me / your teacher / my mother / the queen / her / his troops / him / the prisoner to read / totell / tolend / to open / to retreat / toring / to explain / to say 1 My mother hates me using her car, but last week I it tome. 2 Has Fred phoned? I me this evening. 3 The local council —___ the new sports centre yesterday. 4 Asachild, I always me stories from an old book. 5 Ifyou can't do the exercise, why don’t you it? 6 The lawyer nothing when the police questioned him. 7 As they were losing the battle, the general 8 You must you that joke about the elephant. Exercise B When these verbs are used as a short answer, we keep the to particle at the end. Example: Arthur has resigned. (I/advise) Yes, Ladvised him to. Give a short answer to each of the following sentences, using the subject and verb given. 1 The Queen has refused to see him. (we /expect) 2 The boys have invited Mary to the party. (Sue/ask) 3 We have finished all the work. (J/tell) 4 I've tidied my room. (your mother /want) 5 The mouse has come out of its hole. (I/persuade)