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Conocer el uso y conjugación de los verbos cuando son seguidos por preposiciones.
Aplicar preposiciones junto con distintos verbos en contexto académico formal.
Contenidos
1. Preposiciones
2. Verbos en su forma base
Debo saber
Para desarrollar esta guía de mejor manera, es necesario que el estudiante deba tener
conocimientos de los siguientes tiempos verbales:
- Presente Simple
- Pasado Simple
You can also say ‘instead of somebody doing something’, ‘fed up with people doing
something’ etc.:
You can also say ‘Before I went out…’ and ‘… after you left school’.
- The burglars got into the house by breaking a window and climbing in.
- You can improve your English by reading more.
- She made herself ill by not eating properly.
- Many accidents are caused by people driving too fast.
Without – ing:
- We decided to go out.
- Would you like to meet for lunch tomorrow?
So, when to is a preposition and it is followed by a verb, you must say to – ing:
2. Complete the sentences using by – ing. Use the following (with the verb in the correct
form):
4. For each situation, write a sentence with I’m (not) looking forward to.
2. Diane is a good friend of yours and she is coming to visit you soon. So you will see
her again soon. How do you feel?
I’m ______________________________________________________________
3. You are going to the dentist tomorrow. You don’t enjoy going to the dentist. How
do you feel?
I’m not ___________________________________________________________
4. Carlo is a student at school. She hates it, but she is leaving school next summer.
How does she feel?
_________________________________________________________________
5. You’ve arranged to play tennis tomorrow. You like tennis a lot. How do you feel?
_________________________________________________________________
1. Having a car
2. Applying for the job
3. Remembering names
4. Passing the exam
5. Being late
6. Eating at home, we went to a restaurant
7. Having to queue or queuing
8. Playing well
2. Complete the sentences using by – ing. Use the following (with the verb in the correct
form):
1. By breaking a window.
2. By standing on a chair.
3. By turning a key.
4. By borrowing too much money.
5. By driving too fast.
6. By putting some pictures on the walls.
3. Complete the sentences with a suitable word. Use only one word each time.
1. Stopping
2. Paying/settling
3. Going
4. Using
5. Going
6. Being / travelling / sitting
7. Asking / telling / consulting
8. Doing / having
9. Turning / going
10. Taking
4. For each situation, write a sentence with I’m (not) looking forward to.