verb + infinitive with to afford (to buy a fat) agree (to help someone} arrange (to meet) be able (to swim) choose (te do something) decide (to buy a new computer) expect {to fail an exam) forget (to lock the door) help (to cook dinner) hope (to go to university) learn (to swim) manage (to escape) need (to /eave early) offer (to do the washing-up) plan (to start a family) pretend (to be someone else) promise (to pay someone back) refuse (20 cooperste) remember (to buy a present) seem (to be broker} try (to repair the car) want (to go on holiday) would like (to travel abroad)ADJ+INFINITIVE I'm sorry to hear that. It's great to see you! TO EXPRESS PURPOSE We're going shopping to buy swimming suits. | just called to say 'I love you’.verb + gerund (-ing) admit (stealing the money) avoid (driving in the city centre) can’t stand (queueing) deny (being involved) dislike (going shopping) enjoy (playing tennis) foe! ike (going home early) finish (having breakfast) hate (boing fate) imagine (living without the internet) keep (forgetting his name) like (cooking for friends) love (reading) mind {working in the evenings) miss {fiving in Spain) practise (playing a difficult piece) prefer (running to swimming) recommend (opening @ bank account) spend (a long time prectising) stop (raining) suggest (seeing a doctorPREPOSITIONS+Ving I'm tired of waiting for you. She was keen on having a chat with him. Ving as a NOUN Happiness is loving your job. Love is sharing stupid jokes.1.1 hate when somebody wakes me up. PASSIVE jinate being woken up. GE RU N D 2. She loves when somebody takes care of her. BEING+V3 She loves being taken care of. AFTER V+ing 3. I'm tired of being taken advantage of. After prepositions 4. She is afraid of being given the wrong advice. 1. Somebody needs to clean the car. PASSIVE _ Thecarneeds to be cleaned. 2. | want to tak f me. INFINITIVE fyatttobe ken ca ot TO BE+V3 V+TO ADJ+TO 4. It's nice to be taken care of. 3. It's not easy to be liked when you always tell the truth.PERFECT He denied having broken the vase. GERUND teregretted having married her. V+HAVING+V3. Having studied one language before makes it easier to learn another. He denied being married. -PRESENT He denied having been married. -PAST How wonderful to have finished all the exams! PERFECT INFINITIVE It was stupid of me to have said it. TO HAVE+V3 | promised to have changed my life by the time I'm 30. I'm very glad to work here. (=now) I'm very glad to have worked here. (=in the past)WOULD LIKE/LOVE/ HATE/PREFER/RATHER +PERFECT INFINITIVE? "VS | would like to have seen your face when he confessed! | would like to see your face when he confesses. PAST vs FUTURE | would love to see you one more time! | would love to have seen you one more time before you left! | would rather be with you. | would rather have been with you.CONTI N UOUS I'm glad to be spending this day with you. INFINITIVE You shouldn't be doing this right now, should you? TO BE+Ving | am glad to spend this day with you. | am glad to be spending this day with you.\ spending a lot of money. It's no USE... trying to tell him what to do. There's no point (in)...femembering all the rules. arguing about this. worrying. UNNECESSARY/USELESS/NO VALUE M . . It's no good... talking to her. She never listens. It's not good =it's bad+INFINITIVE to lie to your parents.NeHIMiRIHIVES seu the old car. Nobody liked the decision to increase the taxes. There was hope to change the situation. Agree=agreement Plan=plan Hope=hope DECIDE=decisions Expect-expectation Choose-choiceQUANTIFIERS: He isn't old enough to vote. ENOUGH TOO MUCH ALOT There's too much to say. PLENTY ETC. There's a lot to be done before we go.SOMETHING ANYTHING ANYWHERE SOMEWHERE NOWHERE ANYONE NOTHING ETC. Is there anything to eat? There's nothing to be done. We need someone to take care of us.QUESTION WORDS: He didn't know where to go and what to do. WHAT WHERE WHO WHEN HOW ETC. EXCEPT 'WHY' I'm not sure how to explain this.SUPERLATIVE+INFINITIVE He is the most intelligent person to have a conversation with. She was the most suitable candidate to have taken this position. FIRST/SECONDILAST/ ETC.+INFINITIVE Who was the first person to have walked on the moon? He is the last person to be called in case of emergency!