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Put the sentences in the order you hear them

I agree with the last point

You must be joking

I`m not so sure about that

I don`t see why

I`m not convinced that’s true

Put the sentences in the order you hear them

I agree with the last point

You must be joking

I`m not so sure about that

I don`t see why

I`m not convinced that’s true

Put the sentences in the order you hear them

I agree with the last point

You must be joking

I`m not so sure about that

I don`t see why

I`m not convinced that’s true

Put the sentences in the order you hear them

I agree with the last point

You must be joking

I`m not so sure about that

I don`t see why

I`m not convinced that’s true


VERB + TO

be able, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, choose, decide, hope, manage, offer, plan, prepare,
pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, want, would like

VERB + ING

admit, appreciate, avoid, can`t, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, fancy, feel like, mention, mind,
miss, practice, put off, risk, succeed, suggest, understand

VERB + ING/TO (meaning DOESN’T change)

begin, continue, hate, intend, love, start

VERB + ING/TO (meaning CHANGES)

forget, go on, like, mean, regret, remember, stop, try

VERB + OBJECT + INF WITHOUT TO

feel, hear, let, make, notice, see, watch

VERB + TO

be able, agree, appear, arrange, ask, attempt, choose, decide, hope, manage, offer, plan, prepare,
pretend, promise, refuse, seem, tend, want, would like

VERB + ING

admit, appreciate, avoid, can`t, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, fancy, feel like, mention, mind,
miss, practice, put off, risk, succeed, suggest, understand

VERB + ING/TO (meaning doesn’t change)

begin, continue, hate, intend, love, start

VERB + ING/TO (meaning changes)

forget, go on, like, mean, regret, remember, stop, try

VERB + OBJECT + INF WITHOUT TO

feel, hear, let, make, notice, see, watch


Verbs followed by a gerund or infinitive with a change in meaning:
I forgot to meet him.
(I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it.)
forget I forgot meeting him.
(I don’t have the memory of meeting him
before.)

He went on to learn English and French.


(He ended one period of time before this.)
go on
He went on learning English and French.
(He continued learning the languages.)

She quit to work here.


(She quit another job in order to work here.)
quit She quit working here.
(She quit her job here. She doesn’t work here
anymore.)

I regret promising to help you.


(I’m sorry that I made the promise.)
regret
I regret to tell you that we can't hire you.
(I’m telling you now, and I’m sorry.)

She remembered to visit her grandmother.


(She didn’t forget to visit.)
remember
She remembered visiting her grandmother.
(She had memories of this time.)

I stopped to call you.


(I interrupted another action in order to call
you.)
stop
I stopped calling you.
(I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight.)

I tried to open the window.


(I attempted this action but didn’t succeed.)
try I tried opening the window.
(This was one option I sampled. Maybe the
room was hot.)
Match the words with definitions

a) Find out
b) Quality
c) Good story-teller
d) Bring the history alive
e) Local people
f) Fascinating

1) characteristic of someone or something


2) to know smth
3) a person that tells interesting things
4) people that live on one territory
5) very interesting
6) make smth more interesting, lively, or realistic

keys

a) 2, b) 1, c) 3, d) 6, e) 4, f) 5

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