Appendix

Verb patterns: verbs followed by the Infinitive

gerund or infinitive afford 1 c a n t a f f o r d t o g o o n v a c a t io n t h i s s u m m e r

agree 1 a g r e e d t o p a y D a v id b a c k t h e m o n e y h e l e n t m e n e x t w e e k .
Gerund appear T h e r e s u lt s a p p e a r t o s u p p o r t t h e s c i e n t i s t 's t h e o r y .

admit In c o u r t t h e a c c u s e d a d m it t e d (to ) arrange 1 a r r a n g e d t o m e e t S o fia o u t s id e t h e r e s t a u r a n t .

s t e a lin g t h e d o c u m e n t s . be able 1w o n 't b e a b le t o w o r k f o r t w o w e e k s a f t e r t h e o p e r a t io n .
avoid 1a lw a y s t r y t o a v o id d r iv in g d u r in g ru s h can’t wait W e c a n ’t w a it t o s e e y o u r n e w h o u s e - i t s o u n d s g r e a t .
hour
choose I c h o s e t o s t u d y a b r o a d f o r a y e a r, a n d it 's t h e b e s t t h i n g I’v e e v e r d o n e .
be worth I t is n ’t w o r t h g o in g t o t h e e x h ib it io n . It's
r e a lly b o rin g .
decide T h e y ’v e d e c id e d t o c a ll o f f t h e w e d d in g .

can’t help W e c a n ’t h e lp la u g h in g w h e n m y d a d
deserve K im d e s e r v e s t o g e t t h e jo b . S h e 's a v e r y s t r o n g c a n d id a t e .

t r ie s t o s p e a k F re n c h . H is a c c e n t is expect W e ’r e e x p e c t in g t o g e t o u r t e s t s c o r e s o n F rid a y .
a w f u l! happen T o m h a p p e n e d t o b e a t A la n ’s w h e n 1c a lle d , s o 1in v it e d h im t o o u r
can't stand 1c a n 't s t a n d t a l k i n g t o p e o p le w h o o n ly p a rty , to o .
t a l k a b o u t t h e m s e lv e s .
help* T h e o r g a n iz a t io n 1w o r k f o r h e lp s y o u n g p e o p le t o f in d w o r k a b r o a d .
deny M ir ia m d e n ie d k illin g h e r h u s b a n d , b u t
hesitate D o n ’t h e s i t a t e t o a s k a s t a f f m e m b e r i f y o u n e e d a n y t h in g .
t h e j u r y d id n ’t b e lie v e h e r.
enjoy hope I'm h o p in g t o s e t u p m y o w n c o m p a n y i f 1c a n g e t a b a n k lo a n .
1 u s e d t o e n jo y f ly in g , b u t n o w 1d o n ’t .
feel like 1d o n ’t f e e l lik e g o in g o u t t o n ig h t .
learn 1w is h 1h a d le a r n e d t o p la y t h e g u i t a r w h e n 1w a s y o u n g e r

finish H a v e y o u fin is h e d w r it in g t h e r e p o r t y e t ?
make T h is c a r w a s m a d e t o p e r f o r m w e ll o n w e t ro a d s .

give up* K a r e n h a s g iv e n u p e a t in g m e a t , b u t s h e manage D id y o u m a n a g e t o g e t t o t h e a i r p o r t in tim e ?

s t i l l e a t s fis h . offer L u c y h a s o f f e r e d t o g iv e m e a r id e t o t h e t r a in s t a t io n .
keep (on) 1 k e e p (o n ) t e l l in g m y h u s b a n d t o lo s e plan W e 're p la n n in g t o h a v e a b ig p a r t y t o c e le b r a t e .
s o m e w e ig h t , b u t h e j u s t w o n ’t lis t e n .
pretend 1p r e t e n d e d t o b e e n t h u s ia s t ic , b u t r e a lly l d id n ’t lik e t h e id e a a t a ll.
look forward to W e a r e r e a lly lo o k in g f o r w a r d t o s e e in g
y o u a g a in .
promise S a ra h a lw a y s p r o m is e s t o h e lp m e in t h e k it c h e n , b u t s h e n e v e r d o e s .

imagine 1c a n ’t im a g in e liv in g in t h e c o u n t r y . 1 refuse M y n e ig h b o r r e f u s e d t o t u r n d o w n t h e m u s ic , a n d 1h a d t o c a ll t h e p o lic e .

t h i n k 1w o u ld g e t b o r e d a f t e r a w e e k . seem S o m e t h in g s e e m s t o b e w r o n g w it h t h e w a s h in g m a c h in e .
involve M y b o y f r ie n d ’s jo b in v o lv e s t r a v e li n g a t teach J a c k ’s f a t h e r t a u g h t h im t o d r iv e w h e n h e w a s s e v e n te e n .
le a s t o n c e a m o n th .
tend M y b o s s t e n d s t o lo s e h e r t e m p e r w h e n s h e ’s f e e lin g s t r e s s e d .
mind 1d o n ’t m in d d o in g h o u s e w o r k . 1f in d i t
v e r y r e la x in g .
threaten T h e t e a c h e r t h r e a t e n e d t o c a ll m y p a r e n t s a n d t e l l t h e m w h a t 1h a d d o n e .

miss D o e s y o u r f a t h e r m is s w o r k in g n o w t h a t want T h e p o lic e w a n t t o in t e r v ie w a n y o n e w h o w it n e s s e d t h e c r im e .

h e h a s r e t ir e d ? would like W o u ld y o u lik e t o t r y t h e d r e s s o n ? T h e c h a n g in g r o o m s a r e o v e r t h e r e .

postpone W e ’ll h a v e t o p o s t p o n e g o in g t o t h e
b e a c h u n til t h e w e a th e r w a rm s up. * help can b e follow ed by th e in fin itiv e o r th e base form .
practice T h e m o r e y o u p r a c t ic e s p e a k in g E n g lis h , The organization I work for helpsyoung people (to)find work abroad.
t h e m o r e f l u e n t y o u ’l l g e t .
recommend 1r e c o m m e n d t a k i n g a b u s t o u r b e c a u s e
i t ’s t h e b e s t w a y t o s e e M a n h a t t a n .
B ase form
regret 1 r e g r e t n o t t r a v e li n g m o r e b e f o r e 1g o t can C a n y o u h e lp m e c a r r y t h e s e s u itc a s e s ?
m y f i r s t jo b .
may T h e r e ’s a l o t o f t r a f f i c t o d a y , s o w e m a y b e a l i t t l e la t e .
risk I f 1w e r e y o u , l w o u ld n ’t r is k w a lk in g
might I t m ig h t r a in t o m o r r o w , s o p le a s e b r in g a n u m b r e lla o r a r a in c o a t.
t h r o u g h t h e p a r k a t n ig h t .
spend 1s p e n t h a l f a n h o u r lo o k in g f o r m y
must 1 m u s t r e m e m b e r t o s e t t h e b u r g la r a la r m b e f o r e 1 le a v e w o r k .

g la s s e s t h i s m o r n in g . should S h o u ld w e b o o k a t a b l e f o r t o m o r r o w n ig h t ? I t ’s a v e r y p o p u la r
stop O n c e 1o p e n a b o x o f c h o c o la t e s , 1c a n ’t re s ta u ra n t.
s t o p e a t in g t h e m . had better Y o u 'd b e t t e r le a v e n o w i f y o u w a n t t o c a t c h t h a t tr a in .
suggest A f r ie n d o f m in e s u g g e s t e d v is it in g would rather Y o u lo o k t i r e d . W o u ld y o u r a t h e r s t a y h o m e t o n i g h t a n d w a t c h a
W a s h in g to n , D.C. in t h e s p r in g . m o v ie ?

make M o n ic a m a k e s h e r t w o t e e n a g e r s w a s h t h e d is h e s e v e r y e v e n in g
* All p h rasal verbs th a t are follow ed by a n o th e r verb, a f t e r d in n e r .
e.g., give up, etc., a re follow ed by the g erund. let L e t m e p a y f o r c o f f e e - i t ’s m y tu r n .

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