Verbs Patterns Pt 3

Causative verbs:
Make:

 Alan’s mom makes her brother clean the kitchen because he doesn’t do
that for two weeks.

Have:

 My brother breaks my laptop this morning in an automobile accident;

He needs to have it repaired because tomorrow I had an important
virtual meeting.
Let:

 Sometimes I let my brother use my headphones. After all, his

headphones got messed up because he dropped them in the water last
month.

Verbs of perception:
Watch:
1. My cousin and I were eating snacks in the living room while we were
watching a movie on Disney+.

2. I usually watch my favorite series, Anne with an E, while I keep my

clothes in my closet.

See:
1. As I was strolling my dogs in the park, I saw some cats being persecuted
by a rabid dog.

2. I saw a girl who tried to steal a bike. I was eating at the restaurant in
front of the bike store.

By: Jorge Luis Guerrero Echave 3rd B1+

 Notice:
1. I was checking my literature homework when I noticed two exercises
that I didn’t make.

2. I was quiet in the microbus eating my cookies when I noticed someone

tried to steal me because the sippers of my backpack were open.
Feel:
1. I was sleeping on the sofa after a busy day when I felt something on my
foot. Then I remembered that I was sleeping with my dog.

2. I was swimming on the beach in the middle of the night. I felt something
trying to pull me out to sea. I think that it was the worst sensation that I
ever felt.

Verbs that take gerund/infinitive with a change in meaning:

Remember:
Infinitive:
1) I remembered to turn off the stove before leaving home to go to my work
meeting.

Gerund:
2) He remembers visiting his Caribbean cousins the last year; We went to the
beach to fish something for lunch.

Stop:
Infinitive:
1) I stopped to do my homework to help my mother to clean the windows
because she is too short and doesn’t reach the high places.

Gerund:
2) I stopped eating fast food because it was so bad for me. Now I’m healthy
and feel better than ever.

By: Jorge Luis Guerrero Echave 3rd B1+

Try:
Infinitive:
1) Geoffrey tried to do a backflip, but he doesn't jump high enough; Actually,
he is in the Hospital because his neck it's broken.

Gerund:
2) She had emotional troubles, so she tried adopting a pet because her
psychologist told her that animals are too helpful for us, specifically dogs.
After all, they absorb our negative energy.

Regret:
Infinitive:
1) Jade regrets to inform her brother that her rabbit, Mr. Cotton, has been
missing since last night and they have no idea where he might have gone.

Gerund:
2) Claire regrets rejecting the opportunity to study abroad only because she
doesn’t want to break up with her boyfriend.

Mean:
Infinitive:
1) Marina meant to create a song to express how she felt about being in a
toxic relationship.

Gerund:
2) To do an incredible movie means making great dialogue, professional
actors, and character development. Also needs to have incredible scenarios.

By: Jorge Luis Guerrero Echave 3rd B1+

Go on:
Infinitive:
1) Conan was writing the lyrics for his new song “Disaster”, but he saw a
butterfly and he went on to chase it because it had too beautiful and
exotic colors.

Gerund:
2) Billie was composing her new song “The 30th” for “Guitar Songs”, but
she had to stop to go sleep because it was too late. The next day she
went on composing, and now we can.

By: Jorge Luis Guerrero Echave 3rd B1+