Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| They tried ______________________ the window, but it was bullet-proof | break / breaking / to break |
| They began ______________________ their books and do the exercises | to open / open |
| Two minutes after he woke up, he forgot ______________________ all that | dreaming / to dream / dream |
| She advised ______________________ the presents before Christmas time | to buy / buy / buying |
| Oh no, I forgot ______________________ the book from the shop. I must go back and get it. | take / taking / to take |
| She stood up and began ______________________ her song | sing / singing |
| The dog continued ______________________ all night long | barking / bark |
| They only allow ______________________ here for two hours | to park / park / parking |
| I remember ______________________ a man sitting on the porch, but I can't remember his face | see / to see / seeing |
| Please, allow me ______________________ some words before we start eating | say / saying / to say |
| The music started ______________________ before we arrived | play / to play |
| I saw her ______________________, and then laugh, and then cry again, and then she fell asleep. | to cry / crying / cry |
| In this city, they forbid ______________________ books in the street | selling / to sell / sell |
| Tom advised her ______________________ for help before it was too late | to look / look / looking |
| I regret ______________________ you all those things at the party, I was a perfect stupid clown | tell / to tell you / telling |
| They saw me ______________________ to open the door, and they thought I had entered the house, but I couldn't, it was the wrong key. | trying / to try / try |
| He can never remember ______________________ the door when he goes out. Some day we will have a problem. | to lock / lock / locking |
| I heard the man ______________________ the door and then I could hear his footsteps coming to my bedroom | to open / opening / open |
| Don't start ______________________ me you don't know her and all that | telling / tell |
| Oh come on, stop ______________________ for a minute before you do it. You're too impulsive, you must think a little more. | think / thinking / to think |
| I forbid you ______________________ that about my daughter | saying / say / to say |
| He tried ______________________ a stone to open the box, but that box was too strong, it didn't break. | to use / using / use |
| Oh please! stop ______________________! You've been talking for hours. I've got a headache. | talking / talk / to talk |
| I told him it was late, but he continued ______________________ TV | to watch / watch |
| We regret ______________________ you that your application was not accepted | tell / to tell / telling |
VERBS USING 2 PATTERNS
V + -ing / inf
No change of meaning: begin, start, continue
It began to rain = It began raining
Change of meaning: remember, forget, regret / stop / try / advise, allow, permit, forbid
Remember, forget, regret
Look to the future: Remember to post this letter when you get there (=don’t forget to do it in the future)
Look to the past: I remember buying my first bicycle when I was 8 (= it's a memory from the past)
Stop
End an action to do something different: He stopped to relax
Finish an action: He stopped driving because he was too tired
Try
Make an effort: He tried to open the door, but it was locked
Make an experiment: He tried speaking to her in German, but she still didn't answer
Advise, allow, permit, forbid
With no object: I advise getting up very early
With an object: I advise you to get up very early
V + O + -ing / bare inf
Verbs of the senses: see, watch, hear, listen, feel, smell, notice...
If we use it with a bare infinitive, the action is perceived complete, from beginning to end. If we use it with -ing then we only perceived a fragment of the action, we saw it happening, but not from beginning to end.
I saw them talk angrily, but nothing happened
I saw them talking angrily, so I left the room. I could still hear them from the kitchen.
