Ing forms and infinitives studente liceo

Quando si usa ing form e infinitives in inglese

1. EUREKA! Unit 6

2. -ING FORMS and INFINITIVES An – ing form   is   simply the base form of a verb + -ing. When do we use it ?

3. as SUBJECT or OBJECT   Curing cancer is a priority for researchers .                                    subject Researchers priority is curing cancer .                                              object

4. AFTER PREPOSITIONS We use – ing form after prepositions like before , beside , after etc... We said goodbye before leaving .

5. AFTER VERBS OF OPINION Verbs such as : like , enjoy , don't mind , prefer , suggest , admit etc... I enjoy   playing video games.

6. -ING FORMS and INFINITIVES An infinitives form is   simply to + base form of a verb . When do we use it ?

7. AFTER FUTURE RELATED VERBS Verbs such as : agree , aim , hope , learn , refuse , promise etc... They hope to discover a new species .

8. AFTER ADJECTIVES Its difficult to imagine life without mobile phones.

9. EXPLAIN THE AIM OF AN ACTION Sue created a website to publicise her project.

10. -ING FORMS and INFINITIVES We can use – ing form and infinitives   with the same meaning after verbs   such as begin , start and continue. They've started   studying /to study more seriously .

11. -ING FORMS and INFINITIVES It can also  be possible to use them after some verbs  like stop for different   meanings : He stopped experimenting . ( He didn't experiment anymore ) He stopped to talk . ( he was walking , and stopped in order to talk to me )

12. ZERO CONDITIONAL We use zero conditional  for consequences   which are always true . If + Present simple + Present simple If   a planet covers the sun, it creates a solar eclipse

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