What's On Unit Twelve

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Teacher Will Announce

Grammar for this Unit:

Verb Patterns

Infinitives

Verb Patterns:

This unit further explores some English verb patterns. We will look at three on this page.

1. Verb Pattern One: (Verb + Infinitive + to)

example one:	I expect to leave early today.
example two:	I want to work on the computer today.
example three:	I need to use the telephone.

2. Verb Pattern Two: (Verb + Person + Infinitive + To)

example one:	She asked me to do my homework.
example two:	I want you to learn this for homework!
example three:	My teacher allowed me to do my homework in class.

3. Verb Pattern Three: (Verb + Person + Infinitive Without "To")

example one:	My teacher made me take the exam.
example two:	Our teacher let us leave early.
example three:	My father let me come to the college.

Infinitive of Purpose:

The Infinitive of Purpose is used to answer the question "Why?".

The Infinitive of purpose gives the reason you are doing something.

Example: I'm learning about computers to get a good job

Let's look at a few more examples:

example one:	I come to college everyday to learn English.	Present Simple
example two:	I am studying hard to pass the exams.	Present Continuous
example three:	Last week I went to Dubai to go shopping.	Simple Past
example four:	Next year, I'm going to North America to take a course.	Future Plan

Infinitive After Adjectives:

Infinitives can be used after some adjectives.

Some examples are: happy, pleased, relieved, sad, surprised, difficult, easy, impossible, important.

example one:	I am happy to do it for you!	Present Simple
example three:	I was pleased to see my father after so much time.	Simple Past
example four:	I am going to be surprised if my team wins the game.	Future Plan

Click for more about the Infinitive or look in Headway on page 129. Click for verb / preposition combinations.

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