$ VerOs followed by -ing and/or infinitive 3937121234380001Some ue$s lollowod by -ing or the inliniliye with loars yery Gommor and you nead to use lhem a lot.Here are some sentences from Test 2, ReadingPar14, page 40.Which verbs are followed by -ing?Which verbs are followed by the fo- infinitive?I don't intend to give up.I love cycling.I plan to continue the sport.I enioy entering competitions.Gomplete each sentence with a verb from thebox. Put the verb into the -rng form or the toinfinitive form.apply upset go repair see buy live tidyplay usewould you like .19.99... to a party tomorrow?I can't imagine ...1.i.u.i.7.9.. in another place.Gina lost her jacket but she couldn't afforda new one.Has the mechanic finishedthe car yet?Josef refused ............... his bedroomwhen his mother asked him to.When I go away on holiday, I missmy friends.Michal learntthe pianowhen he was six years old.Rachel's boss asked her to considerfor the new job.Teresa apologised and said she didn't meanher friend.Students are not allowedmobile phones in the canteen.40aaaaa$Three of these sentences are not correct.Tick (/) those that are right and correct theones that are wrong.ueingHave you finished t€+s€ the computer?Sonia dislikes getting up early.Do you enjoy to listen to music?We've decided going to the cinema.Alison has offered to help me tomorrowI promised finishing the work by Friday.Daniel is hoping to go to university.We agreed to meet at the park en<strong>tr</strong>ance.(p rninf about your answers to the questionsbelow. Then ask and answer the questions witha partner.What do you plan to do after school today?What do you like doing at weekends?Where do you prefer to go for your holidays?What do you hope to do when you finish school?What things do you hate doing?The lirsl conditional is lested in Witing Parl 1. Thelarst and second conditional are uselul in SpeakingParts 2 (maling decisions) and 4 (saying what mighlhappen in the luture). You will hear people uslngGonditionals in lislening Parts 1 and 4.first conditional, if and unress: realsituations41 Look at these sentences from the text in Test 1,Listening Parl4, page 29.1 What verb form is used in each part?2 What does rnless mean?Stephanie: I'll look after it if you lend it to me.Mum: If you put your own clothes on instead ofmine, I'll come shopping with you.Mum: If you work hard, you'll get a place at university.Stephanie: Can we go? We'll be too late unless weleave now.It|:TGRAMMAR BANK
42 Complete these sentences using the correctform of the verbs in brackets.43MIf Mum ........9b9f.9.9. (phone),l1!.q!yp......What(give) her your news.(we do) if we(miss) the <strong>tr</strong>ain?If there(be) nobody at home,the postman ............... (Ieave) theparcel with a neighbour.You ........... (arrive) in time for lunchif you(not stop) on the way.If I ............. (finish) work early, I(give) you a ring.Peter .........If I .............match, I ................The planethere ........... (be) angry if you(not go) to his party.(decide) to go to the(ring) you.(not take offl if.. (be) a storm.Gomplete the second sentence so that itmeans the same as the first, using no morethan three words.If it doesn't rain, we'll climb the mountain later....... , we'll climbthe mountain later.We'll go to the museum tomorrow unless there'sa <strong>tr</strong>ansport s<strong>tr</strong>ike.We'll go to the museum tomorrow if.. a <strong>tr</strong>ansport s<strong>tr</strong>ike.If you don't look at the adverts, you won't finda fob... you look at theadverts, you won't find a job.I won't speak to her if she doesn't say sorry.I won't speak to her unless she.. sony.Unless it..IA!n?....Unless I miss the bus, I'll be home in 15 minutes.If I ..................... the bus, I'll behome in 15 minutes.We'll go in the pool if it isn't too crowded.Y: 1l :::: ::: :::l::::" cr.wdedRead the questions and complete the answersabout yourself.What are you doing this weekend?I'm going to .............. ....... unlessAre you going away on holiday this year?Yes, ifDo you think you will pass your English exam?I hope so, iflunless$Second conditional: unreal situations45 Look at the following sentences from the textin Test 2, Reading Part 4, page 4O. ln thesecond sentence, what verb tense is used ineach part?The mountain-biker says:Be prepared for some hard work. If the <strong>tr</strong>aining waseasy, it wouldn't make you faster.We use the second conditional when we thinksomething is unreal or unlikely. Does he thinkthe <strong>tr</strong>aining will ever be easy?46 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.Decide if you need a negative verb or not.0 If Anna ..4i4n'-t.li.u.p... (not live) so far from herwork, she Wp.V.l4..cl.c).e.. (cycle) there each day.1 If Francesca . (have) more free time,she .................... (learn) to play the guitar.2 Tim . (stay) in bed longer in themorning if he .......... (have to) go to work.3 If I .................... (spoke) the language, I. (ask) someone the way.4 I ......... (go) to the concert with Emma if I. (like) that band.5 If I .................... (know) what the problem was, I. (help).6 If there ......... (be) something good on TVtonight, I .................... (stay) in and watch it.ln $peaking Part 4, you sometimes talt aborf thingsyou would like to happen but are unlikely.47a) Match the sentence halves.1 If I did more sport,2 I'd be really happy if3 If I could sing,4 My parents would be really angry if5 If I studied harder,6 If I had a lot of money,7 If I could drive,A I had a party without telling them.B I'd get much fitter.C I'd go to South America.D my father bought me a motorbike.E I'd be in a band.F I'd go to the coast more often.G I'd speak better English.b) Now finish the beginnings of the sentenceswith your own answers. Remember they areunreal or unlikely situations.@TTT<strong>tr</strong>ilTGRAMMAR BANK <strong>IE</strong>g