9 Gerund and infinitives 91 4. Instead of (give) me more money for all these jobs, I was told to do nightshifts as well. 5. He tried to communicate with me by (wave) his hands. 6. Frankly speaking, I am not interested in (read) these silly stories. 7. As a child I was used to (go) to school on my own. 8. There is no point in (ask) her once again. She is just not interested. 9. The parents were afraid of (lose) their little child in the supermarket. 10. How about (buy) some food for the barbecue? 11. Thank you/Thanks for (write) to her. 12. Instead of (say) sorry, he just smiled at me nervously. Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives a) Study the sample sentences in the table below and focus on how gerunds and infinitives change the meaning. like/love/hate She likes painting more than listening to music. Would you like to come to Venice with me? General remark Specific occasion stop Tom stopped singing when he saw the accident. The train stopped to take new passengers on board. One action: Tom stopped his action. Two actions: Action 1: The train stopped. Action 2: The train took new passengers on board. remember He remembered going out with his girlfriend. I am glad my mum remembered to buy bananas for the weekend. He looked back on past events. She did not forget to do it. mean Opening the box means losing your guarantee. She means to do that to help out her friend. Opening the box has the consequence that you lose your guarantee. She wants to do this. b) Complete the sentences with the correct forms. A. If you ask me for my favourite hobby – well, I like 1 (act) a lot but I hate 2 (learn) my lines. B. My grandmother remembered 3 (look) after me when I was small. For me that meant 4 (be) together with someone I liked. C. The speaker stopped 5 (take) a sip of water. D. Tonight I should remember 6 (buy) something for dinner. E. Would you like 7 (come) round for a cup of coffee this afternoon? F. The people in the room stopped 8 (talk) when the phone rang. 5 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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