Grammar
Grammatik
Grammatik
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Cartes-fiches
stop doing
when we end an action: I stopped learning.
Stop to
when we give the reason for stopping: I stopped to buy something for my daughter.
Mean doing
when one thing results in or involves another: Globalization means being active in every major market
mean to
to express an intention: I meant to let you know, but I got side-tracked.
go on doing
when we continue doing sth: They went on trading, even though they were technically insolvent.
go on to do
when we change and do sth. else: After leaving IBM he went on to start his own company
Verbs of perception:
feel, hear, listen to, notice, see, watch
If we only see or hear part of the action, we use ...
-ing : I saw her giving her presentation (I saw part of the presentation),
Verbs of perception:
feel, hear, listen to, notice, see, watch
If we see or hear the whole action from beginning to end, we use ....
bare infinitive without to! : I saw her give her presentation (I saw the whole presentation)
Expressions with at (talk about the position of something, or about the place where something happens. At shows etc.)
at the front/back, top/bottom, beginning/end, station/airport, home/work/school, seaside
Expressions with in (name of a container, place or area to show tat someone or sth. is inside it)
in the middle/corner, in my hand, in a queue, in line, in the chair, in a book/magazine, in the photo/picture, in the country, in hospital/prision, in a row/column
Expressions with on
on the left/right, on the screen, on the phone, on the computer, on the first floor, on the M6, on the plane/bus/train but in de car/taxi!, on television, on the page/map, on the platform, on the pavement, on the Rhine
saying and thinking
to oder -ing?
-ing
liking and disliking
to oder ing?
ing
plans and decisions
to or ing
to
expectations
to or ing
to
promises and refusals
ing or to
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