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Phrasal Verbs, Gerund, false friends
Phrasal Verbs, Gerund, false friends
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Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
The government's decision set off protests throughout the country.
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
He set out to walk across the United States
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
We're setting off early so that we get there before dark.
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
You really ought to set aside some money for when you are older.
"ought to"= müssten/sollten
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
Banks help people intending to set up a business.
intending = beabsichtigen
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
How can they put up with such cheeky children?
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
She's put off her decision until next weekend.
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
Are you going to put in an application for that job?
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
The new government is sure to put up VAT.
VAT = MwSt
Match the underlined verbs with their more formal equivalents
We had a new boiler put in last month.
Rewrite the sentences using the verbs
(keep, establish, cause, start, begin a journey, increase, install, postpone, submit, tolerate)
If we'd set off earlier, we would have arrived on time.
If we had begun our journey...
Rewrite the sentences using the verbs
(keep, establish, cause, start, begin a journey, increase, install, postpone, submit, tolerate)
Did you know that they 're putting up train fares?
... they're increasing train fares?
Rewrite the sentences using the verbs
(keep, establish, cause, start, begin a journey, increase, install, postpone, submit, tolerate)
They've set up a committee to Iook into inner city violence.
They've established a committee...
Rewrite the sentences using the verbs
(keep, establish, cause, start, begin a journey, increase, install, postpone, submit, tolerate)
It's not easy to put up with that sort of behaviour, is it?
It's not easy to tolerate that sort of behavior...
Rewrite the sentences using the verbs
(keep, establish, cause, start, begin a journey, increase, install, postpone, submit, tolerate)
They've put off making a statement for 24 hours.
They've postponed making a statement... --- (postpone = verschieben)
Did you ask the bank to ... you some money?
I ... € 10,000 from the bank to expand my business.
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
He apologized ... (be) late.
He apologized for being late.
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
He's fond ... (read) but even more keen ... (watch) TV.
He's fond of reading but even more keen on watchingTV.
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
She was blamed ... (ruin) the evening.
blamed = beschuldigt
She was blamed for ruining the evening.
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
They' re thinking . . . (emigrate) to South Africa.
They' re thinking of emigrating to South Africa.
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
Have you ever dreamt ... (be) a sports star?
Have you ever dreamt of being a sports star?
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
He had no intention ... (hurt) her feelings .
He had no intention of hurting her feelings .
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
She 's good ... (play) the violin and even better . . . (perform) on stage.
She 's good at playing the violin and even better at performing on stage.
The Gerund
To complete these sentences you need to add the correct preposition and the gerundform of the verbs in brackets
Congratulations . . . (do) so weil in your exams!
Congratulations on doing so weil in your exams!
