Grammar

Grammatik

Grammatik


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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

to