Atlantic Senior 2New Cutting Edge – Upper-Intermediate

Module 8 – Fame and FortuneGerunds and Infinitives

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acknowledge admit advise appreciate afford agree appear arrangeavoid can’t help celebrate consider ask attempt can(‘t) afford can(‘t) waitdelay deny detest discontinue choose consent decide deservediscuss dislike endure enjoy expect fail grow helpescape explain feel like finish hesitate hope hurry intendforgive give up imagine justify learn manage mean needkeep mention mind miss neglect offer pay planpostpone practice prevent prohibit prepare pretend promise refusepropose quit recall recommend request seem struggle swearreport resent resist risk volunteer wait want wishsuggest support tolerate would like yearn

Verbs followed by the Gerund e.g.: avoid doing somethingVerbs followed by the Infinitive e.g.: agree to do something

advise allow ask * cause challenge choose * begin can’t standconvince enable encourage expect * forbid force continue hateget * help * hire invite need * order like lovepay * permit persuade promise * remind request prefer startrequire teach tell urge want * warn forget * regret *wish * would like * remember * stop *

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Verbs followed by object and the Infinitive e.g.: allow someone to do something* can also be followed by the Infinitive e.g.: ask to do something / ask someone to do somethingVerbs followed by the Gerund or the Infinitive e.g.: start to do something / start doing something* there is a difference in meaning e.g.: stop to do something / stop doing something

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