Unit 5: What do you want to do?

Grammar points

Main points

Future intention

Verb patterns

Future intention: Will

Will+ infinitive without to

Usage:

To express future intention at the moment of speaking

Ex: I will buy her some drink

I will go to the cinema with Mary

2) To express an offer

Ex: I will carry your suitcase

I will do the washing-up

Future intention: Be Going to

Am/is/are + going + to infinitive

Usage:

To express future intention, decision or plan before the moment of

speaking

I am going study hard

She is going to make a big meal

Something is certain to happen

Look at the sky! It is going to rain

Watch out! The box is going to fall

Future intention: Present continuous

Present continuous: to express the

planned future arrangement.

Ex: What are you going to do tonight? We

are having a party. Can you come?

Like doing and would like to do

Like doing or love doing express the general enjoyment.

I like reading books. (It is my hobby)

I like working as a teacher. (I am a teacher and I enjoy it)

Would like to do or would love to do= want to do express a

preference now or at the specific time

I would like to be a teacher=when I grow up, I want to be a teacher

Thanks, I’d love to dance=at the party, I am pleased you asked

me.

Verb + To infinitive

agree expect intend prepare try attempt fail learn pretend want claim forget

• mean• propose• wish• decide• have• need• refuse• demand• hesitate• offer• seem

• choose• decide• forget• promise• help• hope• try• want• desire• plan• tend

begincontinuelikeprefercan’t standstart lovehate

Verb + -ing or to infinitive

Verb + V-ing admit delay miss regret risk appreciate deny postpone report suggest avoid enjoy practice

• resent

• can’t help

• finish

• quit

• resist

• consider

• mind

• recall

• resume

Verb+ preposition+ -ing

as a result of from in view of thanks to at in of through because of

• by means of• in return for• on the strength of• in spite of• out of• by means of• in return for• in exchange for

• for fear of • in the face of • owing to • without• by virtue of• out of•  for lack of• in the light of

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