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Infinitives and -ing forms (1) Verb + infinitive or verb + -ing
Grammar in action
1 We can use verbs such as aim, arrange, hope, plan +
infinitive to talk about arrangements: We aim to arrive around 7 p.m., then we’ve arranged to meet some old friends for dinner, so we hope to see you after that. and decisions followed by theinfinitive to explain why we do things: Chris decided to buy Anne some flowers.

1 Some verbs are usually followed by an infinitive:
We’ve arranged to meet tomorrow. We’re planning to have a party. I promised to call her tonight.

We use an infinitive after these verbs: afford agree aim arrange begin decide deserve expect fail hope intend learn manage need offer plan pretend promise refuse seemstart threaten want We make a negative sentence with not: She managed not to lose her keys this time. He pretended not to hear.

2 We often use verbs about intentions

3 We can describe our likes and dislikes with many verbs
that take an -ing form. Here, someone is looking back over their holiday: I really enjoyed seeing the Taj Mahal, and I loved eating so much spicy food. But I disliked beingso hot all the time.

2 Some verbs are usually followed by an -ing form:
Do you enjoy flying? I hate getting wet. We use an -ing form after these verbs: admit adore avoid can’t stand consider deny dislike don’t mind enjoy escape fancy feel like finish imagine involve keep (on) look forward to mention mind miss practise regret resist suggest understand

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Making holiday arrangements
Readthis holiday advertisement. Use the verbs in brackets, in the correct form, to complete the information.

Have you decided where to go on holiday this year?
We promise
Do you enjoy If you fancy and you don’t mind We promise We always aim And you just need
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to help
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(help) you decide.
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(cycle) in the countryside and
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(walk) in the mountains? (do) something different,6

(escape) from the crowds and (share) your holiday with others, we offer
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(show)

you the most fantastic places. If you can’t afford
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(spend) a lot of money, don’t worry!

(beat) any price offered by our competitors. (give) our clients the best possible holiday experience.
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Contact us on 01632 960893 for more information about our fantastic range of holidays. (mention)this advertisement to get an extra discount!

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Big decisions
Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verb in brackets:
mATT What are you hoping CLAIRE Well, I’m planning

I’vepromised

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(find) a job. 5 Don’t you have to plan (study) at university before you finish school - a year in advance? 6 CLAIRE You certainly can arrange (start) at university straight 7 after school, but I’ve always hoped (work) abroad as an English teacher before continuing my studies. my parents seem 8 (encourage) me and my brother to be independent: I 9 intended (organize) somethingsoon, but they suggested 10 (take) some time off while I think about my decisions. 11 mATT That sounds amazing! my parents said that I needed (decide) about my plans before I finished school. They wanted me to enjoy 12 13 (work) in a job, so they suggested (organize) some work experience over the holiday. I really enjoyed 14 15 (meet) the people and (earn) my own money, so when the company offered mea full-time job, I accepted straight away!
mATT

(do) after you leave school? 1 (spend) some time relaxing, but 2 (look) properly at whether I’d like (go) to university or whether I want
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to do

Find words in exercise B that have these meanings:
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FOCUS

WORD

A in a different country B agreed to take

C

Explaining why we do things
A major supermarket is planning to...