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INFINITIVE

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INFINITIVE WARM UP GRAMMAR We use the  to -infinitive: • to express  purpose  (to answer "Why...?"): He bought some flowers  to give  to his wife. He locked the door  to keep  everyone out. We sometimes say  in order to  or  in order not to : We set off early  in order to  avoid the traffic. They spoke quietly  in order not to  wake the children … or we can say  so as to  or  so as not to : We set off early  so as to  avoid the traffic. They spoke quietly  so as not to  wake the children. • after  certain verbs  (see  verbs followed by infinitive ), particularly verbs of  thinking  and  feeling : choose, expect, hate, hope, intend,  like, love, mean, prefer, want, would like, would love … and verbs of  saying : agree, promise, refuse They  decided to  start a business together. Remember to  turn the lights out. Some verbs are followed by a  direct object  and the infinitive( see verbs followed by infinitive ): advise, ask, encourage,

GERUNDS

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GERUNDS WARM UP GRAMMAR Gerund   as Subject: Going to party is fun Gerund   as Object: I enjoy reading Gerund   after the following verbs dislike We dislike reading poems can't/couldn't help He  couldn't help   fall ing   in love with her. include Your responsibility  includes   tak ing  reservations on the phone. justify I cannot  justify   pay ing   $100 for this ticket. mention Did Alex ever  mention   play ing   baseball? mind I don't  mind   sleep ing   on the couch. regret* Do you  regret   hav ing  mentioned it? * After regret the to-infinitive is used when announcing bad news: We  regret to inform  you that the flight to Munich has been cancelled.   Gerund  after special phrases to be busy                           He  is busy   read ing  the paper. don't mind                           I  don't mind   tell ing  them my opinion. feel like              

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

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PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS WARM UP Taken from the book Megatrends 6 GRAMMAR Taken from the book English Grammar in Use (Second edition) ACTIVITIES WRITING READING LISTENING Listen the audio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsvmSi7MSsI SPEAKING In pairs organize and present an interview. Use the present perfect continuous

MUST AND HAVE TO

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MUST  AND  HAVE  TO...                           You  must  study                                                             You  have to  exercise We use MUST and HAVE TO to say that it is necessary to do something. Sometimes, it doesn´t matter which you use: * It is later than I thought  I  mus t  go  or   I  have to  go. But, there is a difference between must and have to and sometimes this is important. Must  is personal. We use must when we give our personal feelings. You must do something. I (the speaker) say it is necessary.             She is a really nice person. You  must  meet her Have to   is impersonal. We use have to for facts, not for our feelings. You have to do something because of a rule or a situation. ·           You can´t turn right here. You  have to   turn left (because of the traffic system). If you are not sure which to use, it is usually safer to use  HAVE TO. You can use must to talk about the present or future, but not the pa

TAG QUESTIONS

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TAG QUESTIONS            Joa Herrera is the mayor of Soledad, isn´t he?         Falcao doesn´t play baseball, does he?                         Yes, he is                                                                   No, he doesn´t You haven´t seen Mary, have you?   No, I haven´t                                   Does he? and have you? are questions tags (= mini questions that we often put on the end of a sentence spoken English). Question tag is a question added at the end of a sentence. Speakers use tag questions mainly to make sure their information is correct or to seek agreement. In question tags, we use an auxiliary verb (have/was/will etc). We use do/does/did for the present and past simple. Karen plays the piano, doesn´t she?     "Well, yes, but not very well." Positive sentence   +   negative tag You didn´t lock the door, did you?  " No, I forgot" Negative sentence     +       positive tag AFFIRMATIVE