Spotlight 11. Module 3. Grammar in Use

busy
It’s no use
It’s no good
It’s worth
What’s the use of
Can’t help
There’s no point in

the guitar.
For incomplete action with :
hear
listen to
notice
see , watch, feel

After preposition “to” and expressions:
think of
apologize for
object to
look forward to
be used to
in addition to
be/get used to + -ing form
I’m used to working very hard.

film.

After adjectives which describe feeling and emotions:
sad, happy, glad
I was happy to hear that you are feeling well.
After adjectives –unwillingness:
eager (нетерпеливый),
reluctant (неохотный), willing (готов, желает)
After adjectives – person’s character:
clever, kind; lucky, fortunate
With impersonal construction: It+be+adjective/noun
It was kind of you to lend me a laptop

on my birthday.
After verbs and expressions:
ask, decide, explain, find out, learn, want, want to know
She asked me when to get the tickets
After the expressions
to tell you the truth
to be honest, to sum up, to begin with
To sum up, the government needs to take measures to deal with unemployment more effectively.

After certain nouns:
honour
goal
way
It’s an honour to take part in this festival
With ‘only’ expressing unsatisfactory result:
She drove to the mall only to find it was closed.
In the expression for + noun/pronoun + to –inf
It was unusual for her to speak so rudely
With so+ adjective+ as
Would you be so kind as to help with the door

not to remember
She forgot to lock her door.
remember +to-infinitive = not forget
Did you remember to tell Sam about meeting?
mean +to-infinitive = intend to
I didn’t mean to upset you.
regret +to-infinitive = be sorry to ( with verbs say, tell, inform)
I regret to tell you that your flight has been cancelled
try +to-infinitive = attempt
I tried to explain the situation to my parents .

Gerund (-ing form)
forget+ -ing form= not to recall
I’ll never forget sailing down the Volga on that lovely summer day.
remember +-ing form= recall
I remember talking to him before.
mean +-ing form= involve
Being a good doctor means devoting your life to helping others.
regret +-ing form= feel sorry about
I regret hurting you your feelings.
try +-ing form= do something as an experiment
You should try doing the following on your own.

Sam.
go on + to-infinitive = finish doing sth and start doing sth else afterwards
She introduced herself and went on to talk about her book.
want + to-infinitive= wish
I want to travel to Cyprus.
be sorry + to-infinitive = regret
I was sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well.
hate + to-infinitive = not like what one is about to do
I hate to disappoint you but he’s not coming.
be afraid + to-infinitive = be too frightened to do
He is afraid to touch the dog in case it bites him.

stop+ -ing form= finish doing something
I stopped drinking coffee months ago.
go on + -ing form = continue doing sth
He went on writing letters.
want + + -ing form = sth needs to be done
My house wants cleaning.
be sorry + -ing form = apologise for
We are sorry for keeping you waiting.
hate + -ing form = feel sorry for what one is doing
I hate troubling you, but could you help me with this?
be afraid +-ing form = the subject is afraid that what is described by the-ing form may happen
When exercising, I am afraid of injuring my back.

correct form.

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.  1  We enjoy …(walk) in the park on sunny days.  2  I might ….(go) away this weekend.  3  You don't fancy…(watch) TV tonight, do you?  4  He has decided…(buy) a new car.  5  I refuse…(speak) to him any more.  6  He left without …(say) goodbye.  7  We want (thank) you for your help.  8  Bob has to (work) late tonight.  9  Peter would..(enjoy) this book.  10 How about …(have) a pizza for supper?

go (инфинитив без частицы to, т.к. после модального глагола "might")
3 watching (герундий, т.к. после глагола "fancy")
4 to buy (инфинитив, т.к. после глагола "decide")
5 to speak (инфинитив, т.к. после глагола "refuse")
6 saying (герундий, т.к. после предлога "without")
7 to thank (инфинитив, т.к. после глагола "want" в значении "хотеть", а не "нуждаться")
8 work (инфинитив, т.к. выражение "have to" в значении "пришлось")
9 enjoy (инфинитив без частицы to, т.к. после модального глагола "would")
10 having (герундий, т.к. после предлога "about")