2D Grammar: Infinitives and -ing forms | Tiếng Anh 12 (Friends Global) | Unit 2: Problems - Lớp 12 - Giáo Dục Việt Nam

1 You see someone drop some litter in the street. Do you ...

a ask them to put it in a bin?

b stop to pick it up?

c keep walking?

2 A car driver nearly knocks you off your bike. Do you ...

a threaten to call the police?

b say nothing?

c apologise for getting in the way?

3 You hear a shop assistant being rude to a customer. Do you ...

a start shouting at the assistant?

b offer to call the manager?

c pretend not to notice?

4 The person behind you at the cinema keeps talking. Do you ...

a ask them to be quiet?

b keep turning round and staring?

c try to find another seat?

5 You regularly get unwanted sales calls. Do you ...

a complain to your phone provider?

b pretend to be interested, but then hang up?

c stop answering the phone?

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> Mostly a's: Seeing bad behaviour exasperates you and you'd sooner face it head on. But be careful - in some situations, taking a risk could end up making things worse!

> Mostly b's: You do get irritated by bad behaviour, but you'd rather avoid starting an argument. Why not try being more assertive sometimes, though?

> Mostly c's: You usually feel you'd better not get involved. However ignoring bad behaviour can make life more difficult for you.

LEARN THIS! Infinitives and -ing forms

1 Some verbs can be followed by an infinitive with to or an -ing form, but with a change in meaning.

They stopped talking when the teacher came in.

I saw my friend in town and stopped to talk to him.

2 The verbs feel, hear, see and watch are followed by an object + infinitive without to for completed actions and object + -ing form for ongoing actions.

I watched him open the door.

I watched him walking down the street.

3 We can use -ing forms in the same way as normal nouns, as the subject or the object of a verb.

Driving in the town centre is banned during the day.

I think they should ban driving in the town centre during the day.

LOOK OUT!

We use an infinitive without to after would rather/ would sooner / had better (not), and after Why (not) for suggestions.

I'd rather drink tea than coffee.

You'd better not risk making things worse!

Why argue about it? Why not take a break?