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Good morning!
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• Gerund as objects of prepositions• Cheer someone up
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Activity: Grammar. Classify the following verbs. Be careful, some may be in both columns.
Which verbs are followed by the gerund or the infinitive?agree, avoid, begin, be sure, can’t stand, choose,
continue, decide, discuss, dislike, don’t mind, enjoy, expect, feel like, hate, hope, learn, like, love, need,
plan, practice, prefer, quit, seem, start, suggest, want, wish, would like
O Infinitive O Gerund
Get to know what someone likes
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Expressions followed by gerunds…
•Cheer someone up
angry about
excited about
depressed about
happy about
sad about GERUND
afraid of
sick of
tired of
bored with
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Verbs + preposition
•Cheer someone up
complain about
talk about
worry about
think about GERUND
apologize for
believe in
object to
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Verbs + preposition
•Cheer someone up
complain about
talk about
worry about
think about GERUND
apologize for
believe in
object to
