Some verbs change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive verb. Learn about three of them - ‘stop’, ‘regret’ and ‘go on’ - in this Masterclass with Sian: th-cam.com/video/XZupSm_EyHA/w-d-xo.html
Hi, you might see 'to' followed by verb-ing when 'to' is a preposition, for example: 'I'm looking forward to starting university'. But we don't usually use the infinitive with 'to' before a verb-ing. A sentence like 'I want to starting university' would be considered wrong. A sentence like 'I'm starting to like you' is grammatically correct - but the verb-ing is the continuous form, not a gerund. We hope that's helpful :-)
I've been teaching English for 4 years and this might be the only grammar I haven't been able to explain easily, I always find myself confused. I know how verb patterns work, this just comes naturally and logically to me. When I speak it, I don't even stop to think how am I supposed to say the next verb pattern, then I do it correctly, but when it comes to explain why, I just simply can't.
Examples for "Verb Patterns" 1. *I would like to order a steak and your restaurant's finest wine.* 2. *I suggest you focus on your studies more than your phone.* 3. *Hailey loves seeing her friends after 10 long years of medical school.* 4. *Justin remembered taking out the trash yesterday.* 5. *I forgot to pick up my cousins from the cinema 2 days ago.* 6. *Gina hates eating sushi because she is allergic to them.* {If Alice, Finn, and Catherine saw this comment, Please reply under my comment if all my 6 sentences are correct. I'd appreciate that! :) }
It seems to my a little bit difficult this topic because some verbs do not have a specific rule to choose gerund or infinitive. I suppose to improve my memory through learning this kid of verbs could be a good idea. Thank you indeed for your lessons.
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Hello Alice and Finn how are you? Thanks your video. Ok, my question is why we use enjoy after ing? On other hand, Attempt after to? Would you please tell us in details.
Excuse me, may I ask a question? I watched from another channel and found out that 'Try' is also a verb that could be followed by both gerunds or infinitive but it'll has different meaning and I don't really understand about that, could you please explain it? Thank you so much 😊
Hello, I noticed someone else pointed this out but it is worth repeating. A gerund is NOT the -ing form of a verb. The -ing form of a verb is called a present participle. The present participle is only used in the continuous tenses (or progressive tenses if you are American) and it is always proceeded by the verb "be". For example, I am (be) swimming, I was (be) swimming, I will be (be) swimming, I have been swimming, I had been swimming, I will have been swimming. In all these sentences "swimming" is not a gerund it is a verb participle. If swimming is used as the object of another verb such as I like swimming or I enjoy swimming or if it is the subject of a verb such as: Swimming is my favourite sport, then this is not a verb form, it is considered to be a noun form. A gerund can also be the object of a preposition, for example "I am not good at swimming." or "I am reading about swimming." It helps me to ask the question can I replace this -ing word with a common noun like "chocolate". I like chocolate, I enjoy chocolate, Chocolate is my favourite sport. When an -ing word is the subject or the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition and it can be replaced with a common noun you have a gerund. It is sometimes said that a gerund is a noun that looks like a verb. I hope this helps someone to better understand this topic. I agree with some other commenters here, this can be quite tricky to explain to English learners. When you learn a new verb also learn the correct verb patterns. The dictionary(dot)cambridge(dot)org website includes verb patterns along with sample sentence for each verb.
@@اخلاصالعزاوي-ف4ذ Well, frankly I guess both verbs (Put/Wear) deliver the same meaning in the context of that idiom. Two different verbs, but the message may well be the same though
Please can you help me? The first question of the quiz, the meaning of the "they decided taking the train" couldn't be they were deciding something while were taking the train? Isn't correct?
Hi, Priscilla, that's a good question - yes, it's correct in the context you described. The sentence is a shortened way of saying 'They decided while they were taking the train'.
Hello BBC Learning - My doubt - Please clarify...! "Have you ever received your Uber Eats or GrubHub delivery and thought, “Hm, that meal usually includes more french fries?” If so, you may have been onto something". What is the meaning of the last sentence i.e "If so, you may have been onto something". Thankyou.
@jatoth Rajender It means that you have a thought, a question, or an idea that will lead to an answer which is not currently obvious, or is hidden. It's a thought, question, or idea that should be pursued.
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gerund is not just a form of verb. it also may play role of a noun that denotes process. you missed this point, so your question "we remember closing the door" is a bit confusing.
Some verbs change meaning depending on whether they are followed by a gerund or infinitive verb. Learn about three of them - ‘stop’, ‘regret’ and ‘go on’ - in this Masterclass with Sian:
th-cam.com/video/XZupSm_EyHA/w-d-xo.html
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Excuse me , i have a question ; this verbs : stop , cantinue , hate , start , remmember , Do we use with the ing form and the inf together ??????
Hi, you might see 'to' followed by verb-ing when 'to' is a preposition, for example: 'I'm looking forward to starting university'. But we don't usually use the infinitive with 'to' before a verb-ing. A sentence like 'I want to starting university' would be considered wrong.
A sentence like 'I'm starting to like you' is grammatically correct - but the verb-ing is the continuous form, not a gerund. We hope that's helpful :-)
I've been teaching English for 4 years and this might be the only grammar I haven't been able to explain easily, I always find myself confused. I know how verb patterns work, this just comes naturally and logically to me. When I speak it, I don't even stop to think how am I supposed to say the next verb pattern, then I do it correctly, but when it comes to explain why, I just simply can't.
Excuse me , i have a question ; this verbs : stop , cantinue , hate , start , remmember , Do we use with the ing form and the inf together ??????
Yes of course
I have been using your comment to show my students that even native speakers have a hard time with these patterns.
I am watching this from a different country and still found it helpful. Thank you very much
Examples for "Verb Patterns"
1. *I would like to order a steak and your restaurant's finest wine.*
2. *I suggest you focus on your studies more than your phone.*
3. *Hailey loves seeing her friends after 10 long years of medical school.*
4. *Justin remembered taking out the trash yesterday.*
5. *I forgot to pick up my cousins from the cinema 2 days ago.*
6. *Gina hates eating sushi because she is allergic to them.*
{If Alice, Finn, and Catherine saw this comment, Please reply under my comment if all my 6 sentences are correct. I'd appreciate that! :) }
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And good luck Catherine for learning Arabic, this is great.
It seems to my a little bit difficult this topic because some verbs do not have a specific rule to choose gerund or infinitive. I suppose to improve my memory through learning this kid of verbs could be a good idea. Thank you indeed for your lessons.
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Thank you bbc the lesson is clear but the quiz is very very very difficult how can know the verb use with infinitive like decide or not
Some verbs, like 'decide', only take 'to'. You just have to learn which ones!
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Hello Alice and Finn how are you? Thanks your video. Ok, my question is why we use enjoy after ing? On other hand, Attempt after to? Would you please tell us in details.
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Excuse me , i have a question ; this verbs : stop , cantinue , hate , start , remmember , Do we use with the ing form and the inf together ??????
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Excuse me, may I ask a question? I watched from another channel and found out that 'Try' is also a verb that could be followed by both gerunds or infinitive but it'll has different meaning and I don't really understand about that, could you please explain it? Thank you so much 😊
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Thanks alot but may you tell us how can we know which verb need infinitive and which not
Hello, I noticed someone else pointed this out but it is worth repeating. A gerund is NOT the -ing form of a verb. The -ing form of a verb is called a present participle. The present participle is only used in the continuous tenses (or progressive tenses if you are American) and it is always proceeded by the verb "be". For example, I am (be) swimming, I was (be) swimming, I will be (be) swimming, I have been swimming, I had been swimming, I will have been swimming. In all these sentences "swimming" is not a gerund it is a verb participle. If swimming is used as the object of another verb such as I like swimming or I enjoy swimming or if it is the subject of a verb such as: Swimming is my favourite sport, then this is not a verb form, it is considered to be a noun form. A gerund can also be the object of a preposition, for example "I am not good at swimming." or "I am reading about swimming." It helps me to ask the question can I replace this -ing word with a common noun like "chocolate". I like chocolate, I enjoy chocolate, Chocolate is my favourite sport. When an -ing word is the subject or the object of a verb, or the object of a preposition and it can be replaced with a common noun you have a gerund. It is sometimes said that a gerund is a noun that looks like a verb. I hope this helps someone to better understand this topic. I agree with some other commenters here, this can be quite tricky to explain to English learners. When you learn a new verb also learn the correct verb patterns. The dictionary(dot)cambridge(dot)org website includes verb patterns along with sample sentence for each verb.
Do you have or can you do a video about used to and would??
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I have question ??
what does" Do not put your heart in your sleeve" mean???
Here is tip , look for that on google search then you'll get many sites explaining that ....
It means to never show up your feelings and emotions publicly and to regulate and hide them as much as you can!
Good explanation! We made a video about it: th-cam.com/video/D2N2WgqmHIE/w-d-xo.html
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but this explanation for"wear your heart on your sleeve" wear but not put???
@@اخلاصالعزاوي-ف4ذ Well, frankly I guess both verbs (Put/Wear) deliver the same meaning in the context of that idiom. Two different verbs, but the message may well be the same though
Please can you help me? The first question of the quiz, the meaning of the "they decided taking the train" couldn't be they were deciding something while were taking the train? Isn't correct?
Hi, Priscilla, that's a good question - yes, it's correct in the context you described. The sentence is a shortened way of saying 'They decided while they were taking the train'.
Hello BBC Learning - My doubt - Please clarify...!
"Have you ever received your Uber
Eats or GrubHub delivery and thought,
“Hm, that meal usually includes more
french fries?” If so, you may have been
onto something".
What is the meaning of the last sentence i.e
"If so, you may have been onto something". Thankyou.
@jatoth Rajender
It means that you have a thought, a question, or an idea that will lead to an answer which is not currently obvious, or is hidden. It's a thought, question, or idea that should be pursued.
@Laura Wolfe
Thankyou so much Laura.
Hello Laura, you are from?
*..., where are you from?
I'm from the USA.
Where are you from?
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gerund is not just a form of verb.
it also may play role of a noun that denotes process.
you missed this point, so your question "we remember closing the door" is a bit confusing.
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