sábado, 20 de marzo de 2010

VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES:

(Different Meaning)

begin

She began singing.
She began to sing.

When "begin" is used in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive.

She is beginning to sing.

When "begin" is used in continuous tenses, an infinitive is used.

dread

She dreaded taking the test.

Usually "dread" is followed by a gerund.

He dreaded to think of the consequences of his actions.

"Dread" is sometimes used with infinitives such as "think" or "consider." In the sentence above, "dreaded to think" means "did not want to think."

forget

She forgot reading the book when she was a kid.

When "forget" is used with a gerund, it means "to forget that you have done something." The sentence above means that she read the book when she was a kid, and that she has forgotten that fact.

She forgot to pay the rent this month.

When forget is used with an infinitive, it means "to forget that you need to do something." The sentence above means that she forgot that she needed to pay the rent.

keep

She kept talking.

"Keep" is normally used with a gerund to mean that you continue doing an action.

The attackers kept hostages to prevent the police from entering.

"Keep" can also be used with an object followed by an infinitive, but then the infinitive takes on the meaning of "in order to... ." In the sentence above, the attackers kept hostages in order to prevent the police from entering.

need

The house needs cleaning.

When "need" is used with a gerund, it takes on a passive meaning. The sentence above means "the house needs to be cleaned."

He needs to call his boss.
He needs him to call his boss.

"Need" is usually used with an infinitive or an object + an infinitive.

regret

I regretted being late to the interview.

"Regret" is normally used with a gerund.

We regret to inform you that your position at the company is being eliminated.

"Regret" is sometimes used with infinitives such as "to inform." In the sentence above, "We regret to inform you" means "We wish we did not have to tell you (bad news)."

remember

I remember mentioning the meeting yesterday.

When "remember" is used with a gerund, it means "to remember that you have done something." The sentence above means that I mentioned the meeting, and that I remember the fact that I did that.

He remembered to turn off the lights before he left.

When "remember" is used with an infinitive, it means "to remember that you need to do something." The sentence above means that he remembered that he needed to turn the lights off.

start

Marge started talking really fast.
Marge started to talk really fast.

When "start" is used in non-continuous tenses, you can either use a gerund or an infinitive.

Marge is starting to talk really fast.

When "start" is used in continuous tenses, an infinitive is used.

I started to learn Russian, but it was so much work that I finally quit the class.

In other situations, an infinitive means that you did not complete or continue an action.

stop

He stopped smoking for health reasons.

"Stop" is normally used with a gerund.

He stopped to rest for a few minutes.

When "stop" is used with an infinitive, the infinitive takes on the meaning of "in order to." In the sentence above, he stopped in order to rest for a few minutes.

try

She can't find a job. She tried looking in the paper, but there was nothing. She tried asking friends and family, but nobody knew of anything. She also tried going shop to shop, but nobody was hiring.

"Try + gerund" means to try or to experiment with different methods to see if something works.

She tried eating the snake soup, but she didn't like it.

"Try + gerund" is often used when you experiment with something, but you do not really like it or want to do it again.

She tried to climb the tree, but she couldn't even get off the ground.

When you "try to do" something, you want to do it, but you do not succeed in actually doing it. In the sentence above, an infinitive is used because she cannot successfully climb the tree.

Try not to wake the baby when you get up tomorrow at 5 AM.

An infinitive is also used if you are asking someone to try something they may or may not be able to accomplish.

jueves, 11 de marzo de 2010

talk with krib.


danna: where do you go?
Kirk: In the transporter room.
danna: who is in the transporter room?
Kirk: a crewmember.
danna: do you like the partys?
Kirk: I can't tell you. I like my life on the ship.
danna: and there did you have partys?
Kirk: Hodin.
danna: do you like girls?
Kirk: I can't tell you. I like Dr. McCoy.
danna: do you like man?
Kirk: I don't know if I like them. I like Dr. McCoy.
danna: do you prefer women or men?
Kirk: I prefer women.. I prefer women.
danna: are you sure?
Kirk: Absolutely certain, danna.
danna: are you gay?
Kirk: I prefer women.
danna: are you gay
Kirk: I prefer women.
danna: do you know some gay men?
Kirk: What I do know is Starfleet regulations.
danna: what is starfleet regulations?
Kirk: You must create the good. That is the will of Landru, nothing else.


so and neither


>So and neither<



Jack is making a good job with his market, so I’m.
Carol doesn´t take a picture in our vacations, neither do I.
SImba had disappointed her that, so I had.
She is eating right now, so I am.
My cat is waiting for his food. So my dog is.
Where is your house?-Can you tell me where are your house?
I am in the best family I could. Am I not?
1) What are you doing? I am doing phisical education
2) How old are you ? I am 29 years old
3) where do you work? I am work in Colombo britanic school
4) How many student´s do you have? I have 9 students
5) Where do you live? I live in zipaquira
6) What do you like to do? I like phisicoculturism
7) How many time do you have beeing teacher? I have 4 years in that
8) Do you like work with little kids? So so
9) Are you married? No.
10) Do you like work in the cccb? Yes I do


Be-
I´m going to shake my body tonight.
Everyone were in that party.
Beat-It beat like a heart.
My heart had beaten for you.
Become- We become a new institution till u were there.
Chalee have become in a new guy.
Begin- I begin my homework the last hour and I alredy don´t finish it.
The exposition began two months ago.
Bend- I bend the ruler in two.
Erik have bent my notebook.
Bet- My mom´s bet all the time.
I had bet since I was young.
Forget Forgot Forgotten Olvidar
Forgive Forgave Forgiven Perdonar
Freeze Froze Frozen Congelar
Get Got Gotten Obtener
Give Gave Given Dar
Go Went Gone Ir
Grow Grew Grown Crecer
Hang Hung/hanged Hung/hanged Colgar
Have Had Had Tener
Hear Heard Heard Oír
Hide Hid Hidden Ocultar
Hit Hit Hit Golpear
Hold Held Held Sostener
Hurt Hurt Hurt Herir
Keep Kept Kept Guardar
Kneel Knelt/kneeled Knelt/kneeled Arrodillarse
Know Knew Known Saber
Lay Laid Laid Dejar, poner
Lead Led Led Dirigir
Learn Learned Learned Aprender
Leave Left Left Dejar
Lend Lent Lent Prestar
Let Let Let Permitir
Lie Lay/lied Lain/lied Mentir
Light Lit/lighted Lit/lighted Iluminar
Lose Lost Lost Perder
Make Made Made Hacer
Mean Meant Meant Significar
Meet Met Met Conocer
Must Had to (had to) Tener que
Pay Paid Paid Pagar
Put Put Put Poner
Read Read/red Read/red Leer
Ride Rode Ridden Montar
Ring Rang Rung Hacer sonar
Rise Rose Risen Levantarse
Run Ran Run Correr
Say Said Said Decir
See Saw Seen Ver



Sell Sold Sold Vender
Send Sent Sent Enviar
Set Set Set Colocar
Shake Shook Shaken Agitar
Shine Shined/shone Shot Brillar
Show Showed Shown Mostrar
Shrink Shrank shrunk Encoger
Shut Shut Shut Cerrar
Sing Sang Sung Cantar
Sink Sank Sunk Hundirse
Sit Sat Sat Sentar
Sleep Slept Slept Dormir
Slide Slid Slid Deslizar
Smell Smelled Smelled Oler
Speak Spoke Spoken Hablar
Spell Spent Spent Gastar
Spill Spilled Spilled Derramar
Split Split Split Partir en dos
Spoil Spoiled Spoiled Estropear
Spread Spread Spread Extender
Stand Stood Stood Encontrarse
Steal Stole Stolen Robar
Stick Stuck Stuck Meter
Swear Swore Sworn Jurar
Swell Swelled Swollen/swelled Hincharse
Swim Swam Swum Nadar
Take Took Taken Tomar
Teach Taught Taught Enseñar
Tear Tore Torn Rasgar
Tell Told Told Contar
Think Thought Thought Pensar
Throw Threw Thrown Tirar
Understand Understood Understood Entender
Wake Woke Woken Levantar
Wear Woke Woken Llevar puesto
Win Won Won Ganar
Write Wrote Written Escribir





Irregular verbs.
-Mary was impatient because the weather.
-Mary is impatient because the weather.
-Mary have been impatient because the weather.
*My brother beats me yesterday, mom.
*My brother beats me, mom.
*My brother had beaten me, mom.
-She became in my best friend last year.
-She becomes in my best friend.
-She have become in my best friend.
*The concert begin at 4pm, you are late.
*The concert began at 4pm, you are late.
*The concert have begun at 4pm, you are late.
-He bends the ruler when we fight.
-He bent the ruler when we were angry with me.
-HE had bent the ruler when we fight.
*My sister bet every time she playing poker.
-she bites me at the last time we kissed.
-She bit me at the last time we kissed.
-She had bitten me at the last time we kissed.
*My grandmother can´t blow a balloon.
*My grandmother couldn´t blew the balloon.
*My grandmother has not blown the balloon.
-He breaks her heart and now she is really sad.
-He broke her heart and now she is really sad.
-He had broken her heart and now she is really sad.
*I bring the notebook for my Spanish class at school.
*I brought the notebook for my Spanish class at school.
*I had brought the notebook for my Spanish class at school.
-My dad builds to me a big plastic toy´s house.
-My dad built to me a big plastic toy´s house.
-My dad had built to me a big plastic toy´s house.
*when he burn my things he feel alive.
*When he burned my things he felt alive.
*When he had burned my things he felt alive.
-My mom burst everyday because my sisters fault.
*I will buy a big car and a big house in five years.
She can play with me today.
Tom don´t catch my ball.
You didn´t choose to fall in love with her.
I came the last time to your home now it´s your turn.