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50 Auxiliary verbs (have/do/can etc.)
I think so / 1 hope so etc.
A There are two verbs in each of these sentences:
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In these examples have/can’t/was/do are auxiliary (= helping) verbs.
You can use an auxiliary verb (without the rest of the sentence) when you don’t want to repeat something:
• ‘Have you locked the door?’ ‘Yes, I have.’ (= I have locked the door)
•George wasn’t working but Janet was. (= Janet was working)
•She could lend me the money but she won’t. (= she won’t lend me the money)
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‘Do you like onions?’ |
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‘Does Mark smoke?’ |
‘He did but he doesn’t any more.’ |
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We use have you? / isn’t she? / do they? etc. to show polite interest in what somebody has said: |
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‘I’ve just met Simon.’ |
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‘Liz isn’t very well today.’ |
‘Oh, isn’t she? What’s wrong with her?’ |
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‘It rained every day during our holiday.’ |
‘Did it? What a pity!’ |
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Sometimes we use these ‘short questions’ to show surprise: |
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‘Jim and Nora are getting married.’ |
‘Are they? Really?’ |
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We use auxiliary verbs with so and neither: |
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‘I’m feeling tired.’ ‘So am I.’ (= I’m feeling tired too) |
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‘I never read newspapers.’ |
‘Neither do I.’ (= I never read newspapers either) |
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• Sue hasn’t got a car and neither has Martin. |
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• I passed the exam and so did Tom. (not ‘so Tom did’) |
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‘I can’t remember his name.’ |
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‘Nor can I.’ or ‘Neither can I.’ |
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‘I haven’t got any money.’ |
‘Neither have I.’ or ‘Nor have I.’ or ‘I haven’t either.’ |
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I think so / 1 hope so etc. |
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After some verbs you can use so when you don’t want to repeat something: |
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‘Are those people English?’ |
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‘I think so.’ (= I think they are English) |
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‘Will you be at home tomorrow morning?’ |
‘I expect so.’ (= I expect I’ll be at home...* |
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‘Do you think Kate has been invited to the party?’ ‘I suppose so.’ |
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You can also say I hope so, I guess so and I’m afraid so. |
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The usual negative forms are: |
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I think so / I expect so |
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I hope so / I’m afraid so / 1 guess so |
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I don’t suppose so or I suppose not |
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‘Is that woman American?’ |
‘I think so. / 1 don’t think so.’ |
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‘Do you think it’s going to rain?’ |
‘I hope so. / 1 hope not.’ (not ‘I don’t hope so’) |
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EXERCISES
.1 Complete the sentences with an auxiliary verb ('do/was/could/should etc.). Sometimes the verb must be negative (don’t/wasn’t etc.).
1I wasn’t tired but my friends
2I like hot weather but Ann.............................
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‘Are you and Chris coming to the party?’ |
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I don’t know whether to apply for the job or not. Do you think ............................I |
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‘Please don’t tellanybody what I said.’ |
‘Don’t worry. I .............................. |
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‘Can you play a musical instrument?’ ‘No, but I wish I ............................. |
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‘Please help me.’ |
‘I’m sorry. I ............................ |
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I didn’t enjoy the film. |
5I’ve never been to South America.
6I thought the exam was quite easy.
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Aren’t yo u ?!.a m,...
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You are talking to Tina. Write true sentences about yourself. Reply with So... or Neither... if suitable. Study the two examples carefully.
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I feel really tired.
I’m working hard. I watched television last week.
I won’t be in London next week. I live in a small town.
I’d like to go to the moon.
I can’t play the trumpet.
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Are you? j’m. not,,
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In these conversations, you are B. Read the information in brackets and then answer with I think so, I hope not etc.
1 (You don’t like rain.) A: Is it going to rain? B: (hope) ...\.hope not,..
2(You need more money quickly.)
A:Do you think you’ll get a pay rise soon? B: (hope)..........................................................
3(You think Diane will probably get the job that she applied for.)
A:I wonder if Diane will get the job. B: (expect) .................................................................
4(You’re not sure whether Jill is married - probably not.)
A:Is Jill married? B: (think).....................................................................................................
5(You are the receptionist at a hotel. The hotel is full.)
A:Have you got a room for tonight? B: (afraid) ..................................................................
6(You’re at a party. You have to leave early.)
A:Do you have to leave already? B: (afraid).........................................................................
(Ann normally works every day, Monday to Friday. Tomorrow is Wednesday.)
A: Is Ann working tomorrow? B: (suppose)...........................................................................
8(You are going to a party. You can’t stand John.)
A:Do you think John will be at the party? B: (hope)............................................................
9(You’re not sure what time the concert is - probably 7.30.)
A:Is the concert at 7.30? B: (think) ........................................................................................
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Question tags (do you? isn’t it? etc.) |
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Study these examples: |
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Have you? and wasn’t it? are question tags (= mini-questions that we often put on the end o f; |
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sentence in spoken English). In question tags, we use an auxiliary verb (have/was/will etc.). |
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We use do/does/did for the present and past simple (see also Unit 50): |
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‘Karen plays the piano, doesn’t she?’ |
‘Well, yes, but not very well.’ |
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‘You didn’t lock the door, did you?’ |
‘No, I forgot.’ |
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Mary will be here soon, |
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There was a lot of traffic, |
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Jim should pass the exam, |
shouldn’t he? |
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Mary won’t be late, |
will she? |
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You haven’t got a car, |
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Notice the meaning of yes and no in answer to a negative sentence: |
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The meaning of a question tag depends on how you say it. If your voice goes down, you aren’ |
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‘Tim doesn’t look well today, dod^ he?’ |
‘No, he looks very tired.’ |
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‘You haven’t seen Mary today, have yph?’ |
‘No, I’m afraid not.’ |
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We often use a negative sentence + positive tag to ask for things or information, or to ask |
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somebody to do something. The voice goes up at the end of the tag in sentences like these: |
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‘You haven’t got a pen, have ypti?’ |
‘Yes, here you are.’ |
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‘You couldn’t do me a favour, coulckyofi?’ |
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‘You don’t know where Karen is, do ypfi?’ |
‘Sorry, I’ve no idea.’ |
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Open the door, will you? |
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Don’t be late, will you? |
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I’m late, aren’t I? |
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1 Put a question tag on the end of these sentences. |
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You’re tired,. aren’t you? |
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You’ve got a camera, |
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Sue doesn’t know Ann,. |
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No, they’ve never met. |
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Jack’s on holiday,. |
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Yes, he’s in Portugal. |
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Ann’s applied for the job ,. |
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You can speak German,. |
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Yes, but not very fluently. |
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He won’t mind if I use his phone,. |
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No, of course he won’t. |
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There are a lot of people here, |
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Yes, more than I expected. |
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Let’s go out tonight,. |
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Yes, let’s. |
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This isn’t very interesting,. |
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No, not very. |
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I’m too impatient,. |
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Yes, you are sometimes. |
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You wouldn’t tell anyone,. |
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No, of course not. |
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Listen,. |
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OK, I’m listening. |
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I shouldn’t have lost my temper,. |
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No, but never mind. |
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Don’t drop that vase,. |
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No, don’t worry. |
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He’d never met her before, |
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2Read the situation and write a sentence with a question tag. In each situation you are asking your friend to agree with you.
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Your friend’s hair is much shorter than when you last met. What do you say to her/him? |
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n You and a friend are walking over a wooden bridge. It is very old and some parts are broken.
What do you say? (not / very safe) This bridge.......................................................................
3In these situations you are asking for information and asking people to do things. Make sentences like those in Section C.
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3You’re looking for Ann. Perhaps Kate knows where she is. Ask her.
Kate, you.............................................................................................................................................
4You need a bicycle pump. Perhaps Helen has got one. Ask her. Helen,..................................................................................................................................................
5You’re looking for your keys. Perhaps Robin has seen them. Ask him.
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5 2 Verb + -ing (enjoy doing / stop doing etc.)
ALook at these examples:
•I enjoy dancing, (not ‘I enjoy to dance’)
•Would you mind closing the door? (not ‘mind to close’)
•Ian suggested going to the cinema, (not ‘suggested to go’) After enjoy, mind and suggest, we use -ing (not to...).
Here are some more verbs that are followed by -ing:
stop |
delay |
fancy |
consider |
admit |
miss |
involve |
finish |
postpone |
imagine |
avoid |
deny |
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•Suddenly everybody stopped talking. There was silence.
•I’ll do the shopping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat.
•He tried to avoid answering my question.
•I don’t fancy going out this evening.
•Have you ever considered going to live in another country?
Note the negative form not -ing:
•When I’m on holiday, I enjoy not having to get up early.
B We also use -ing after:
give up (= stop)
put off (= postpone)
carry on / go on (= continue)
keep or keep on (= do something continuously or repeatedly)
•Paula has given up smoking.
•We must do something. We can’t go on living like this! (or ...carry on living...)
•Don’t keep interrupting me while I’m speaking, (or Don’t keep on interrupting...)
CWith some verbs you can use the structure verb + somebody + -ing:
•I can’t imagine George riding a motorbike.
•You can’t stop me doing what I want.
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EAfter some of the verbs on this page (especially admit/deny/suggest) you can use that...:
•She denied that she had stolen the money, (or She denied stealing...)
•Ian suggested that we went to the cinema, (or Ian suggested going...)
For suggest, see also Unit 34.
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52.1Complete each sentence with one of these verbs:
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52.2Complete the sentences for each situation using -ing.
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Sure, no problem?) |
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52.3Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the first sentence. Use -ing.
1 I can do what I want and you can’t stop me. You ...can’t.stpg.me doing what j.want. ...
2It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour.
It’s better to avoid..............................................................................................................................
3Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today?
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4The driver of the car said it was true that he didn’t have a licence.
The driver of the car admitted.........................................................................................................
5Could you turn the radio down, please?
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She’s a very interesting person. I always enjoy ...kalking tq heo. |
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I’m not feeling very well. 1 don’t fancy....................................... |
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I’m afraid there aren’t any chairs. I hope you don’t mind ....... |
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It was a lovely day, so I suggested.............................................. |
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It was very funny. I couldn’t sto p ............................................... |
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My car isn’t very reliable. It keeps............................................. |
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Verb + t o ... (decide to do / forget to do etc.) |
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offer |
decide |
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If these verbs are followed by another verb, the structure is usually verb + to... (infinitive):
•It was late, so we decided to take a taxi home.
•Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to lend him some money.
•How old were you when you learnt to drive? (or ‘learnt how to drive’)
•I waved to Karen but failed to attract her attention.
Note these examples with the negative not to...:
•We decided not to go out because of the weather.
•I promised not to be late.
With many verbs you cannot normally use to... . For example, enjoy/think/suggest:
•I enjoy dancing, (not ‘enjoy to dance’)
•Ian suggested going to the cinema, (not ‘suggested to go’)
•Are you thinking of buying a car? (not ‘thinking to buy’ )
For verb + -ing, see Unit 52. For verb + preposition + -ing, see Unit 61.
B We also use to... after: seem appear tend pretend daim. For example:
•They seem to have plenty of money.
•I like George but I think he tends to talk too much.
•Ann pretended not to see me as she passed me in the street.
There is also a continuous infinitive (to be doing) and a perfect infinitive (to have done):
•I pretended to be reading the newspaper. (= I pretended that I was reading)
•You seem to have lost weight. (= it seems that you have lost weight)
CWe say ‘dedde to do something’, ‘promise to do something’ etc. In the same way, we say ‘a decision to do something’, ‘a promise to do something’ etc. (noun + to...):
•I think his decision to give up his job was stupid.
•George has a tendency to talk too much.
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Do you understand |
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Also: show / tell / ask / advise / teach somebody what / how / where to do something:
•Can somebody show me how to change the film in this camera?
•Ask Jack. He’ll tell you what to do.
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.1 Complete the sentences for each situation.
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Don’t forget ...to .post.. the letter I gave you. |
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There was a lot of traffic but we managed........................................... |
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Jill has decided not.............................................. |
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I wonder where Sue is. She promised not............................................. |
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Our neighbour threatened.................................... |
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invite |
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•Can you remind me to phone Ann tomorrow?
•Who taught you to drive?
•I didn’t move the piano by myself. I got somebody to help me.
•Jim said the switch was dangerous and warned me not to touch it.
In the next example, the verb is passive (was warned):
•I was warned not to touch the switch.
Note that you cannot use suggest with the structure verb + object + to...:
• Jane suggested that I should buy a car. (not ‘Jane suggested me to buy’)
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These verbs have the structure verb + object + infinitive (without to):
•The customs officer made Sally open her case, (not ‘to open’)
•Hot weather makes me feel tired. (= causes me to feel tired)
•Her parents wouldn’t let her go out alone. (- wouldn’t allow her to go out)
•Let me carry your bag for you.
We say ‘make somebody do...’ (not ‘to do’), but the passive is ‘(be) made to do...’ (infinitive with to):
• Sally was made to open her case (by the customs officer).
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54.1 Complete the questions. Use do you want me to... |
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these verbs (+ any other necessary words): come |
lend repeat show shut |
wait |
1 Do you want to go alone or ..do you wantme to.come with you?.. |
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Have you got enough money or do you want............................................................................... |
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Shall I leave the window open or would you................................................................................ |
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Do you know how to use the machine or would.......................................................................... |
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Did you hear what I said or d o ....................................................................................................... |
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Can I go now or do........................................................................................................................... |
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( Lock the door. ]> |
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She told ...him to lock. |
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Why don’t you come and |
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They invited him...... |
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stay with us for a few days? |
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Don’t worry. I will.) |
She w arn ed ......... |
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He asked. |
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My father said I could use his car. |
My father allowed ....Hie to use his car. |
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I was surprised that it rained. I didn’t expect................................................. |
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Don’t stop him doing what he wants. L et...................................................... |
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4He looks older when he wears glasses. Glasses make....................................
5I think you should know the truth. I want.....................................................
6Don’t let me forget to phone my sister. Remind...........................................
7At first I didn’t want to apply for the job but Sarah persuaded me.
Sarah persuaded ....................................................................................................
My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police.
My lawyer advised................................................................................................
I was told that I shouldn’t believe everything he says.
I was warned .........................................................................................................
10If you’ve got a car, you are able to travel round more easily.
Having a car enables.............................................................................................
>4 4 Put the verb in the right form: -ing or infinitive (with or without to).
She doesn’t allow ...smoking... |
in the house, (smoke) |
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I’ve never been to Iceland but I’d like....................................... |
there, (go) |
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I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise m e |
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She said the letter was personal and wouldn’t let m e |
it. (read) |
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Where would you recommend m e....................................... |
for my holidays? (go) |
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I wouldn’t recommend....................................... |
in that restaurant. The food is awful, (eat) |
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The film was very sad. It made m e........................................ |
(cry) |
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Carol’s parents always encouraged her....................................... |
hard at school, (study) |
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