Noun: Dancing had not begun yet. – Танцы еще не начались. (b) by an infinitive
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- 8 -ing form after prepositions
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After need, require and want, the -ing form is used in a passive sense. Your hair needs cutting. (= ... to be cut.) Does your suit require pressing, sir?' The car wants servicing. (British English only) Need can also be followed by a passive infinitive. The garden needs to be watered. (Or: ... watering.) 8 -ing form after prepositions Typical mistakes: *You should check the oil before to start the car. *He walked away without to look back. The -ing form is used after all prepositions (including to, when to is a preposition (I am looking forward to seeing you on Christmas.) You should check the oil before starting the car. You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. We got the job finished by working sixteen hours a day. He's always talking about moving to the country. Here is the list of the most common verbs, set phrases and prepositional adjectives with be that are followed by the gerund. After certain verbs with prepositions: accuse of, admit to, aim at, agree to, apologize for, approve of, believe in, blame for, bother about, care for, come of, come round to, complain of, confess to, consist of, count on, depend on/upon, despair of, dream of, end in, excuse for, forget about, forgive for, feel up to, get to, go back to, get down to, give up the idea of, grumble about, hate for, hesitate about, insist on, lead to, (not) like the idea of, long for, look like, love for, mean by, miss an opportunity of, object to, pay for, persist in, plan on, prefer to, prevent from, reckon on, refrain from, rely on, reprimand for, reproach for, result in/from, return to, save from, scold for, speak of/about, specialize in, succeed in, suspect of, talk of, take to, thank for, think of/about, threaten with, worry about, etc. e.g. I must apologize for having interrupted you. What did she mean by boasting like that? Let’s get down to signing the papers. жүктеу/скачать 152.5 Kb. Достарыңызбен бөлісу:
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