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To make a cup of tea, to do one’s best, to do the washing up, to make a mess, to make an offer, to do aerobics, to do a favour, to make plans, to do the waltz, to make a mistake, to do the accounts, to make a date, to do business, to make trouble, to do the ironing, to do a casserole, to make a cabinet, to do exercises, to do cleaning.
DO – shopping, work, homework, housework, cleaning, washing up, gardening, military service, mathematics, something interesting, a boring job….
Remember, please
Only singular
News, advice, information, knowledge, furniture, luggage
Only plural
People, trousers, scissors, clothes, goods, thanks, police..
Some grammar rules for using gerund
The –ing form is used:
as a noun. Walking is a good exercise.
after certain verbs: accuse of, admit, anticipate, appreciate, approve of, avoid, be better of, consider, count on, continue, delay, deny, depend on, discuss, enjoy, escape, excuse, fancy, finish, forgive, give up, go, imagine, insist on, involve, keep on (=continue), mention, mind,
miss, object to, postpone, practice, prevent from, put off, quit, recall, recollect, rely on, report, succeed in, think about, resent, resist, risk, save, stand, suggest, tolerate, understand, worry about, etc).
after: dislike, enjoy, hate, like, love, prefer to express general preference. She likes painting.
Note: like + to-inf = it’s a good idea. I like to wash my hair every day.
after: I’m busy, it’s no use, it’s (no) good, it’s (not) worth, what’s the use of, can’t help, there’s no point (in), can’t stand, have difficulty (in), in addition to, as well as, have trouble, have a hard\difficult time, be: better off, accustomed to, afraid of, capable of, intend on, successful in, tired of. He can’t stand being treated like a slave. He had difficulty finding his way back.
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after: spend\waste (time, money etc), look forward to, be (get) used to, be (get) accustomed to, admit (to).
After prepositions: after, before, on, upon, by, without, instead of, in spite of
Ex.1 Open the brackets, use the correct verb and grammar tense form
- Your hat (to lie/to lay) on the table.
- You may (to lie/to lay) your coat on the table.
- Europe (to lie/to lay) North of Africa.
- Do you enjoy (to lie/to lay) in the sun?
- The Sun (to rise/to raise) in the East.
- (To rise/to raise) your hand if you want to speak.
- I (to be raised/ to be risen) in a big family.
- Don’t (to rise/to raise) noise!
- . Smoke (to rise/to raise) from the factory chimneys.
- The temperature (to rise/to raise) recently above zero.
