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Infinitive after certain Verbs with Interrogative (how, if, what, where, whether)
Example: We didn't remember where to meet.
ask
advise + Objekt
consider
decide
explain
find out
forget
know
learn
remember
see
show
teach
tell + object
understand
wonder
allow / permit He allowed her to take the car. He allowed taking the car.
forget / remember with regard to the future with regard to the past
Remember to switch off the lights. Do you remember switching off the lights?
feel Emphasises that the action is completed. Action can be completed, but not necessarily.
hear Example: I saw him go up the stairs. Example: I saw him going up the stairs.
see
Expression Example
not … either Jane doesn't like cats. I don't like cats either.
Exercise
Find out why some parents think that their teenage sons or daughters have a lot in common with cats. (Don't take it too
seriously, though.) ;o)
1. Neither cats nor teenagers turn their heads when you call them.
2. You would hardly ever see a cat walking outside of the house with its master. Nor would you see a teenager in public
with his or her parents very often.
3. A cat doesn't share your taste in music. A teenager doesn't either
4. Both cats and teenagers can lie on the sofa for hours on end without moving.
5. Cats expect you to prepare the food for them. So do teenagers.
6. If you tell a joke, neither your cat nor your teen will laugh about it.
7. If you make a sudden move in their direction, both cats and teenagers get frightened.
8. Cats do not improve your furniture. Teenagers don't either
9. Cats roam outside and often come home very late at night. So do teenagers.
10. Conclusion: no matter if you either have a cat or a teenager at home - it's all the same.
- since - if the starting point is given (two o'clock, last Friday, 1998)
- for - if the period of time is given (twenty minutes, two days, one year)
Soccer Rules
Decide whether to use 'must not' or 'need not'.
1. The teams must not have more than 11 players on the field during a match.
2. But there need not even be 11 players playing for each team.
3. Players must not wear anything which might injure another player.
4. Players need not play the ball with their feet only.
5. Substituted players must not return to the game.
6. Players must not leave the game without the referee's permission.
7. Players must not hold an opponent.
8. The referee need not send a player off if he has committed foul play.
9. However, if a player is sent off during the game, he must not be replaced.
10. A period need not be over after exactly 45 minutes.