... ends in ~e, we leave out e before the ending ~ing:
hope/hoping smile/smiling dance/dancing confuse/confusing
Exceptions arc: be/being
and verbs ending in ~ee: see/seeing agree/agreeing
... I hope you succeed in finding the job you want.
B. Verb +into
break INTO
* Our house was broken into a few days ago but nothing was stolen.
crash/drive/bump/run INTO
* He lost contro...
... ends in ~e, we leave out e before the ending ~ing:
hope/hoping smile/smiling dance/dancing confuse/confusing
Exceptions arc: be/being
and verbs ending in ~ee: see/seeing agree/agreeing
... participle end in ~ed. For
example;
infinitive: clean, finish, use, paint, stop, carry
past simple, past participle: cleaned, finished, used, painted, stopped,
carried
For spelling ru...
... on
8 succeeded in
135.3
2 to 3 on
4 in 5 to
6 in 7 with
8 into 9 in
10 on 11 into
12 to 13 into
14 on
15 from one language into another
16 happened to spend it on
17 into ... at home tonight.
5 walking or in walking.
6 me to phone you this evening?
7 anybody seeing me/being seen.
8 of being a cheat/of cheating.
9 to seeing them again.
10 to...
... known')
We use get mainly in informal spoken English. You can use be in all situations.
We also use get in the following expressions (which are not passive in
meaning):
get married ... Would you mind ?
6. Please don't interrupt me all the time.
Would you mind?
52.4 Use your own ideas to complete these sentences. Use ~ing.
1. She's a very intere...
...
KEVIN: Fine. The match will have finished by then.
B. 'I will be doing something' (future continuous) = I will be in the middle
of doing something. The football match begins at ... smoking/going out in the evening/spending a lot of money
Write sentences about Brian with used to and didn't use to.
1. He used to smoke.
2. He didn't use to smoke.
3.
4....
...
English Grammar in Use Second Edition
While this Is a completely new edition of English Grammar in Use, the general
structure and character of the original book remain the same. The main ... students in their class.
This new edition of English Grammar in Use contains a set of Additional
exercises (pages 284 -300). These exercises provide 'mixed' prac...
... hate to be an airline pilot.
5 I wouldn't mind being a tourist guide.
57.4
2 waiting 3 going/to go
4 writing 5 working/being
6 to come to go
7 wearing to wear
8 to sit 9 to get ... train.
UNIT 58
58. 1
5 to hear /in hearing
6 in going
65.3
2 to disturb
3 for being late or I was late
4 for saying or I said
5 to hear
65.4
1 b. to leave
c. from le...
... doing
7 are going/'re going begins
8 does this train get
9 am going /'m going Are you coming
10 is coming is travelling/'s travelling arrives am meeting/'m
meeting ... 6 using
7 travelling/being
8 telling
9 doing/having
59.4
2 I'm looking forward to seeing her.
3 I'm not looking forward to going to the dentist.
4 She's looking forw...
... will ring somebody tries to break into the house.
8. I've just painted the door. I'll put a WET PAINT notice next to it
somebody doesn't realize it's just been painted. ... very good at repairing things. (not 'good in repairing things')
afraid different interested proud responsible similar sure
1. I think she's arriving this evening but I'm .....
... woman _talking to Tom?_(~ing clause)
The boy _injured in the accident_(~ed clause) was taken to hospital
B. We use ~ing clauses to say what somebody (or something) is doing (or was
doing) at ... (they were waiting)
* I was woken up by a bell ringing. (a bell was ringing)
When you are talking about things (and sometimes people), you can use an ~ing
clause to say what something...