gerund vs to infinitive

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

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Today:

What do we remember

gerund vs infinitive

adverb vs adjective

Before we begin

What do we remember? 

past simple/present perfect?

relative pronoun? 

Gerund?

Rule of thumb

If there's a time element in the sentence you ....... use have or has.

Unless the time element says it's still going on, then you ....... use have or has.

Relative pronouns

which ones did we have again? 

When can you use that? 

The Gerund

A verb ending in -ing 

Used when it's the ...... or ....... of a sentence

or after certain words

Let's add more :)

Try it out!

Do exercise 1 on your worksheet

Now for something different

remember what a noun and a verb are?

adjective

the kitten is very cute, it's blue eyes are very bright and it's orange fur looks rather soft

what words do the bold words 'point' to?

what kinds of words are they?

adverb

The Kitten is very cute, but, it's walking really quickly. I couldn't find it so I looked in the field. 

What do the words in bold point to?

What kinds of words are they?

Adjective

- Says something about a noun.

- Can come before or after the word it refers to

"The kids were very loud"

"He has a fast car"

Adverb

- Says something about a verb, adjective or another adverb.

- Answers the question of How-when-where-why-how often or how much

"My books arrived yesterday"

"The teacher talks too fast"

Phew, that was it

Any questions about anything?

Exercises 3

Test your words 3

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see you next week!