Mini-les

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Mini-les

                                                                                                  

William Hopwood

Feedback:

Romy

Niels

Martijn

Goals

1. Find out what the subject of this lesson is.
2. Learn more about the            subject.
3. Practice with the subject.

He saw her .... (fall) off her bike.

1. fell
2. felt
3. fall
4. All answers are correct

He made me .... (laugh).

1. laughed
2. laugh
3. laugherd
4. All answers are correct

What part of the verb changed in the last few sentences?

Bare infinitive

  +

Examples

Play      Geert can play games all night long. 

Cry        We might cry after our test on friday. 

Sing       I could hear you sing.

Find       Can you help me find my keys?

The rules

No matter in which time the sentence is the verb will stay the same. 

The verb is always after a other verb.

Example: I let the dog eat my food.

                I will let the dog eat my food.

                I have let the dog eat my food.

To

She came to collect her money.

I am calling to ask you about my homework.

Tell me when to press the button.

Examples

I felt it move. (I felt it to move.) 

They will hear you sing. (They will hear you to sing)

They watched him walk towards his car. (They watched him to walk towards his car.) 

What do these verbs have in common?
Watch, hear and feel.

Verbs which describe perception

See

Hear

Feel
Watch

Notice

Observe 

Make 2 sentences using one of these verbs and a bare infinitive.
See Hear Feel Watch Notice Observe

Make let

The verbs make and let also make sure that a verb doesn't need to change. (bare infinitive)

Examples: They made us wait.

                  Let the children play.

Create a sentence, with the verb LET or MADE. Make sure your sentence has a bare infinitive as well.

Hulpwerkwoorden

Wat is een hulpwerkwoord?

'hulpwerkwoorden' with bare infinitive

will, shall, would, could, can, may, might, must, should, needn't

Examples: You must eat healthy food.

                  You would like it there.

                  You might hate it there. 

Create a sentence with the verb COULD and a bare infinitive.

What is a bare infinitive?

1. A verb
2. A verb which always comes after a other verb.
3. A unchanged verb, the 'stam'
4. All answers are correct

Summary

Bare infinitive

=

unchanged verb

stays the same in any time (now/yesterday/tomorrow)

always after a other verb

doesnt have 'to' added

Thank you for attending this lesson!