Lesson:Verb + ing

Geralmente, quando temos um verbo seguindo o outro, utilizamos o "to" entre eles para colocar o segundo no infinitivo. Porém, com estes verbos, tiramos o "to" e adicionamos -ing ao segundo.

Exemplo:

He avoids eating sugar. (não dizemos avoids to eat)

Os seguintes verbos pedem -ing quando outros verbos os seguem:

verb + verb(ing)
avoid	dislike	enjoy	finish	mind
practice	imagine	suggest	stop	deny
delay	regret	admit	consider	involve
miss	postpone	risk

Obs. Podemos usar tanto "stop to" ou "stop + verb(ing)", porém com significados diferentes. Veja os seguintes exemplos:

He stopped smoking two years ago. (Ele parou de fumar há dois anos.) He stopped to smoke five minutes ago. (Ele parou para fumar há cinco minutos.)

Exercises

1. Use the expression in parentheses to reply to the following situations. You might be asked to write the answers down or just say them out-loud.

a. ( avoid / go out in the cold ) - Jessica is sick. Her mother told her that if she goes out it will get worse. What should she avoid?

Answer: Jessica should avoid going out in the cold.

b. ( dislike / have to meet new people ) - Jonathan is socially awkward. He has a hard time meeting new people. What does he dislike?

c. ( enjoy / swim ) - Every opportunity she has she's in the water. Some of her friends tell her she's more fish than human. What does Lindsey enjoy doing?

d. ( finish / eat lunch ) - Mike is anxious to go play with his friend. His parents tell him he cannot go before he eats everything on his plate. What does he have to do?

e. ( not mind / help him pack his bags ) - Jack is awful when it comes to packing his bags for a trip and he's asking for your help. What do you say to him?

f. ( practice / speak in public ) - Timothy is shy, but he was just promoted to a managerial position and will have to lead meetings in his company. What should he do?

g. ( imagine / go on a trip to Europe ) - Your friend is going to Europe and she wants you to come too. She's talking about all the beautiful things you will see there. What does she want you to do right now?

h. ( suggest / travel at night ) - Heather hates traveling when it's hot. What can you suggest to her?

i. ( stop / eat red meat ) - Larissa tells people they should all become vegetarians, but every now and then she can't resist a good barbeque. What does she have to do to stop being a hypocrite?

f. ( deny / eat red meat at the BBQ ) - Larissa's friend heard that she went to a BBQ last night. Since she tells everyone she's a vegetarian, what will she do?

g. ( delay / send the emails until the information is verified ) - You just noticed an email you wrote to send to your coworkers might have some wrong information. What will you have to do?

h. ( regret / tell your sister the secret ) - You told your sister a secret but she told other people about it. How do you feel right now?

i. ( admit / break the glass ) - You got home and could not find your favorite wine glass. When you asked your roommate about it, what did she do?

j. ( consider / go back home ) - Larry went to a party, but it was pretty boring. What will he do?

k. ( involve / design website layouts for businesses ) - Cindy found a job opportunity and is trying to figure out what she will have to do if she takes the job. Tell her what the job involves.

l. ( miss / go to the movies with her friends ) - Monica has fond memories of the time when she could go to the movies with her friends every weekend. What does she miss?

m. ( postpone / meet the boss ) - You just got a job and are anxious to meet your boss. Unfortunately he is very busy at the moment and won't be able to come see you. What will you have to do?

n. ( risk / lose your job ) - You found out that your company is stealing money from its employees, but you are afraid you will get fired if you tell anyone about it. If you do tell, what will happen?

2. Do this translation exercise.

3. Faça frases com cada um dos verbos encontrados na tabela acima. Siga a forma "verb + verb(ing)"