Difference between revisions of "Lesson:Preposition + -ing"
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: 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. | : 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. ( insist on / | + | :: a. ( insist on / |
| − | ::: | + | :: b. ( think of |
| − | :: | + | :: c. ( pay for |
| + | :: d. ( dream about | ||
| + | :: e. ( look forward to | ||
| + | :: f. ( succeed in | ||
| + | :: g. ( talk about | ||
| + | :: h. ( agree on | ||
| + | :: i. ( feel like | ||
| + | :: j. ( work on | ||
| + | :: k. ( decide on | ||
| + | :: l. ( decide against | ||
| + | :: m. ( apologize for | ||
| + | :: n. ( believe in | ||
| + | :: o. ( worry about | ||
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: 2. Do [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/ExerciseT1 | this translation exercise]]. | : 2. Do [[{{FULLPAGENAME}}/ExerciseT1 | this translation exercise]]. | ||
Revision as of 00:18, 26 April 2013
Part A
A regra desta lição é simples: verbo depois de preposição leva -ing.
Exemplo:
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Preposição: of
Verbo: work
Alguns casos comuns:
| verb + preposition + -ing | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| insist on | think of | pay for | dream about | look forward to |
| succeed in | talk about | agree on | feel like | work on |
| decide on | decide against | apologize for | believe in | worry about |
Exemplos de uso:
- I want to go the movies, but he keeps insisting on going home.
- He's thinking of traveling abroad.
- You will pay for making me wait.
- She always dreamed about being a princess.
- I am looking forward to working with you.
- You succeeded in ruining my day. Congratulations!
- We're talking about joining them in the project.
- We agreed on doing the research before anything else.
- Sam doesn't feel like partying tonight.
- The company has been working on keeping their facebook page updated.
- The guys decided on watching the game at the bar.
- You should probably decide against using that horrible color to paint your office.
- I apologize for interrupting you, but I really need some help right now.
- We believe in building a stronger community by helping one another.
- She always worries about upsetting me.
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. ( insist on /
- b. ( think of
- c. ( pay for
- d. ( dream about
- e. ( look forward to
- f. ( succeed in
- g. ( talk about
- h. ( agree on
- i. ( feel like
- j. ( work on
- k. ( decide on
- l. ( decide against
- m. ( apologize for
- n. ( believe in
- o. ( worry about
- 2. Do this translation exercise.
- 3. Make sentences using the verbs found in the table above. Use the form "verb + preposition + -ing"
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