Lesson: Preposition + -ing

Part A

A regra desta lição é simples: verbo depois de preposição leva -ing.

Exemplo:

I am tired of working for you.

Preposição: of
Verbo: work

Alguns casos comuns:

verb + preposition + -ing
insist on	think of	pay for	dream about	get on with
approve of	talk about	agree on	feel like	work on
decide on	decide against	apologise for	believe in	depend on

Exemplos de uso:

1. I want to go the movies, but he keeps insisting on going home.
2. He's thinking of traving abroad.
3. You will pay for making me wait.
4. She always dreamed about being a princess.

2. they talked about moving to New Zealand. 3. I don't feel like going there tonight. 4. I'm thinking of buying a house in Shekou. 5. We decided against moving to New Zealand. 6. The President doesn't approve of drinking, that's why they removed the staff bar.

8. I am working on improving my spelling. 9. We depend on doing most of our business at Christmas. 10. Stop talking and get on with doing this exercise. 11. She doesn't believe in dieting, just lots of exercise. 12. I apologise for losing your essays. 13. He had to pay for drinking so much Champagne. 14. They couldn't agree on lowering tarriffs, so had to meet again later.

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 / trying out for the part ) - 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?

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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