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Good morning!

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• Gerund as objects of prepositions• Cheer someone up

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Activity: Grammar. Classify the following verbs. Be careful, some may be in both columns.

Which verbs are followed by the gerund or the infinitive?agree, avoid, begin, be sure, can’t stand, choose,

continue, decide, discuss, dislike, don’t mind, enjoy, expect, feel like, hate, hope, learn, like, love, need,

plan, practice, prefer, quit, seem, start, suggest, want, wish, would like

O Infinitive O Gerund

Get to know what someone likes

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Expressions followed by gerunds…

•Cheer someone up

angry about

excited about

depressed about

happy about

sad about GERUND

afraid of

sick of

tired of

bored with

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Verbs + preposition

•Cheer someone up

complain about

talk about

worry about

think about GERUND

apologize for

believe in

object to

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Verbs + preposition

•Cheer someone up

complain about

talk about

worry about

think about GERUND

apologize for

believe in

object to