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When we use two verbs together, the first one often determines the form of the second one. See the chart below. The verbs in red have different meanings according to the form of the verb that follows them. The verbs in blue can only accept the pattern indicated in the 3rd column. The verbs in black have two patterns with no difference in meaning. The verbs in green have objects. The verb help has two patterns. The purple verbs are modals or behave like modals.

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avoid, regret, * try, stop, remember, end up, keep, enjoy, miss, don’t mind, begin,start, continue, prefer, like, hate, love

+ VERB – ING

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Why don’t try telling stories to improve your fluency?

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refuse, need, hope, expect, pretend, seem, plan, decide, forget, stop,try, remember, begin, help, continue, prefer, like, hate, love

+ INFINITIVE WITH TO

She stopped to make a phone call.

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make, help, let She made him apologise for his behaviour.

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allow, force, encourage, expect, persuade, ask,teach, pay, help She paid the gardener to mow the lawn.

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might, can, will, could, must, would rather, should,had better

+ OBJECT + INFINITIVE

+ OBJECT + INFINITIVE WITH TO

1. Sadness ……………………………………… ( make) Antonio ………………(feel) stupid in the first Act. 2. He …………………………………………………….(avoid) ………………………(think) about his ships in the ocean. 3. Salerio ………………………………..(try) …………………….. (cheer) him up. 4. Bassanio …………………………….(decide) ……………………….(tell) Antonio that he owes a lot of money. 5. Antonio would prefer …………………………..(waste) all his money than ……………………. (deny) his friend some hope. 6. Bassanio ……………………..(hope)……………………(get) some money to impress Portia. 7. Nerrissa …………………………(persuade) Portia …………….(be) more optimistic about her future. 8. She would rather …………………………(have) less money and ………………(be) happier. 9. Portia had better …………………………(tell) her admirers that she as in love with Bassanio. 10.Portia’s father forced her ……………………...(ask) her admirers to choose the correct box

+ INFINITIVE

‘I’d rather waste all my money than offend me with your doubts’, he said.

* TRY – STOP - REMEMBER :

Complete the sentences about The Merchant of Venice with the correct verb pattern:

a)Try to do something = make en effort to do something Try doing something = experiment/test an idea to see if it works b) Stop to do something = stop something in order to do something else Stop doing something = stop something you were doing c) Remember to do something = remember before you do it. Remember doing something = remember after you do it (something about the past).

before they could marry her. 11.Antonio ends up ……………………………(accept) a dangerous agreement with Shylock. 12.Shylock will refuse ……………………..(receive) more money from Bassanio. He needs ………………………… (take) revenge against the man who despised him. 13.Antonio encourages Bassanio …………………… (not worry) about his debts and propose to Portia. 14.Shylock enjoys …………………………..(have) the chance to get a pound of Antonio’s flesh as payment for his loan.

15.Portia says that her destiny doesn’t allow her ………………….(follow) her heart’s desire. 16. Jessica regrets …………………………….(have) to leave her home but she can’t stand the way he treats her. 17. Portia will try ………………………………..(convince) Shylock that he should accept more money as payment for the agreement but he’ll keep …………………….(say) that he prefer ……………… (have) a pound of Antonio’s flesh. 18.Antonio can’t remember ………………………………….…(spit) on Shylock’s face. 19. Shylock never stops ………………………………(complain) about his daughter running away and taking jewels and money with her. 20.Shylock seems ……………………………………(be) a cold and greedy character, 21.Why don’t you try …………………………………(be) more sensible and …………………….(show) more kindness?”, asked the young lawyer. 22.Portia made Shylock ………………………………..(believe) she respected him. 23.The rich heiress teaches Shylock ……………………(be) wiser next time. 24.Antonio and his friends expected the Jew ……………………………(accept) their offers. 25.The Christian merchant avoided ………………………………. (offend) Shylock when he asked for a loan.

A.M. de Almeida 2013

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 Verbs in the Sadness *MADE ( make) Antonio …FEEL (feel) stupid in the first Act. Past Simple could also be He …AVOIDED….(avoid) (think) about his ships in the ocean. used in the Present Simple Salerio TRIED .(try) (cheer) him up. Bassanio DECIDED (decide) TO TELL .(tell) Antonio that he owes a lot of money. Antonio would prefer TO WASTE/WASTING .(waste) all his money than TO DENY/DENYING (deny) his

friend some hope. 6. Bassanio HOPED ( hope)…TO GET (get) some money to impress Portia. 7. Nerrissa PERSUADED (persuade) Portia TO BE (be) more optimistic about her future. 8. She would rather HAVE …(have) less money and BE (be) happier. 9. Portia had better …TELL (tell) her admirers that she as in love with Bassanio. 10. Portia’s father forced her TO ASK (ask) her admirers to choose the correct box before they could marry her. 11. Antonio ends up ACCEPTING (accept) a dangerous agreement with Shylock. 12. Shylock will refuse TO RECEIVE (receive) more money from Bassanio. He needs TO TAKE (take) revenge against the man who despised him. 13. Antonio encourages Bassanio NOT TO WORRY (not worry) about his debts and propose to Portia. 14. Shylock enjoys HAVING (have) the chance to get a pound of Antonio’s flesh as payment for his loan. 15. Portia says that her destiny doesn’t allow her TO FOLLOW (follow) her heart’s desire. 16. Jessica regrets HAVING (have) to leave her home but she can’t stand the way he treats her. 17. Portia will try TO CONVINCE .(convince) Shylock that he should accept more money as payment for the agreement but he’ll keep SAYING. (say) that he prefers TO HAVE (have) a pound of Antonio’s flesh. 18. Antonio can’t remember HAVING SPAT/ SPITTING (spit) on Shylock’s face. 19. Shylock never stops COMPLAINING (complain) about his daughter running away and taking jewels and money with her. 20. Shylock seems TO BE (be) a cold and greedy character, 21. Why don’t you try BEING (be) more sensible and SHOWING (show) more kindness?”, asked the young lawyer. 22. Portia made Shylock BELIEVE (believe) she respected him. 23. The rich heiress teaches Shylock TO BE (be) wiser next time. 24. Antonio and his friends expected the Jew TO ACCEPT (accept) their offers. 25. The Christian merchant avoided OFFENDING .(offend) Shylock when he asked for a loan.