Hello up there. Here we write our sentences to show the difference in use between the forms of the infinitive and the –ing-forms or just to illustrate some cases. I remind you of the necessity to make up true-to-life sentences that are interesting to read and enjoy (or at least give some information about your lifestyle/ character/ preferences. You must use the same verbs and constructions as those in bold in the examples. It would also be very nice if you add some context to your examples (see the way I do).e.g.
1. I enjoy watching an episode from “House M.D.” in the evening. The main character is such a nasty guy! I love him.
2. I can’t help crying when I am watching news about orphans. One more thing breaks my heart - disabled people. I am so sorry...
3. I can’t imagine jumping with a parachute. To tell you the truth even the only thought of being somewhere above the clouds makes me sick and dizzy. I don't think I have a head for hights.
4. Paper heaps of on my desk need sorting out. Heaps of books under my desk need sorting out. Garbage things in my beg need sorting out. Stupid thoughts in my head need sorting out...continue the chain...
5. I can’t afford to go to the gym as I have no time (and frankly speaking I am too lazy for that!) When necessay I keep to a diet, know many of them, after some forget things.
6. I am too cheerful to get upset about some trifles. However, sometimes I start torturing myself because of a very stupid problem.
7. When I go home after work, usually there is no place to sit on the underground train. I also see that men don't get up when they see pretty women, I think the human kind are dying out. Sad.
8. I used to wear long hair when I was younger. As well as dark blue eyeshadow, violet lipstick, violet fingernails, a miniskirt, high heels, floral leggings. I was very fashionable...Nobody believed I was the best student at school.
9. I am used to hearing out lots of nonsense from students. (I wanted to add that it’s a joke, but it isn’t. It’s a sad reality.) Ok, Ok, a joke. Well...
10. I remember riding a bicycle in my childhood, but I am not sure I will be able to make the feat again. If you remind me of that, I will tell you a sad story of riding a bike in Japan where everybody rides a bike. I guess, that woman still remembers our meeting.
11. I always remember to lock the door when leaving. Another sad reality - I remember to lock the door, but sometimes I don't remember locking it. (oh, those grammar peculiarities!)
12. I like to go to the supermarket in the morning when there are no people in it. I normally feel very sleepy and don't waste money.
13. I like reading in my bed. As a matter of fact I like reading everywhere.
14. I don’t mean to hurt anybody’s feelings when making jokes.
15. Apart from many other important things language studying means watching films and writing letters. Or writing on the blog.-;)
4 comments:
1. I enjoy drinking tea in the evening.. and any other time as well.
2. I can’t help getting nervous before the examination. But now it’s much better than in my first year of studies.
3. I can’t imagine flying about 8 hours somewhere in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. What did I forget there? Well…
4. My carpet needs cleaning quite often, because it’s like a huge magnet for dust and other things.
5. I can’t afford to drink coffee every day, because I can easily get headache. Unfortunately.
6. I am too lazy to dust the shelves even once a week.
7. I have so many textbooks on my table, that there’s no place to put one more. Maybe is it high time to bring some of them back to the library?..
8. I used to wear safety pins in my ears. Not everybody believed they were real. But they were!
9. I am used to studying in the evening.
10. I remember bicycling all night long. And the day after.
11. I remember to check if the door is locked before I go to sleep. Because what if?..
12. I like to get up at 9-10 in the morning, because I can manage more things, but I don’t like getting up.
13. I like spending time (and money) at bookshops, but I try to get myself together.
14. I don’t mean to puzzle anyone by saying obscure things. I just can’t arrange my thoughts properly.
15. The work at yearly project means reading heaps of different papers and writings. I know..
1. I enjoy swimming in the sea. But unfortunately it doesn’t happen frequently.
2. I can’t help smiling when I am playing with my little niece.
3. I can’t imagine going to the theatre alone. So there won’t be anyone to share my impressions with.
4. My work day need to be organized more thoroughly, though I can manage to do a lot of things.
5. I can’t afford to go to the theatres frequently, because I have my studies in the evenings.
6. I am too reasonable to jump into deep end. Perhaps it makes my life too calm.
7. There is no place in my bag though there is nothing useful except my mobile and a book.
8. I used to play the piano. But it was so difficult to practice every day so I give up music.
9. I am used to my sister phoning all day long, so now I can do two things at once: listening to my sister and doing my homework.
10. I remember feeding mu cats, but they completely forget about it!
11. I always remember to put my key in to the box, but yesterday as if by magic I have found it on the table.
12. I like to have dinner with my family, but it happens only on Sundays.
13. I like going abroad and always look forward to a new trip.
14. I don’t mean to be impolite, but sometimes I really don’t hear somebody saying hello to me.
15. To have a little niece don’t only mean playing with her and enjoying your time together, it’s also washing her, feeding her and lots of other things, that your sister doesn’t like to do.
1. I enjoy having my teeth drilled. Some kind of masochistic pleasure…But don’t think bad of me, please. :-)
2. I can’t help admiring some great underground bands from the 70s and the 80s. This is the only real music for me.
3. I can’t imagine being absent at the Einstürzende Neubauten concert in Berlin in autumn. I should really present there or I’m not a fan!
4. The pile of dishes in my sink needs washing up. They have been lying there about a week. But I’m always “too busy” to do it.
5. I can’t afford to sleep all day long like Jack Nicholson’s character in the film “Wolf”, but I’d like to.
6. I am too pedantic to let the things lie in a mess, but there’s always a mess in my room…Such a paradox!
7. Sometimes there is no place to sit at our phonetic classes, so the girls should sit close if they want to see the screen.
8. In my childhood I used to dream of being a policewoman with a big German shepherd and stupid but funny fellow worker, whom I had to rescue all the time.
9. I’ve always hated saxophones and thought that only jazz-players use them. But now I realize how silly I was and am used to listening to the sax.
10. I remember tattooing my arms with the tattoo for kids at the age of ten. I was sure of being cool.
11. I remember to write to my Granny, although I don’t like it, because she never answers me.
12. I like to pay a visit to my relatives from time to time, but became tired of them in a second.
13. I like watching horror and science-fiction films from the 50s or 60s, especially in the night. The atmosphere there is comparable to nothing!
14. I always fulfill assignments, because I do never want to let somebody down.
15. Writing songs doesn’t only mean composing music brilliantly, but also being a good songwriter. Unfortunately some musicians forget about that.
1. I enjoy reading a good book with a cup of good English tea late into the night. But then it turns my morning into hell. Well, we have to pay for everything.
2. I can’t help laughing at my brother when he laughs at something. His laughter is so infectious.
3. I can’t imagine teaching at school. I don’t think I’m patient enough.
4. So many interesting books need reading, so many different exhibitions need visiting and my yearly project needs finishing in April. Unfortunately, I need sleep and can’t use all 24 hours per day for my good.
5. I can’t afford to have a bad mood for a long time as I’m a chronic optimist.
6. I’m too well-bread to shirk useless classes. That’s why I have no spare time.
7. There are so many books in my shelves… There is no place there to push one more into. But I keep buying new books.
8. You may not believe me, but I also used to wear long hear before. But it was too boring because I only wore a ponytail. Now I feel freer with my short hear.
9. I’m used to being lectured by my grandmother every minute. I turn a deaf ear to most lectures.
10. Sometimes I remember doing something very clearly. But then it turns out that I have forgotten to do this.
11. I remember to open the vent light when I leave home. I like fresh air and coolness.
12. I like to do everything beforehand. But sometimes there are such awful things that I can’t make me do them and postpone them till the last moment.
13. I like traveling and strolling through different cities. I’m not very experienced in it yet, but it’s only the beginning.
14. I don’t mean to hurt anybody while speaking with him. But sometimes I choose false words without realizing it and hurt people. I have to learn communicating with strange people.
15. Being an adult means controlling one’s feelings. I’ll never become an adult.
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