Verb Patterns - Pre-Int 3

Front 1

Decide

Back 1

We decided to go to the beach.

Hint 1

Decide + inf

Front 2

Forgot

Back 2

I forgot to call my mum.

Hint 2

Forgot + inf.

Front 3

Hope

Back 3

I hope to speak Spanish.

Hint 3

Hope + inf.

Front 4

Learn

Back 4

I learned to play guitar.

Hint 4

Learn + inf.

Front 5

Need

Back 5

I need to go home.

Hint 5

Need + inf.

Front 6

Offer

Back 6

He offered to help me.

Hint 6

Offer + inf.

Front 7

Plan

Back 7

I plan to study at university.

Hint 7

Plan + inf.

Front 8

Pretend

Back 8

She pretended to be ill.

Hint 8

Pretend + inf.

Front 9

Promise

Back 9

I promise to love you forever.

Hint 9

Forgot + inf.

Front 10

Remember

Back 10

Remember to do your homework.

Hint 10

Remember + inf.

Front 11

Start

Back 11

We started to laugh.

Hint 11

Start + inf.

Front 12

Try

Back 12

I tried to call you.

Hint 12

Try + inf.

Front 13

Want

Back 13

I want to go to the cinema.

Hint 13

Want + inf.

Front 14

Would like

Back 14

I'd like to go to the Galapagos.

Hint 14

Would like + inf

Front 15

Enjoy

Back 15

I enjoy eating.

Hint 15

Enjoy + gerund

Front 16

Finish

Back 16

We finished watching the film at 2.

Hint 16

Finish + gerund

Front 17

Hate

Back 17

I hate watching drama films.

Hint 17

Hate + gerund

Front 18

Like

Back 18

I like watching horror films.

Hint 18

Like + gerund

Front 19

Don't mind

Back 19

I don't mind doing the washing up.

Hint 19

Don't mind + gerund

Front 20

Spend

Back 20

I spent the summer travelling.

Hint 20

Spend + gerund

Front 21

Feel like

Back 21

I feel like watching a film.

Hint 21

Feel like + gerund

Front 22

Nice

Back 22

It's nice to see you.

Hint 22

Adjective + inf.

Front 23

Difficult

Back 23

It's difficult to pronounce some words in English.

Hint 23

Adjective + inf.

Front 24

Impossible

Back 24

It's impossible to do this exercise.

Hint 24

Adjective + inf.

Front 25

I study English to go to university in America.

Back 25

The reason for doing something (inf)

Front 26

I don't know what to do.

Back 26

After a question word (inf)

Front 27

I can't decide who to invite to my party.

Back 27

After a question word (inf)

Front 28

Eating fruit is good for you.

Back 28

As the subject of a sentence (gerund)

Front 29

Success is having a good job.

Back 29

As the object of a sentence (gerund)

Front 30

Think of

Back 30

I'm thinking of going to the cinema tonight.

Hint 30

Gerund after a preposition.

Front 31

Good at

Back 31

I'm good at cooking.

Hint 31

Gerund after a preposition