Skip to content

Gerund / Infinitive / Bare Infinitive

be3d l’verb: ING wla TO wla verb 3ari

3lach had dars?

Exercise: V+ING wla to+V. Kaykhrej dima.

  1. 9A3IDA — 7FED GHI HADI
  • V+ING mn be3d: enjoy, avoid, finish, mind, suggest, keep, stop, like/love/hate, be used to, look forward to
  • V+ING mn be3d kol preposition (7arf: in, on, at): good at swimming, interested in reading, instead of going, before/after going
  • To + V mn be3d: want, decide, hope, need, promise, refuse, learn, would like, try, manage, afford
  • Bare (bla to) mn be3d: modals (verbat l’imkan) (can, must, will, should), make, let, had better, would rather
  • Help = help me (to) do / help me do. Bjouj sa7.
  • L’fa3il f bidayat jomla = V+ING: smoking is dangerous.
  1. MITAL — CHOUF KIFACH KAYTKTEB I enjoy playing football. She decided to leave. He is good at drawing. My mother let me go out.

⚠ 3ANDAK! mn be3d preposition (in, at, of, for, about, before, after) dima ING. Mn be3d modal dima base.

  1. TAMARINE — 7ELL B 9LEM
1. I enjoy ____ (read) novels.10. She is good at ____ (cook).
2. She wants ____ (become) a doctor.11. We look forward to ____ (see) you.
3. He is interested in ____ (learn) English.12. He refused ____ (answer) the question.
4. You must ____ (finish) your work.13. Stop ____ (make) noise!
5. They decided ____ (buy) a house.14. I need ____ (revise) tonight.
6. Avoid ____ (eat) fast food.15. Instead of ____ (study), he watched tv.
7. ____ (smoke) is bad for your health.16. She made me ____ (cry).
8. I would like ____ (visit) Spain.17. He promised ____ (help) me.
9. My father let me ____ (use) his car.18. Do you mind ____ (open) the window?

TEST 2 — DOROSS 09 → 15 (PASSIVE (l’majhoul), REPORTED, IF) (NO9TEK: … / 15)

1. They sell bread here. -> bread ____.9. If he had studied, he ____ (pass).
2. Someone stole my bag. -> my bag ____.10. I wish I ____ (have) a car.
3. You must do it. -> it ____.11. I wish I ____ (not/say) that.
4. ‘I am busy.’ he said ____.12. You ____ (prohibition) smoke here.
5. ‘Do you like tea?’ she asked ____.13. The girl ____ father is a doctor is my friend.
6. ‘Open the door.’ he told me ____.14. I enjoy ____ (listen) to music.
7. If it ____ (rain), I will stay home.15. She decided ____ (travel) abroad.
8. If I ____ (be) you, I would study.

Before you leave this lesson

  1. Explain the main rule in your own words.
  2. Redo the examples without looking at the correction.
  3. Write one new example using the same pattern.
  4. Move to the previous or next lesson and connect the two rules.
Want the full English Ta3 Lbac on paper? Chri English Ta3 Lbac matbou3 (A5 / A7)