Read the Learn this! box. Then look at the highlighted verbs in the text above. Which verb pattern (a-e) does not have an example in the text?
LEARN THIS! Verb patterns a Some verbs are followed by the infinitive of another verb. Do you want to go out? / She hopes to be a teacher. b Some verbs are followed by the -ing form of another verb. She always avoids paying. I spend a lot of time texting. c Some verbs are followed by either an infinitive or an -ing form without any change in meaning. d Some verbs change their meaning depending on whether they are followed by an -ing form or an infinitive. I didn't remember speaking to Jo. (I forgot that I had spoken to her.) I didn't remember to speak to Jo. (I didn't speak to her.) e The verbs let and make are followed by an infinitive without to. She let me drive. I made her laugh. |
The verb pattern (c) which is followed by either an infinitive or an -ing form without any change in meaning does not have an example in the text.