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Infinitive and Gerund

I like reading….and I like to read. Did you know that both of these forms are acceptable? How about…

¨I really don´t feel like doing exercise at the moment.¨ Why can´t I use the infinitive here?

Learning the difference between the infinitive and gerund can be tricky because you have to memorize some expressions and general rules.

Download the explanation and activities below

Gerunds and Infinitives

Once you´ve studied a bit, you can talk with a partner and make sure you use the infinitive and gerund forms correctly!

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MORE DOWNLOADS
Gerunds and Infinitive Book with Classroom Activities

GAMES

Play a battleship game and practice!
Gerund and Inf Grammar DUEL

EXERCISES
Grammar Exercise gerunds and infinitives
http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/gerundsum.html

Tags: gerunds, grammar, infinitives, secondary school, speaking

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Categories Adults, Grammar, Secondary School

Basic Grammar Review- After Summer- 1º and 2º ESO

8 Sep

Do you want to review some grammar before starting school? Here are some activities composed from many different resources and books. Download them and freshen your memory!

Grammar Review 1 – general mixed review. Present/Past Continuous and Simple Forms, Pronouns (possessive and object pronouns), question formation, first conditional, future tense

Grammar Review 2 – past simple pronunciation and irregular verbs, present/past continuous and Simple Forms, Pronouns (possessive and object pronouns), question formation, mixed general grammar.

Grammar Review 3 -quantifiers, comparative/superlative, present simple, present continuous, past simple, question forms, pronouns, modal verbs

Grammar Review 4 – similar to the other reviews

Tags: 1ESO, 2ESO, downloadable activities, grammar, review

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Categories Grammar, Secondary School

“Carla Goes on Holiday”

Learn some new phrasal verbs with this fun activity!

Carla goes on holiday

(SOURCE: TIMESAVER PHRASALVERBSAND IDIOMS B MARY GLASGOW MAGAZINES)

Tags: esl, grammar, holidays, phrasal verbs

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Categories Activities, Grammar, Phrasal Verbs, Vocabulary

Present Simple

2 Jul

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Click below to download practice worksheets by level:

1st ESO

Worksheet 1 (Burlington Books)
Worksheet 2 (questions- present simple)

2nd ESO

Worksheet 1
Present simple- Write sentences about the pictures

3rd ESO

Present Simple- (Money)

QUESTIONS
present simple make questions

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Categories Grammar, Present Simple

Review your Verb Tenses with this Activity!

1 Jul

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Categories Grammar, Secondary School

(SOURCE: http://www.skillsworkshop.org/resources/root-word-family-cards)
Root word family cards are two sets of flash cards that can be used to visualise the concept of root words to entry level and L1 students.

The entry level cards contain a number of root words and their word families, with a picture representation of each word. The level one sheet contains a higher level of vocabulary and the pictures have been removed.

Lesson Ideas

The cards could be given to the students to group into word families. Entry level students could then look up the words in the dictionary and then write down their definitions.
E3-L1 students could look for rules and patterns such as:
common suffix -ed What happens when a verb ends in a consonant + ‘e’ ? Omit the ‘e’ and add -ing to create the new word.
All levels can use the cards as a prompt for finding more words with the same root. E.g. applying, activity, enact, hoping (compare it with hopping), etc.

Physical format:

2 pages – 32 word cards, 16 picture cards

Tags: activity, english, esl, grammar, root words