Gerunds and Infinitives
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Gerunds and Infinitives … + infinitive + ∅ Can May Might Must Should Had better Would rather Make Let Unit 5 Admit Avoid Can’t help Can’t stand Carry on Deny Enjoy Fancy Finish Give up Keep on Imagine Involve Mind Miss Postpone Practise Risk Stop Suggest … + Gerund Admettre Éviter Ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher Ne pas supporter Continuer Nier Apprécier Aimer / Imaginer Finir Abandonner Continuer Imaginer Impliquer Faire attention à Manquer Remettre à plus tard Pratiquer Risquer Arrêter Suggérer … + infinitive + to Agree Être d’accord Appear Apparaître Be able to Être capable Can’t afford Ne pas pouvoir payer Can’t wait Être impatient Decide Décider Expect S’attendre à Happen Arriver Have (got) Avoir Help Aider Learn Apprendre Manage Réussir Offer Offrir Plan Planifier Pretend Prétendre Promise Promettre Refuse Refuser Seem Sembler Teach Enseigner Tend Tendre Threaten Menacer Want Vouloir Would like Aimerai Gerund or Infinitive: Change of meaning Remember + infinitive + gerund when you when you remember do first and something then you then you do remember something it Forget + infinitive + gerund when you when you didn’t did remember something to do and you something won’t forget it Try Need + infinitive + gerund + infinitive + gerund is when when it is when not only when making an an passive passive effort to do experiment construction construction something to see if something works Reporting verbs … + (not) to + infinitive Agree Offer Promise Refuse Threaten … + person + (not) to + infinitive Advise Ask Convince Encourage Invite Persuade Remind Tell Warn … + (not) -ing Apologize for Accuse sb of Admit Blame sb for Deny Insist on Recommend Regret Suggest Used to + inf → Past habits | Be used to + ing → Present habits | Get used to + ing → S’habituer As To give a reason (because) → As it was raining, we didn’t go out. To compare people or things → I am as fit as a fiddle. Someone’s job or function → It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. To say that something happened while something else was happening → As they were leaving the postman arrived. Music Instruments and Musicians Bass guitar Bass guitarist Guitare basse Cello Cellist Violoncelle Drums Drummer Batterie Keyboard Keyboard player Clavier Organ Organist Orgue Piano Pianist Piano Saxophone Saxophonist Saxophone Trumpet Trumpeter Trompette Violin Violinist Violon Words and Definitions Man with quite high-pitched voice Man with low-pitched voice Woman with high-pitched voice Large group of musicians with different instruments Group of people singing together Someone who writes and sings his own songs Someone who speaks the words of a song Somebody who sings and plays instrument on their own The main singer in a band The person who directs an orchestra Somebody who write music Person who chooses, introduces, and plays music on radios or clubs Incomprehensible Catchy Moving Beat Monotonous Tune To blow one's own trumpet To face the music To have a good ear To be music to someone's ears To be out of tune Can’t understand what it’s about Can’t get it out of my head It makes me want to cry Makes you want to tap your feet It sends me to sleep Air, mélodie Chanter ses propres louanges Affronter les conséquences Avoir l’oreille musicale Ravir quelqu’un Désaccordé Tenor Bass Soprano Orchestra Choir /kwaɪə/ Singer-songwriter Rapper Soloist Lead singer Conductor Composer Disc jockey Incompréhensible Qui trotte dans la tête Émouvant Rythme Monotone The Media Commentator Critic Editor Freelance journalist Newsreader Paparazzi Presenter Press photographer Commentateur Critique Éditeur Journaliste indépendant Lecteur de nouvelles Paparazzi Présentateur Photographe de presse Reporter Advertisement Weather forecast Crossword Front page Horoscope Review Small ads Reporter Publicité Météo Mots croisés Page de couverture Horoscope Revue Petites publicités Sensational Biased Objective Accurate Censored À sensation Partial Objectif Précis Censuré Row Wed Quit Tipped Back Quiz Hit Axed Argument Is going to marry Is going to leave Is predicted successful Support Interrogate Has been badly affected Have been cut Sleep Alarm Blankets Dreams Duvet Fall Keep you awake Insomnia Jet-lagged To sleep like a log Nap Nightmares Oversleep Pillow Set Sheets Siesta Sleeping tablets Sleepy Snore Yawn Alarme Couverture Rêves Couette Tomber Garder éveillé Insomnie Fatiguer par le décalage horaire Dormir comme un loir Somme Cauchemars Se réveiller trop tard Oreiller Mettre Draps Sieste Somnifères Qui a envie de dormir Ronfler Bâiller
