Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds and Infinitives
… + infinitive + ∅
… + Gerund
… + infinitive + to
Can
Admit
Admettre
Agree
Être d’accord
May
Avoid
Éviter
Appear
Apparaître
Might
Can’t help
Ne pas pouvoir s’empêcher
Be able to
Être capable
Must
Can’t stand
Ne pas supporter
Can’t afford
Ne pas pouvoir payer
Should
Carry on
Continuer
Can’t wait
Être impatient
Had better
Deny
Nier
Decide
Décider
Would rather
Enjoy
Apprécier
Expect
S’attendre à
Make
Fancy
Aimer / Imaginer
Happen
Arriver
Let
Finish
Finir
Have (got)
Avoir
Give up
Abandonner
Help
Aider
Keep on
Continuer
Learn
Apprendre
Imagine
Imaginer
Manage
Réussir
Involve
Impliquer
Offer
Offrir
Mind
Faire attention à
Plan
Planifier
Miss
Manquer
Pretend
Prétendre
Postpone
Remettre à plus tard
Promise
Promettre
Practise
Pratiquer
Refuse
Refuser
Risk
Risquer
Seem
Sembler
Stop
Arrêter
Teach
Enseigner
Suggest
Suggérer
Tend
Tendre
Threaten
Menacer
Want
Vouloir
Would like
Aimerai
Gerund or Infinitive: Change of meaning
Remember
Forget
Try
Need
+ infinitive
when you
remember
first and
then you
do
something
+ gerund
when you
do
something
then you
remember
it
+ infinitive
when you
didn’t
remember
to do
something
+ gerund
when you
did
something
and you
won’t
forget it
+ infinitive
when
making an
effort to do
something
+ gerund
when it is
an
experiment
to see if
something
works
+ infinitive
when not
passive
construction
+ gerund is
only when
passive
construction
Reporting verbs
… + (not) to + infinitive
… + person + (not) to + infinitive
… + (not) -ing
Agree
Offer
Promise
Refuse
Threaten
Advise
Ask
Convince
Encourage
Invite
Persuade
Remind
Tell
Warn
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
Unit 5

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
Cello
Drums
Keyboard
Organ
Piano
Saxophone
Trumpet
Violin
Bass guitarist
Cellist
Drummer
Keyboard player
Organist
Pianist
Saxophonist
Trumpeter
Violinist
Guitare basse
Violoncelle
Batterie
Clavier
Orgue
Piano
Saxophone
Trompette
Violon
Words and Definitions
Man with quite high-pitched voice
Tenor
Man with low-pitched voice
Bass
Woman with high-pitched voice
Soprano
Large group of musicians with different instruments
Orchestra
Group of people singing together
Choir /kwaɪə/
Someone who writes and sings his own songs
Singer-songwriter
Someone who speaks the words of a song
Rapper
Somebody who sings and plays instrument on their own
Soloist
The main singer in a band
Lead singer
The person who directs an orchestra
Conductor
Somebody who write music
Composer
Person who chooses, introduces, and plays music on radios or clubs
Disc jockey
Incomprehensible
Can’t understand what it’s about
Incompréhensible
Catchy
Can’t get it out of my head
Qui trotte dans la tête
Moving
It makes me want to cry
Émouvant
Beat
Makes you want to tap your feet
Rythme
Monotonous
It sends me to sleep
Monotone
Tune
Air, mélodie
To blow one's own trumpet
Chanter ses propres louanges
To face the music
Affronter les conséquences
To have a good ear
Avoir l’oreille musicale
To be music to someone's ears
Ravir quelqu’un
To be out of tune
Désaccordé
The Media
Commentator
Commentateur
Reporter
Reporter
Critic
Critique
Advertisement
Publicité
Editor
Éditeur
Weather forecast
Météo
Freelance journalist
Journaliste indépendant
Crossword
Mots croisés
Newsreader
Lecteur de nouvelles
Front page
Page de couverture
Paparazzi
Paparazzi
Horoscope
Horoscope
Presenter
Présentateur
Review
Revue
Press photographer
Photographe de presse
Small ads
Petites publicités

Sensational
À sensation
Row
Argument
Biased
Partial
Wed
Is going to marry
Objective
Objectif
Quit
Is going to leave
Accurate
Précis
Tipped
Is predicted successful
Censored
Censuré
Back
Support
Quiz
Interrogate
Hit
Has been badly affected
Axed
Have been cut
Sleep
Alarm
Alarme
Blankets
Couverture
Dreams
Rêves
Duvet
Couette
Fall
Tomber
Keep you awake
Garder éveillé
Insomnia
Insomnie
Jet-lagged
Fatiguer par le décalage horaire
To sleep like a log
Dormir comme un loir
Nap
Somme
Nightmares
Cauchemars
Oversleep
Se réveiller trop tard
Pillow
Oreiller
Set
Mettre
Sheets
Draps
Siesta
Sieste
Sleeping tablets
Somnifères
Sleepy
Qui a envie de dormir
Snore
Ronfler
Yawn
Bâiller