1. Regular and irregular verbs
1. Regular and irregular verbs
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Modal verbs
Modal verbs are verbs such as “might”, “must”, “can”, “could” “should”, “will” and “would”. They go in front of other verbs (for example “could have”, “will tell”, “must show”). In stories, they are often found in their past form and are called “past modal verbs” (“should have spoken”, “would have been”).
2. Modal verbs
2. Modal verbs
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Verbs followed by a gerund
A gerund is the “-ing” form of a verb (for example “spending”, “doing”). Some verbs are followed by a gerund, as you can see in the story: “missed spending”, “imagine holding”, “avoided looking”, “bear participating” and “enjoyed preparing”. Other examples are: “admit doing”, “deny doing”, “spend time doing” and “risk doing”. You can find a list of these verbs at spotlight-online.de/gerunds-infinitives.
3. Gerund or the “to”-infinitive?
3. Gerund or the “to”-infinitive?
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