Kamis, 26 November 2015

Pray

Now we beg You:
bless us with a safe trip, with good weather.
Bless us with guidance from your Angels, 
so that the crew of this aircraft lead us to our destination safely.

We pray also that our family remain in peace 
until we land safely.
Blessed be Your name, now and forever.

Minggu, 22 November 2015

Gerund - Infinitive


In English if you want to follow a verb with another action you must use gerund/infinitive

1. GERUND



acknowledge 
admit 
advise 
allow 
anticipate 
appreciate 
avoid 
be worth 
can't help 
celebrate 
confess 
consider 
defend 
delay 
discuss 
dislike 
dispute 
endure 
enjoy 
escape 
explain 

feel 
like 
finish 
forgive 

give up (stop) 

keep 
keep on 

omit 

permit 
postpone 
practice 
prevent 
put off 
recall 
recollect 
recommend 
report




2. Verbs commonly followed by infinitive:


agree 
appear 
arrange 
ask 
attempt

beg 

can/can’t afford 
can/can’t wait 
care 
chance
choose 
claim 
come 
consent 

dare 
decide 
demand 
deserve 
determine 
elect
endeavor
expert

force

get
grow up
guarantee

hesitate
hope
hurry

learn

manage

need
neglect

offer

pay
plan
prepare
pretend
promise
prove

refuse
remain
request
resolve

say
seek
seem
strive
struggle
swear

wish

tend
threaten
turn out

volunteer

wait
want
would like


 3 . Verbs followed by gerund+inf (with little change in meaning)
Example
  • It started to rain.
  • It started raining.

begin 
can't bear 
can't stand 
continue 
hate
love like dislike 
prefer 
propose 
start

4. Verbs followed by gerund+inf (with a change in meaning)

Forget
I forgot to meet him. (I didn't meet him because I forget to do it)
I forgot meeting him. (I don't have memory of meeting him before)

Go on
  • He went on to learn english. (He ended one periode of time before this)
  • He went on learning english. (He continued learning the languages)
Quit
  • She quit to work here.
  • She quit working here.
Regret
  • I regret promising to help you.
  • I regret to tell you that we can't hire you.
Remember
  • She remembered to visit her grandmother.
  • She remember visiting her grandmother.
Stop
  • I stopped to call you.
  • I stopped calling you.
Try
  • I tried to open the window.
  • I tried opening the window.


Resolution

I'm going to work less and have more fun.
I'm going to have a holiday this year.
I'm going to move to Jakarta this year.
I'm going to do a computer course.
I'm going to get fit.
I'm not going to work every night.
I'm not going to eat sweet things.