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• Can / can’t and could / couldn’t are followed by the Exercises
infinitive without to: 1 Complete the table with the verbs in the box.
I can play the guitar.
We couldn’t see the house. enjoy help hope love offer stop want
• Can / can’t and could / couldn’t do not change with
he / she / it: verb + to verb + -ing verb + to infinitive
He can speak Chinese. infinitive form or -ing form
She can’t do this exercise. decide
He could read when he was four years old.
She couldn’t swim last year, now she can. hate
• We make questions with Can / Could + subject + mind like
infinitive without to.
Can you cook? finish start
Could your grandfather drive a car? prefer
Exercise promise
Complete the sentences with can, can’t, could or need
couldn’t and a verb from the box. learn
hear play see send use 2 Circle the correct option in italics in each of these
sentences.
1 I emails with my new phone. It’s
fantastic! 1 Thank you for helping / to help me.
2 When Jake broke his leg he 2 Would you like coming / to come to a concert
football for three months. with us?
3 Speak louder, please. I you. 3 I’m very pleased to meet / meeting you.
4 It was a dark night, but Tracy 4 Carol doesn’t mind getting / to get up early.
a white cat in the garden. 5 We enjoyed to stay / staying in the hotel.
5 You your phones here because 6 I want to learn to play / playing the piano.
they won’t work.
The future with will
Unit 9 We use will / won’t:
• to talk about what we think will happen in the future:
Verbs with -ing or to infinitive I think Sam will love her present.
It won’t be a very nice day tomorrow.
Some verbs are followed by the to infinitive of another • for decisions we make at the time of speaking:
verb: I chose to go to the photography exhibition. I’ll have a large lemonade, please.
Other verbs like this include: help, hope, offer, want. OK, I won’t tell anyone.
Some verbs are followed by the -ing form of another • We form the future with will / won’t + infinitive
verb: I finished reading the book. without to:
Other verbs like this include: enjoy, mind, stop. We won’t be home before midnight.
You will enjoy this DVD.
Some verbs are followed by the -ing form of another verb • We often use will / won’t with I think, I hope, I’m sure:
or the to infinitive with no change in meaning: She loves I’m sure everything will be fine.
swimming in the sea. / She loves to swim in the sea. I think the teacher will like this.
Other verbs like this include: begin, continue, like, hate. I hope she won’t mind.
When we use an adjective to say what we think or feel, it • We often use will / won’t with maybe, probably and
is usually followed by the to infinitive: perhaps:
I’m happy to help. It will probably snow this weekend.
She was surprised to see him. Perhaps we’ll go to a restaurant.
Maybe they won’t want to come with us.
When we have a verb + preposition, it is always • We put probably after will, but before won’t:
followed by the -ing form: I will probably go to the party.
Are you interested in studying Chinese? I probably won’t go to the party.
I’m afraid of meeting new people.
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