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The infinitive without to is used

• after modal verbs ( can, will, may, might, must, could, would etc…)

          – I must stop smoking because I cough terribly in the mornings.

          – You shouldn’t tell her a lie.

• after ” had better / would rather / would sooner “

         - If you want to save money, you had better buy an economical car.

• after ” feel, hear, let, make, see, help ” in active form.

         – I never let my sister use my computer.

         – On Sundays I help my mother water the flowers.

         – Unfortunately my manager made me work extra three hours yesterday.

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Infinitive with to

We use to infinitive

• to show purpose.   Hasan went to the market to buy some batteries for his portable cd player.

                                        I called her to say “I love you.” ( purpose of my call )

• after certain verbs ( agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, want, refuse, plan….)

         - They agreed to meet in front of Kipa at 3 o’clock.

         – Lale’s decided to buy a new car after the accident.

         – Although Metin promised to buy the tickets, he forgot.

         – Because of some financial problems, the company refused to employ new employees.

         – Merve wants to redecorate her house.

• after certain adjectives: ( sorry, happy, difficult, unable, glad, obliged etc… )

          - My father was happy to hear that I had found a good job.

          – It is difficult to change a flat tyre if you don’t know how to change it.

          – Meral was sorry to hear that she hadn’t passed the test.

• after ” I would like / would love / would prefer ” to show specific preference.

          – I would like to drink red wine, please.

          – Because it was a tiring day, she’d prefer to stay at home.

• after certain nouns: ( pleasure, privilege etc… )

          – It was really a pleasure to cook something for her.

          – It’s my privilege to announce the most valuable player of the season.

• after ” too / enough ” constructions

          – My sister Elif is too short to be a basketball player.

          – I’m too tired to go to Hurley’s party.

          – Deniz is tall enough to be a model.

          – Although she finished two universities, she isn’t talkative enough to be a sales manager.

• after: be + the first / second etc… / next / last / best etc…

          - I was the last to finish the race.

          – Autumn is the best season to go to Abant.

• with: it + be + adjective ( + of + noun / pronoun )

          - It was kind of him to bring some flowers when he first visited his girlfriend’s parents.

          – It was rude of me to behave like that in front of the audience.

• with ” only” showing an unsatisfactory result

          – Kemal went there only to learn he had failed the driving test. ( he went there but the result was disappointing )

• in the expression: ” for + someone + to inf“

          – For Alex de Souza to score a goal from a free-kick is very easy.

          – For me to win this prize was unbelievable.

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TAKE something OFF

Check these sentences

In some cultures you must take off your shoes when you enter somebody’s house.

It’s very hot here. Why don’t you take your sweater off.

I want to take off my tie as soon as posible because I hate wearing a tie.

The refree has just told Carlos to take his necklace off.

MEANING:

take something off: to remove

OPPOSITE: take something off = put something on

TAKE OFF

Check these sentences.

Our plane to Madrid took off at 9.30

When James and I arrived at the airport, the plane had already taken off.

Before taking off, they checked the boarding cards of all passengers.

MEANING

TAKE OFF: To leave the ground and start to fly.

OPPOSITE: take off X land

GO ON

Check these sentences.

After I had lunch, I went on repairing my watch.

Despite warnings, he goes on driving fast.

Please don’t stop. Go on speaking, everybody is listening to you carefully.

I can’t go on working for this company because I have some personal problems.

MEANING: GO ON: continue ( Devam etmek )

SYNONYM: Go on = Carry on = Keep on

PASSIVE VOICE

Change the sentences into passive.

Nihat scored two goals last night.

I gave my wife a ring in our last anniversary.

When Melis saw me, I had already painted the fence.

Somebody has installed a new new software to my computer.

Don’t talk loudly. Mr.Leno is checking the exam papers in his room.

After they finish studying on the computer, they will delete all the files.

Passengers have to show their passports before check in.

Although they worked hard on the case, they couldn’t find the murderers.

Why are they cutting the trees?

Deniz and Kemal brought the drinks yesterday.

Why did the refree sent Alex off last night?

The police stopped me last night while I was driving back to the office.

Somebody changes the sheets every morning.

They must save a lot of money in order to buy a new car.

They allow the students to use the computers whenever they want to use.

KEY

1. Two goals were scored by Nihat last night.
2. My wife was given a ring. / A ring was given to my wife.
3. When Melis saw me, the fence had already been painted.
4. A new software has been installed to my computer.
5. Don’t talk loudly. The exam papers are being checked by Mr.Len.
6. After they finish studying on the computer, all the files will be deleted.
7. The passports have to be shown before check in.
8. Although they worked hard on the case, the murderers couldn’t be found.
9. Why are the trees being cut?
10. The drinks were brought by Deniz and Kemal.
11. Why was Alex sent off ( by the refree) last night?
12. I was stopped by the police while I was driving back to the office.
13. The sheets are changed every morning.
14. A lot of money must be saved in order to buy a car.
15. The students are allowed to use computer whenever they want to use.

EXERCISE

Complete the sentences in the story below using the words in parantheses. Use Simple Past or Past Cont.

WHEN THE OLD FLAME BURNS

Last year, Semih _______________ ( decide ) to Antalya for two weeks.

While he _____________ ( wait ) for his flight at the Adnan Menderes Airport, he ___________ ( meet ) his ex-girlfriend Ceyda.

Before Semih____________ ( move ) to Izmir, he and Ceyda ___________ ( work ) together for a big company in Istanbul.

As soon as Semih and Ceyda ______________ ( see ) each other at the airport, they ___________ ( begin ) to remember good old days.

While they ____________ ( wait ) for their flights, they ______________ ( talk ) about old times.

After a long conversation about old days, they ______________ ( notice ) that they had missed their flights.

While Ceyda was about to leave the airport, Semih ___________ ( hold ) her hand and told her that he loved her.

When she ___________ ( hear ) that, she ____________ ( be ) suprised.

They ___________ ( leave ) the airport together and ____________ ( have ) a romantic dinner in an excellent restaurant.

While they __________ ( have ) dinner, Semih ____________ ( ask ) her to marry him.

Key: 1. decided  2. was waiting / met  3. moved / worked or were working  4. saw  5. began  6. noticed   7. held   8. heard / was  9. left / had  10. were having / asked

GET ON

Check these sentences

Roberto Carlos is really a friendly person. He gets on well with his team mates.

I and my best friend get on well with each other because we have a lot of things in common.

Mr.Locke and Jack haven’t been getting on well since they quarelled.

Ms.Selen is a great teacher. She gets on well with her students and all of the students in her class love her deeply.

MEANING: to have a friendly relationship with somebody. ( birisiyle iyi geçinmek )

SET OFF

Check these sentences

• Mr.Eren usually sets off for work at 8 o’clock.
• Tomorrow is a big day. You’re going to Malta finally. When are you going to set off?
• We usually set off early when we go on a holiday.
• Because Murat set off late, he couldn’t stop to have breakfast on the road.

MEANING: to begin a journey.

WORD FORMATION 2  ( KELIME TURETME )

Fill in the blanks by using the correct form of the words in paranthesis.

1) I pressed the alarm button ____________ and it went off.  ( accident )

2) Cenk always shout at people around him. I dislike his rude __________. ( behave )

3) I was born in Kyaka and I spent my ___________ in Kyaka too. ( child )

4) In today’s football _________ tactics make the game boring. ( defend )

5) The earthquake in Turkey caused terrible ___________. Fortunately, nobody was hurt. ( destroy )

6) Do you believe the __________ of aliens? Some people strogly claim that they really exist. ( exist )

7) Physical __________ is very important to be a top model. ( fit )

8 ) Turkey is famous for its __________ cities such as Istanbul, Bursa, Konya etc… ( history )

9) Since I got the wrong _________ from him, I couldn’t find the hotel easily. ( inform )

10) Dogs are loyal animals. Their _________ make them good friends as well. ( loyal )

KEY

1. accidentally ( we use the adverb form of the word ‘accident’ as it modifies the verb ‘press’ )
2. behaviour ( noun form of ‘behave’ is correct here as it is followed by a possessive )
3. childhood ( noun form is used again to show a period of time in somebody’s life )
4. defensive ( adjective form of the word ‘defense’ is used to modify the noun ‘tactics’ )
5. destruction ( noun form is used )
6. existance ( noun form of the word ‘exist’ is ‘existance’ )
7. fitness ( noun )
8. historical ( the word ‘cities’ is modified by the adjective ‘historical’ )
9. information ( noun )
10. loyalty ( noun )