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		<title>Gerund</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[You form the gerund with the infinitive form of the verb and -ing at the end of the verb. Examble:Going to parties is fun. I enjoy reading. The verb with the gerund form stands after prepositions. Example: afraid of They are afraid of losing the match. Sie haben Angst, das Spiel zu verlieren. angry about/at [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You form the gerund with the infinitive form of the verb and -ing at the end of the verb.</p>
<p>Examble:<span class="infinitiv">Go</span><span class="textfettrotlinks">ing</span> to parties is fun. I enjoy <span class="infinitiv">read</span><span class="textfettrotlinks">ing</span>.</p>
<p>The verb with the gerund form stands after prepositions.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
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<td>afraid of</td>
<td>They are <span class="textfett"><strong>afraid of</strong><em> losing</em></span> the match.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie haben Angst, das Spiel zu verlieren.</span></td>
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<td>angry about/at</td>
<td>Pat is <span class="textfett"><strong>angry about</strong> <em>walking</em></span> in the rain.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Pat ärgert sich über das Spazierengehen im Regen.</span></td>
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<td>bad at<br />
good at</td>
<td>John is <span class="textfett"><strong>good at</strong> <em>working</em></span> in the garden.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">John kann die Gartenarbeit gut.</span></td>
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<td>clever at</td>
<td>He is <span class="textfett"><strong>clever at</strong> <em>skateboarding</em></span>.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er ist geschickt im Skateboardfahren.</span></td>
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<td>crazy about</td>
<td>The girl is <span class="textfett"><strong>crazy about</strong><em> playing </em></span>tennis.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Das Mädchen ist verrückt nach Tennisspielen.</span></td>
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<td>disappointed about/at</td>
<td>He is <span class="textfett"><strong>disappointed about</strong> <em>seeing</em></span> such a bad report.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er ist enttäuscht, einen solch schlechten Bericht zu sehen.</span></td>
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<td>excited about</td>
<td>We are <span class="textfett"><strong>excited about</strong> <em>making</em></span> our own film.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Wir sind begeistert, einen eigenen Film zu machen.</span></td>
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<td>famous for</td>
<td>Sandy is <span class="textfett"><strong>famous for</strong> <em>singing</em></span> songs.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sandy ist für das Singen von Liedern berühmt.</span></td>
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<td>fed up with</td>
<td>I&#8217;m <span class="textfett"><strong>fed up with</strong><em> being</em> </span>treated as a child.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich habe es satt, wie ein Kind behandelt zu werden.</span></td>
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<td>fond of</td>
<td>Hannah is <span class="textfett"><strong>fond of</strong><em> going</em></span> to parties.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Hannah mag gern auf Partys gehen.</span></td>
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<td>glad about</td>
<td>She is <span class="textfett"><strong>glad about</strong> <em>getting</em></span> married again.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie freut sich, wieder zu heiraten.</span></td>
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<td>happy about/at</td>
<td>The children <strong>are not </strong><span class="textfett"><strong>happy about</strong> <em>seeing</em></span> a doctor.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Die Kinder freuen sich nicht, zum Arzt zu gehen.</span></td>
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<td>interested in</td>
<td>Are you <span class="textfett"><strong>interested in</strong><em> writing</em></span> poems?</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Bist du am Gedichteschreiben interessiert?</span></td>
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<td>keen on</td>
<td>Joe is <span class="textfett"><strong>keen on</strong><em> drawing</em></span><em>.</em></td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Joe malt leidenschaftlich gern.</span></td>
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<td>proud of</td>
<td>She is <span class="textfett"><strong>proud of</strong><em> riding</em></span> a snowboard.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie ist stolz darauf, ein Snowboard zu fahren.</span></td>
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<td>sick of</td>
<td>We&#8217;re <span class="textfett"><strong>sick of</strong> <em>sitting</em></span> around like this.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Wir haben es satt, ähnlich wie jetzt herumzusitzen.</span></td>
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<td>sorry about/for</td>
<td>He&#8217; <span class="textfett"><strong>sorry for</strong> </span><em>s<span class="textfett">eati</span><span class="textfett">ng</span></em> in the lesson.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er bedauert es, in der Stunde gegessen zu haben.</span></td>
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<td>tired of</td>
<td>I&#8217;m <span class="textfett"><strong>tired of</strong> <em>waiting</em></span> for you.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich habe es satt, auf dich zu warten.</span></td>
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<td>used to</td>
<td>She is <span class="textfett"><strong>used to</strong> <em>smoking</em></span>.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie ist ans Rauchen gewöhnt.</span></td>
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<td>worried about</td>
<td>I&#8217;m <span class="textfett"><strong>worried about</strong><em> making</em></span> mistakes.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich sorge mich, Fehler zu machen.</span></td>
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<p>After some special verbs stands only the verb with the gerund form.</p>
<p>Special verbs: admit, avoid, carry on, consider, delay, deny, dislike, can&#8217;t help, enjoy, finish, give up, imagine, include, involve, justify, keep (on), mention, mind, miss, practise, regret, risk and suggest.</p>
<p>Example:</p>
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<td>admit</td>
<td>He <span class="textfett"><strong>admitted</strong><em> having</em></span> driven too fast.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er gab zu, zu schnell gefahren zu sein.</span></td>
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<td>avoid</td>
<td>They<span class="textfett"><strong>avoid </strong></span><em><span class="textfett">going</span></em> on holiday on Saturdays.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie vermeiden, an Samtagen in den Urlaub zu fahren.</span></td>
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<td>carry on</td>
<td>If we <span class="textfett"><strong>carry on </strong></span><em><span class="textfett">sleep</span><span class="textfett">ing</span></em> so badly, we may need help.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Wenn wir weiter so schlecht schlafen, werden wir Hilfe brauchen.</span></td>
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<td>consider</td>
<td>Ralph is <span class="textfett"><strong>considering</strong><em> buying</em></span> a new house.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ralph denkt darüber nach, ein neues Haus zu kaufen.</span></td>
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<td>delay</td>
<td>I <span class="textfett"><strong>delayed</strong><em> telling</em></span> Max the news.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich verschob es, Max die Neuigkeiten zu erzählen.</span></td>
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<td>deny</td>
<td>She <span class="textfett"><strong>denies</strong> <em>reading</em></span> the book.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie lehnt es ab, das Buch zu lesen.</span></td>
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<td>dislike</td>
<td>We<span class="textfett"><strong> dislike</strong> <em>reading </em></span>poems.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Wir mögen das Lesen von Gedichten nicht.<br />
Wir mögen es nicht, Gedichte zu lesen.</span></td>
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<td>can&#8217;t help</td>
<td>He <span class="textfett"><strong>couldn&#8217;t help</strong> <em>falling</em></span> in love with her.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er konnte nicht anders, als sich in sie zu verlieben.</span></td>
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<td>enjoy</td>
<td>I <span class="textfett"><strong>enjoy</strong><em> playing </em></span> chess.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich genieße es, Schach zu spielen.</span></td>
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<td>finish</td>
<td>They <span class="textfett"><strong>finished</strong><em> working</em></span> in the garden.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie haben aufgehört, im Garten zu arbeiten.</span></td>
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<td>give up</td>
<td>Susan <span class="textfett"><strong>gives up</strong><em> playing</em></span> ice-hockey.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Susan gibt das Eishockeyspielen auf.</span></td>
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<td>imagine</td>
<td>He <span class="textfett"><strong>imagined</strong><em> driving</em></span> a new car.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er stellte sich vor, ein neues Auto zu fahren.</span></td>
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<td>include</td>
<td>Your responsibility <span class="textfett"><strong>includes</strong> <em>taking</em></span> reservations on the phone.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Deine Aufgabe beinhaltet, Reservierungen am Telefon entgegen zu nehmen.</span></td>
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<td>involve</td>
<td>The project will <span class="textfett"><strong>involve</strong><em> growing</em></span> plants.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Das Projekt wird auch Pflanzenanbau betreffen.</span></td>
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<td>justify</td>
<td>I cannot <span class="textfett"><strong>justify</strong> <em>paying</em></span> $100 for this ticket.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich kann es nicht rechtfertigen, 100 Dollar für die Eintrittskarte zu bezahlen.</span></td>
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<td>keep (on)</td>
<td>They <span class="textfett"><strong>keep on</strong> <em>running</em></span><em>.</em></td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie rennen/laufen weiter.</span></td>
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<td>mention</td>
<td>Did Alex ever <span class="textfett"><strong>mention</strong> <em>playing</em></span> baseball?</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Hat Alex schon erwähnt, dass er Baseball spielt?</span></td>
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<td>mind</td>
<td>I don&#8217;t <span class="textfett"><strong>mind</strong> </span><em><span class="textfett">sle</span><span class="textfett">eping</span></em> on the couch.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Ich habe nichts dagegen, auf der Couch zu schlafen.</span></td>
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<td>miss</td>
<td>They <span class="textfett"><strong>miss</strong> <em>playing</em></span> with their friends.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie vermissen es, mit ihren Freunden zu spielen.</span></td>
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<td>practise</td>
<td>She<span class="textfett"><strong> practised</strong><em> playing</em></span> hockey.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie trainierte das Hockeyspielen.</span></td>
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<td>regret</td>
<td>Do you <span class="textfett"><strong>regret</strong> <em>having </em></span>mentioned it?</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Bedauerst du, das erwähnt zu haben?</span></td>
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<td>risk</td>
<td>You <span class="textfett"><strong>risk</strong> <em>catching</em></span> a cold.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Du riskierst, dich zu erkälten.</span></td>
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<td>suggest</td>
<td>She <span class="textfett"><strong>suggested</strong><em> flying</em> </span>to Cairo.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie schlug vor, nach Kairo zu fliegen.</span></td>
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<p>After some expressions stands only the verb with the gerund form.</p>
<p>Special expressions:to be busy, couldn&#8217;t help, don&#8217;t mind, feel like, how about, it&#8217;s (no) good, it&#8217;s no use, spend one&#8217;s time, there&#8217;s no, there&#8217;s no point, what about and worth.</p>
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<td>to be busy</td>
<td>He <span class="textfett"><strong>is busy</strong> <em>reading </em></span>the paper.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Er ist gerade dabei, die Zeitung zu lesen.</span></td>
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<td>couldn&#8217;t help</td>
<td>She <span class="textfett"><strong>couldn&#8217;t help</strong> <em>eating</em></span> another apple.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie musste einfach noch einen Apfel essen.</span></td>
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<td>don&#8217;t mind</td>
<td>I <span class="textfett"><strong>don&#8217;t mind</strong><em> telling</em></span> them my opinion.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Es macht mir nichts aus, ihnen meine Meinung zu sagen.</span></td>
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<td>feel like</td>
<td>We <span class="textfett"><strong>feel like</strong> <em>having</em></span> a cup of tea.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Uns ist nach einer Tasse Tee.</span></td>
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<td>how about</td>
<td><span class="textfett"><strong>How about</strong> <em>walking</em></span> home instead of taking the car?</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Wie wäre es mit Heimlaufen, statt mit dem Auto zu fahren?</span></td>
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<td>it&#8217;s (no) good</td>
<td><span class="textfett"><strong>It&#8217;s no good</strong><em> talking</em></span> to this girl.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Es hat keinen Zweck, mit dem Mädchen zu reden.</span></td>
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<td>it&#8217;s no use</td>
<td><span class="textfett"><strong>It&#8217;s no use</strong><em> talking</em></span> to the headmaster.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Es hat keinen Sinn, mit dem Schulleiter zu sprechen.</span></td>
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<td>spend one&#8217;s time</td>
<td>They <span class="textfett"><strong>spend their time</strong><em> reading</em></span><em>.</em></td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Sie verbringen ihre Zeit mit Lesen.</span></td>
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<td>there&#8217;s no</td>
<td><span class="textfett"><strong>There&#8217;s no</strong> <em>cheating</em></span> anymore.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Es gibt kein Mogeln mehr.</span></td>
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<td>there&#8217;s no point</td>
<td><span class="textfett"><strong>There&#8217;s no point</strong> in <em>complaining</em></span> further.</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Es ist zwecklos, sich weiter zu beschweren.</span></td>
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<td>what about</td>
<td><span class="textfett"><strong>What about</strong> <em>going</em></span> to the zoo?</td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Wie wäre es mit einem Zoobesuch?</span></td>
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<td>worth</td>
<td>The book is <span class="textfett"><strong>worth</strong> <em>reading</em></span><em>.</em></td>
<td><span class="textkursiv">Es lohnt sich, das Buch zu lesen.</span></td>
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		<title>Quantifiers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2014 06:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes we use a quantifier in the place of a determiner: Most children start school at the age of five. We ate some bread and butter. We saw lots of birds. We use these quantifiers with both count and uncount nouns: &#160; all any enough less a lot of lots of more most no none [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes we use a <strong>quantifier </strong>in the place of a <span style="text-decoration: underline"><strong>determiner</strong></span>:</p>
<p class="rteindent1">Most children start school at the age of five.<br />
We ate some bread and butter.<br />
We saw lots of birds.</p>
<p>We use these quantifiers with <strong>both count and uncount </strong>nouns:</p>
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<td>all</td>
<td>any</td>
<td>enough</td>
<td>less</td>
<td>a lot of</td>
<td>lots of</td>
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<td>more</td>
<td>most</td>
<td>no</td>
<td>none of</td>
<td>some</td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>and some more <strong>colloquial forms</strong>:</p>
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<td>plenty of</td>
<td>heaps of</td>
<td>a load of</td>
<td>loads of</td>
<td>tons of</td>
<td> <em>etc.</em></td>
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<p>Some quantifiers can be used <strong>only with count nouns</strong>:</p>
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<td>both</td>
<td>each</td>
<td>either</td>
<td>(a) few</td>
<td>fewer</td>
<td>neither</td>
<td>several</td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>and some more <strong>colloquial forms</strong>:</p>
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<td>a couple of</td>
<td>hundreds of</td>
<td>thousands of</td>
<td><em>etc.</em></td>
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<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Some quantifiers can be used <strong>only with uncount nouns</strong>:</p>
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<td>a little</td>
<td>(not) much</td>
<td>a bit of</td>
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<p>And, particularly with <strong>abstract nouns</strong> such as <em><strong>time</strong></em>, <strong><em>money</em></strong>, <strong><em>trouble</em></strong>, etc:, we often use:</p>
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<td>a great deal of</td>
<td>a good deal of</td>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2014 09:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[With he, she, it you have to add a -s at the end of the verb. Example: I run, you run, he/she/it runs, we run, you run, they run &#160;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With he, she, it you have to add a -s at the end of the verb.</p>
<p>Example: I run, you run, he/she/it run<em><strong>s</strong></em>, we run, you run, they run</p>
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