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Book 1, Unit 16 Part 2 - Verbs and Infinitives

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Main ideas / concepts

  • The video teaches verbs followed by infinitives to talk about future desires, plans, and intentions.
  • It uses a short dialogue about a business trip to Barcelona (Sean and Greg) to introduce the grammar.
  • Main grammar focus: the infinitive form and the rule that it must stay connected to its verb.

Grammar lesson: Verbs + Infinitives

1) What an infinitive is

  • Infinitive structure: to + base verb
    • Examples:
      • to go
      • to see
      • to visit

2) How infinitives connect with verbs

  • Important rule: the infinitive cannot be separated from the verb.
    • The verb and “to + verb” stay together:
      • ✅ “hope to visit…”
      • ✅ “would like to see…”
      • ❌ Not: separating “to + verb” from the main verb

3) Verbs used (base form patterns)

  • Highlighted verbs include: go, hope, plan, like, (and) love.
  • Most appear in the base form after the subject.

4) Using modals/auxiliaries (especially with “like” / “love”)

  • For like / love used for future desire, the video uses:
    • would
      • I would like to visit…
      • I would love to see…
  • Example constructions mentioned:
    • I would like to visit
    • I would love to see

5) Present continuous “going to” for near-definite plans

  • Going to + infinitive expresses an almost definite plan, stronger than “want to / hope to”.
  • Form:
    • am/is/are going to + base verb
  • Example:
    • I’m going to go to Iceland
  • Contrast mentioned:
    • “I’m going to …” = almost certain

Examples from the dialogue (future intentions in context)

  • The speakers discuss what they plan/desire to do:
    • Sean/Greg hope to visit sights (e.g., stadium)
    • They plan to do activities (e.g., restaurants)
    • Sean would like to learn language/culture (e.g., learning Catalan)

Sentence patterns covered (including negatives)

A) Positive: verb + infinitive

  • Examples:
    • Greg hopes to visit…
    • Sean would like to learn…
  • Structure:
    • hope / would like + to + verb
  • Key rule reminder:
    • Infinitive stays attached (no separation)

B) “Going to” (almost definite plan)

  • Examples:
    • I’m going to go to Iceland
  • Negative version shown:
    • I’m not gonna go to the USA (with “not”)

C) Negative with “plan/hope” style verbs

  • The video shows:
    • I don’t plan to…
    • I don’t hope to…
  • General rule in the video:
    • Use don’t + plan/hope

D) Negative with “would like”

  • Pattern shown:
    • I wouldn’t like to…
  • Meaning indicated:
    • not interested in something (e.g., “I wouldn’t like to see…”)

E) Contraction note

  • The video says it’s more natural to contract:
    • I’d like to see… instead of I would like…

Practice section (fill-in-the-blank)

The video includes fill-the-blank exercises and explains the correct choices.

Exercise 1

  • Prompt: “I ____ like to see the new Disney movie.”
  • Correct: I’d
  • Reason:
    • After like/love, use would (“I would like…”), contracted to I’d

Exercise 2

  • Prompt: “I ____ to visit my family.”
  • Options discussed include forms like I’m / I’d / I plan / I like, etc.
  • Correct: I plan
  • Reason:
    • plan uses plan to + verb
    • The example implies a diary/planned intention

Exercise 3

  • Prompt: “I ____ want to study algebra.”
  • Correct: I don’t
  • Reason:
    • The image shows the person strongly dislikes it
    • want is not continuous, so forms like “I’m want…” are not used

Negative rule recap from the practice

  • For like/hope/want/plan in negative form, the video uses patterns like:
    • I don’t want to…
    • I don’t plan to…
    • I wouldn’t like to… (for “like” specifically)

Speakers / sources featured (as stated or implied in the subtitles)

  • Sean (speaker in the example dialogue)
  • Greg (speaker in the example dialogue)
  • The video instructor/teacher (the person explaining the grammar; not named)

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