Unit 50

work/working go/going do/doing

Grammar

Examples

Exercises

A. work / go / be etc. (infinitive)

We use the infinitive with will / can / must etc.:

Modal	Example	→ Unit
will	Ann will be here soon.	→ Units 28–29
shall	Shall I open the window?
might	I might phone you later.	→ Unit 30
may	May I sit here?
can	I can’t meet you tomorrow.	→ Unit 31
could	Could you pass the salt, please?
must	It’s late. I must go now.	→ Unit 32
should	You shouldn’t work so hard.	→ Unit 33
would	Would you like some coffee?	→ Unit 35

do / does (present simple)

Do you work?	→ Units 6–7
They don’t work very hard.
Tina doesn’t know many people.
How much does it cost?

did (past simple)

What time did the train leave?	→ Unit 12
We didn’t sleep well.

B. to work / to go / to be etc. (to + infinitive)

Structure	Example	→ Unit
(I’m) going to ...	I’m going to play tennis tomorrow.	→ Unit 27
	What are you going to do?
(I) have to ...	I have to go now.	→ Unit 34
	Everybody has to eat.
(I) want to ...	Do you want to go out?	→ Unit 51
	They don’t want to come with us.
(I) would like to ...	I’d like to talk to you.	→ Unit 35
	Would you like to go out?
(I) used to ...	Dave used to work in a factory.	→ Unit 25

C. working / going / playing etc.

am/is/are + -ing (present continuous)

Please be quiet. I’m working.	→ Units 3–4, 8, 26
Tom isn’t working today.
What time are you going out?

was/were + -ing (past continuous)

It was raining, so we didn’t go out.	→ Units 13–14
What were you doing when the phone rang?

Infinitive (work / go / be)

I will be here soon.
Can you help me?
I have to go now.
Do you want to go out?
I used to live in a small village.

to + Infinitive (to work / to go)

I’m going to play tennis.
I have to go to the bank.
Do you want to come?
I’d like to talk to you.
Dave used to work in a factory.

-ing Form (working / going)

I’m working.
Tom isn’t working today.
It was raining all morning.
What were you doing at 8 o’clock?

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50.1 Complete the sentences. Write: ... phone Paul or ... to phone Paul.

1. I'll .

2. I'm going .

3. Can you ?

4. Shall I ?

5. I'd like .

6. Do you have ?

7. You should .

8. I want .

9. I might .

10. You must .

50.2 Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. Sometimes you need the infinitive (work/go etc.) and sometimes you need -ing (working/going etc.).

do/doing

eat/eating

fly/flying

get/getting

go/going

listen/listening

sleep/sleeping

stay/staying

wait/waiting

watch/watching

wear/wearing

work/working

1. Please be quiet. I'm .

2. I feel tired today. I didn't very well last night.

3. What time do you usually up in the morning?

4. 'Where are you ?' 'To the bank.'

5. Did you television last night?

6. Look at that plane! It's very low.

7. You can turn off the radio. I'm not to it.

8. They didn't anything because they weren't hungry.

9. My friends were for me when I arrived.

10. 'Does Sharon always glasses?' 'No, only for reading.'

50.3 Put the verb in the correct form. Choose: the infinitive (work/go etc.) or to ... (to work / to go etc.) or -ing (working/going etc.)

1. Shall I open the window? (open)

2. It's late. I now. (go)

3. Ann isn't this week. She's on holiday. (work)

4. I'm tired. I don't anything. (do)

5. It might , so take an umbrella with you. (rain)

6. What time do you have tomorrow morning? (leave)

7. I'm afraid I can't you. (help)

8. My brother is a student. He's physics. (study)

9. Would you like on a trip round the world? (go)

10. When you saw Janet, what was she ? (wear)

11. When you go to London, where are you ? (stay)

12. I'm hungry. I must something to eat. (have)

13. 'Where's George?' 'He's a bath.' (have)

14. I used in a car but I sold it last year. (live)

15. He spoke very quietly. I couldn't him. (hear)

16. You don't look well. I don't think you should to work today. (go)

17. I don't know what he said. I wasn't to him. (listen)

18. I'm sorry I'm late. I had a phone call. (make)

19. I want what happened. You must me. (know / tell)

20. May I your phone? (use)