Describing problems with

Keep & Need

 Keep + gerund

We use keep + gerund to describe continuous problems or actions

that happen regularly.

 The smoke alarm keeps going off.

 The coffee maker keeps leaking.

 The oven keeps burning my food.

 It keeps raining.
 Need + gerund
noun
We use need + gerund to describe what needs to happen.

 The plants need watering.

 The dishes need washing.

 The coffee maker needs fixing.

 The walls need painting.

 Need + to + be + past participle
Passive infinitive

We use need + to + be + past participle to describe what needs to be done.

 The plants need to be watered.

 The dishes need to be washed.

 The coffee maker needs to be fixed.

 The walls need to be painted.

What needs to be done in this apartment? Write sentences about these
items using need with gerunds or passive infinitives.

1.- The walls (paint)

2.- The rug (clean)
3.- The windows (wash)
4.- The clothes (pick up)
5.- The lamp shade (replace)
6.- The wastebasket (empty)
7.- The ceiling fan (adjust)
8.- The plant (water)