Friends will be friends

(gerunds and infinitives)

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Let’s get started
with a warm-up
 Discuss the questions.

➔ What do you enjoy doing with friends?

➔ What was the last thing you arranged to do with a friend?
➔ How would you suggest making new friends?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 1/10]

1) A friend invites you to a party, but you don’t fancy going.

Do you:

A. go anyway because that’s what friends do?

B. tell your friend how you feel and explain that you aren’t going?

C. pretend you have to finish working on a project so you can’t go?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 2/10]

2) Your friend decides to learn English and asks you for lessons. Do you:

A. arrange to have regular lessons a few times a week?

B. tell your friend about some books and websites they can use?

C. avoid teaching them if you can because you aren’t a teacher?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 3/10]

3) You promised to help a friend paint their room, but you feel tired. Do you:

A. go and help anyway because you promised?

B. say you would like to help another day instead?

C. make an excuse about why you can’t go?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 4/10]

4) Some friends suggest going away together next weekend, but you don’t want
to go because you have plans for a quiet weekend at home. Do you:

A. cancel your plans and go with your friends?

B. say why you don’t want to go and hope they don’t mind going without you?
C. ask if they can change the plans to a different weekend?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 5/10]

5) A friend who volunteers for a local environmental group asks you to help out on
Saturday mornings. You like relaxing on Saturday mornings. Do you:

A. say yes and help out every Saturday?

B. agree to help out one Saturday a month?
C. explain that you can’t help because you are busy on Saturdays?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 6/10]

6) Your friends want to go to an expensive restaurant for a meal. You are trying to
save money and can’t afford it. Do you:

A. go anyway and use some of your savings?

B. explain the situation and suggest going to a cheaper restaurant or having a
picnic?
C. make an excuse about why you can’t go?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 7/10]

7) A good friend moves to another city and you miss spending time with them. Do
you:

A. suggest meeting online once a week to hang out?

B. arrange to visit your friend when you have a free weekend?
C. make a new friend?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 8/10]

8) A friend always seems to be too busy to spend time with you. Do you:

A. ask them what the problem is and try to talk about it?
B. say you hope to see them soon and then forget about it?
C. forget about this friend because you hate being in this situation?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 9/10]

9) A new partner expects you to spend all your free time with them. Do you:

A. explain that you can’t because your friends are important to you?
B. suggest spending some time together and some time with your friends?
C. agree to spend less time with your friends because you are in love?

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Are you a good friend? Do the questionnaire to find out. Choose the best
options, A, B or C. [part 10/10]

10) You think you saw your friend’s partner at the cinema with someone else. Do
you:

A. do nothing because it’s possible you only imagined seeing their partner?
B. find the right moment to tell your friend?
C. call your friend immediately with the news?

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 Discuss the questions. Do you agree with the results? Why (not)?
Mostly As
Friends are important to you.
You try to protect your
friendships and keep things
positive. You sometimes
prefer to ignore friends’ bad
behaviour in order to keep
the peace.
Mostly Bs
Friends are important to you,
but you won’t allow your
friends to treat you badly.
Sometimes you are quick to
judge a friend, but you value
honesty in a relationship.
Mostly Cs
You need to work a bit on
your relationships with
friends. Think about how
you’d like your friends to
treat you and treat them the
same way!
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It’s grammar time!
Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. Look at the example:

● What do you enjoy doing with friends?

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. [part 1/7]

● What was the last thing you arranged to do with a friend?

● How would you suggest making new friends?
● A friend invites you to a party, but you don’t fancy going.

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an infinitive
with to. [part 2/7]

● Do you pretend you have to finish working on a project so you can’t go?
● Your friend decides to learn English and asks you for lessons.
● Do you avoid teaching them if you can because you aren’t a teacher?

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange decide

finish avoid

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. [part 3/7]

● You promised to help a friend paint their room, but you feel tired.
● Do you say you would like to help another day instead?
● You don’t want to go because you have plans for a quiet weekend at home.

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange decide promise

finish avoid would like want

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. [part 4/7]

● Do you say why you don’t want to go and hope they don’t mind going
without you?
● You like relaxing on Saturday mornings.
● Do you agree to help out one Saturday a month?

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange decide promise

finish avoid not mind would like want agree

like

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. [part 5/7]

● You are trying to save money and can’t afford to buy it.
● A good friend moves to another city and you miss spending time with them.
● A friend always seems to be too busy to spend time with you.

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange decide promise

finish avoid not mind would like want agree

like miss afford seem

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. [part 6/7]

● Do you say you hope to see them soon and then forget about it?
● Do you forget about this friend because you hate being in this situation?

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange decide promise

finish avoid not mind would like want agree

like miss hate afford seem hope

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Decide if the verbs in bold are followed by a gerund (+ing) or an
infinitive with to. [part 7/7]

● Do you do nothing because it’s possible you only imagined seeing their
partner?
● A new partner expects you to spend all your free time with them.

Verbs + gerund (+ing) Verbs + infinitive with to

enjoy suggest fancy arrange decide promise

finish avoid not mind would like want agree

like miss hate afford seem hope

imagine expect
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Now, we’ll put it into practice!
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

be choose go have help lend talk

travel

A. I can’t imagine …………………………………… no friends.

B. We arranged ………………………………….. on a trip next Saturday.
C. I hope …………………………………. a loyal friend.
D. I don’t mind …………………………………... to a friend any time.
E. I usually agree …………………………………... money to a friend.
F. I finished …………………………………... my friend with his homework.
G. I hate ………………………………... by bus in the city centre.
H. I always seem …………………………………... friends who are sporty.
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Let’s check your answers.

be choose go have help lend

talk travel

having
A. I can’t imagine …………………………………… no friends.
to go
B. We arranged ………………………………….. on a trip next Saturday.
to be
C. I hope …………………………………. a loyal friend.
talking
D. I don’t mind …………………………………... to a friend any time.
to lend
E. I usually agree …………………………………... money to a friend.
helping
F. I finished …………………………………... my friend with his homework.
travelling
G. I hate ………………………………... by bus in the city centre.
to choose
H. I always seem …………………………………... friends who are sporty.
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Finish the sentences so they are true for you.

● My best friend enjoys…

● The next time I go out with my friends I’d like…
● My friends don’t mind…
● When the weather is good my friends like…
● When I think of my friends, it’s easy to imagine…
● My best friend avoids…

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Let’s talk!
Work in groups of three. Click on the corresponding box and follow the
instructions.

Set A Set B Set C

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Thanks!