EVIDENCE_IPIII

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Verbs with both uses

Action verbs

Unit 1

unit 2

Not as

Would Prefer

Prefer

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Unit 1

Stative verbs

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Lesson 4: would rather

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Learning evidence 1Team #2

• Mom: Would you like to eat McDonald's?

Me: Mmm sounds delicious but no, I'd prefer Carl's Jr

• I'd prefer to stay at my home watching comedies than go to that party

Examples

Would Prefer

Use Would Prefer when talking about choices you are making at the moment / now.It is followed by an infinitive ( to + verb).As Prefer, this means general preferences.

Expressing preference with would rather

Would rather + verb phrase + than + verb phrase

We use would rather when we speak about a specific preference, for example:Dana would rather watch a sitcom than the news.We use the verb in base form and for questions we replace "than" with "or"Would You rather watch a soap opera or a Nature show?

We also have simple forms, if we already know what is being compared, we don't need to use the "than" clause. We just use would rather:He would rather watch the news.And also we can use the short form of would, wich is: She'd rather watch a reality show

Some verbs can be both, action verbs and stative verbs, depending on the meaning of the sentence.For examle: "Think" can denote someone's opinion (stative verb) or the internal process of considering something (action verb)... Stative: -Andrea thinks pizza is great. Active: -They're thinking about adopting a cat.

Verbs with both uses

• I prefer to watch reviews rather than the whole movie

• He prefers to sleep enough at night

• I prefer novels to fiction

• She told me she prefers performances to movies

Examples

Prefer to + verb (+ rather than + verb)

Prefer can be followed by an infinitive.You can use it with "prefer to" and "rather than "to compare two verbs phrases.

Examples

Prefer

Prefer + noun + to + noun

It is used to compare two nouns with "prefer".Comparing it with "would rather", "prefer" refers to general preferences.Can also be used with gerunds.

Examples:

This phrase means less + adjective + than , it's used as a comparative of two things.

Not as

Not as + adjective + as

• I'm not as tall as Erick.

• Alexa is not as intelligent as me :]
• Our school cafetería is not as good as Carl's Jr.

For example...

Action Verbs

• Many verbs are action verbs (also called a dynamic verb).

• These are verbs that describe the action thet the subject of a sentence is doing, like an action, moving, or changing.

• Action verbs differ from stative verbs, which describe a state og being

Near certainty

Strong possibility

possibility

• This romantic comedy was hilarious, the director must be very talented and funny.

• Now we can´t watch the new horror movie, the tickets are sold out.

• Her most recent project was anounced on spring, so it should be out on October.

• This movie is fantasy, it´s about dragons. The movie ought to be awesome.

• I´m not sure about wathcing that classification D movie, it could be scary and violent.

• Emma may not come to see the action movie with us, she didn´t confirm.

• The adaptation might be animated, because the orginal one was.

Examples:

might

may

could

ought to

should

must

can´t

50%

40%

30%

20%

60%

100%

They add meaning to the main verb. The modals of possibility say how sure you are about something.

Modals of possibility

• I don't think I can finish my STEM project , I don't understand anything.

• She forgets how many points she has in the game.

• I saw my voleyball teammates the past monday and we did a barbecue.

• He smelled some very unusual flowers and he couldn't explain their scent.
• I disagree with your opinion, please explain your argument better.

• agree

• understand

• disagree

• deny

• promise

• satisfy

• realise

• appear

• astonish

• please

• surprise

• concern

• know

• believe

• doubt

• think

• suppose

• recognise

• forget

• remember

• imagine

• mean

• impress

• love

• like

• dislike

• hate

• adore

• prefer

• care

• mind

• aprecciate

• want

• sound

• hear

• smell

• see

• look

• taste

• touch

• feel

• have

• own

• possess

• pack

• consist

• involve

• include

• contain

For example...

MENTAL STATE

EMOTION

SENSE

POSSESSION

List of stative verbs:

These type of verbs don't describe an action , movement or change, most of the time they are used in simple present rather than in present continous.they often refer to mental states, emotions, possessions or senses of the human body.

What are stative verbs?