1. Make someone laugh.

Pay attention to this pattern:

make + noun + infinitive without to

It made me laugh.
Not: It made me to laugh.

Other verbs that follow this pattern are let and help.

Put the words in order to make sentences.

2. The -ing form.

Look at these sentences:

Someone was laughing. (-ing forms part of verb phrase)
Laughing is good for you. (-ing is the subject of the verb)
I couldn’t stop laughing. (-ing follows verbs like stop, start, like, enjoy, etc.)
The laughing policeman... (-ing pre-modifies a noun, like an adjective)
I heard someone laughing. (-ing follows a verb of perception, such as hear, see, etc., plus noun)
The person laughing is my boss. (-ing post-modifies the noun, like a relative clause)

Identify the use of -ing in the sentences below.

3. Verbs that take -ing.

Put these verbs into three groups:

• Verbs that take -ing (like finish)
• Verbs that take to + infinitive (like want)
• Verbs that can take -ing or to + infinitive, but maybe with a difference of meaning (like try)

4. Verbs that take -ing.

Choose the best answer to complete the sentences.

5. -ing as subject.

Match the two parts of the sentences.

6. Post-modifying nouns with -ing.

Look at the photo and complete the sentences with the correct names.

7. Post-modifying nouns with -ing.

The man who is wearing the green sweater is Ted.
The man wearing the green sweater is Ted.

Delete words in these sentences to make -ing post-modification. In some sentences it is not possible.

For example:

The man who is wearing the green sweater is Ted.
Who was the person you were talking to last night? (no deletion possible)

Select words to delete them.

8. Can you remember?

Write the verbs.