1. The gerund –ing forms used like nouns Some verbs and adjectives can be followed by –ing or to. So you can say: (1) An hour ago, it started raining. or it has started to rain (2) When I was 10, I started playing the violin. I started to play the violin.

2. Choose words from the boxes to complete the sentences. TimeVerbsNounsPlaces e.g. lunch eatnewspaperlibrary 1.8 o ’ clock playice creamkitchen 2. evening watchdinnersports centre 3. afternoon cookbasketballcoffee shop 4. noon drawpicturesitting room 5. morning readTVfriend ’ s house

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