Gerund and to+infinitive

  • She couldn't help falling in love with him.
  • I can't stand being stuck in traffic jams.
  • It's no use/good trying to escape.
  • It might be worth phoning the station to check the time of the train.
  • I look forward to hearing from you soon. (at the end of a letter)
  • When are you going to give up smoking?
  • She always puts off going to the dentist.
  • He kept on asking for money.
  • Can you sneeze without opening your mouth?
  • She is good at painting.
  • They're keen on windsurfing.
  • She avoided him by walking on the opposite side of the road.
  • We arrived in Madrid after driving all night.
  • My father decided against postponing his trip to Hungary.
  • One of his duties is attending meetings.
  • The hardest thing about learning English is understanding the gerund.
  • One of life's pleasures is having breakfast in bed.
  • There's no point in waiting.
  • In spite of missing the train, we arrived on time.
  • driving lesson, a swimming pool, bird-watching, train-spotting
  • We are looking forward to seeing you.
  • I am used to waiting for buses.
  • She didn't really take to studying English.

Moonbow

Quiet, can you hear it? It's as if a thousand voices suddenly cried out at once! And they cried out "FAAAKE PIXLZZZ!!!"

That's either clearly Photoshopped, or we've finally discovered the gateway to Oz. The interior of the rainbow is daytime, the exterior is night. You expect us to believe this fantasy bullshit? Well, you should probably start: While it may look like the pseudo-surrealist pap you'd find hanging in some naturopath dentist's office, this is a real photo of a real phenomenon. There are such things as rainbows in the middle of the night. If it looks like the sun's coming up in the middle of that rainbow, it's not -- that's just the long exposure augmenting background light.

But the effect isn't just long-exposure trickery. If the conditions are just right, you can see Moonbows with the naked eye, if you're paying attention to the sky opposite the moon. For once, the explanation is simple: Moonbows work exactly like rainbows and appear whenever bright moonlight refracts just so off of moisture in the air.

Student Council President

     Student Council is a organitzation which organize all of the student activity. The Student councils in Indonesia are officially formed by the government and is called OSIS (Organisasi Siswa Intra Sekolah). OSIS is present in both junior high school and high school. Every school year, each school admits 36 students who meets the members' qualifications to join OSIS while the president is voted by students of the school.
Student council is the Heart of student involvement. It's the most representative and powerful student organization because it works for all students. A good student council has student respect and support by opening its doors to all interested students, and by being aware of student needs and opinions.
     Cooperation is the key to getting things done. The council shouldn't be a rubber stamp for any group, but it should work with others to solve problems. And of course to decide a settlement, student council need a president.
     So, hello, I’m Dela Destiani Aji, I am running for student council president because I believe I can do all that things and I'm sure to make a change in the school. If you elect me for president I will help out the school by making sure we keep up with our part. I would like to add more socials. I would make this happen by scheduling about one social every month. I think I will make a good president because I believe I am trustworthy, responsible, active in the club and respectful. I think I could help make the council better by making it more organized then it already is, making the meetings less stressful for everyone. I will make sure that everything is always in order and I will have thorough knowledge of the constitution. I will also set a good example for the school and the council. I will make sure to bring positive energy to the meetings. I will listen to your suggestions and try to make them work any way possible that will help out the council. So, vote me for memorable school year.

If Clause


1. (1) I'll be happy if i have a tea factory
    (2) I'd be happy if i had a tea factory
    (3) I'd have been happy if i had had a tea factory
2. (1) I'll be happy if i can make my parents proud and happy 
    (2) I'd be happy if i made my parents proud and happy
    (3) I'd have been happy if i could have made my parents proud and happy
3. (1) I'll be happy if i have a private island
    (2) I'd be happy if i had a private island
    (3) I'd have been happy if i had had a private island
4. (1) I'll be happy if i can make people around me happy 
    (2) I'd be happy if i could make people around me happy
    (3) I'd have been happy if i could have made people around me happy
5. (1) I'll be happy if i can be a professional architect
    (2) I'd be happy if i could be a professional architect
    (3) I'd have been happy if i could have been a professional architect
6. (1) I'll be happy if i have no homework
    (2) I'd be happy if i had no homework
    (3) I'd have been happy if i had had no homework
7. (1) I'll be happy if i get 100 point on my physics exam 
    (2) I'd be happy if i got 100 point on my physics exam
    (3) I'd have been happy if i had got 100 point on my physics exam
8. (1) I'll be happy if i can travel arround the world with my whole family 
    (2) I'd be happy if i could travel arround the world with my whole family
    (3) I'd have been happy if i could have traveled around the world with my whole family
9. (1) I'll be happy if i can design my hometown with my own
    (2) I'd be happy if i could design my hometown with my own
    (3) I'd have been happy if i could have designed my hometown with my own
10. (1) I'll be happy if i become the richest and  the smartest person in the world 
      (2) I'd be happy if i became the richest and the smartest person in the world
      (3) I'd have been happy if i had became the richest and the smartest person in the world 
11. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will give some money for orphans
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would give some money for orphans
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have given some money for orphans 
12. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will go to KSA with my whole family
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would go to KSA with my whole family
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have gone to KSA with my whole family
13. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will rent a private island
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would rent a private island
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have rented a private island 
14. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will travel around the world
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would travel around the world
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have traveled around the world
15. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will buy the luxury car
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would buy the luxury car
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have bought the luxury car
16. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will use the money to start business
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would use the money to start business
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have used my to start business
17. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will build an architecture gallery
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would build an architecture gallery
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have built an architecture gallery
18. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will hire some hollywood artist on my birthday party 
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would hire some hollywood artist on my birthday party
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have hired some hollywood artist on my birthday party
19. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will buy the luxury house
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would buy the luxury house
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have bought the luxury house
20. (1) If i get one million dollars, i will save it to the bank 
      (2) If i got one million dollars, i would save it to the bank
      (3) If i had got one million dollars, i would have saved it to the bank