Lesson XIII: TO-AF

A.3. TO-AF in the Receiving Block Position - Negative Statements Previous pattern: Mary CAN’T SPEAK English. New pattern: S Action Block Receiving Block … Negative-AF Positive-TO-AF O Mary DOESN’T PLAN to speak Spanish. She CAN’T LEARN to speak Spanish. She ISN’T TRYING to speak Spanish. John plans NOT TO SPEAK Spanish. He can learn NOT TO SPEAK Spanish. He is trying NOT TO SPEAK Spanish. … Positive-AF Negative-TO-AF … Exercise: A.3.1. Practice Negative-AF in the Action Block Position Listen to the statements about John. Produce corresponding negative statements about Mary with a negative action form in the action block position. For example: John tries to write . MARY DOESN'T TRY TO WRITE . John is trying to write . MARY ISN'T TRYING TO WRITE . John tried to write . MARY DIDN'T TRY TO WRITE . John might write . MARY MIGHT NOT WRITE . John should try to write . MARY SHOULDN'T TRY TO WRITE . 1. John expects to write. 13. John would like to go. 2. John must write. 14. John decided to go. 3. John needs to write. 15. John should go. 4. John plans to write. 16. John planned to go. 5. John planned to write. 17. John is planning to do it. 6. John should write. 18. John should learn to write. 7. John wants to write. 19. John is going to promise to go. 8. John wanted to write. 20. John likes to study. 9. John expected to write. 21. John intends to go. 10. John can write. 22. John intended to go. 11. John can learn to write. 23. John must learn to write. 12. John must try to write. 24. John will learn to speak Japanese.