Verbs to use after RECOMMEND and SUGGEST

Each verb can be followed by:

a noun phrase

a that-clause

or a gerund

RECOMMEND and SUGGEST

1)    recommend + gerund

My doctor recommends eating fresh fruit every day.

 I suggest taking a walk after lunch.

2)    recommend + that + independent clause

We recommend that you buy your tickets early.

 Toni suggests that we hit the road by 6 in the morning.

 hen we use pronouns in the THAT clause, we always use the subject pronoun before the base verb. Usually, in American English, the base verb is used regardless of the subject of the that clause (even with he, she, or it): subjunctive.

She suggested that I go (went) to that store.

I suggested that she go  (went)to that store. Not, I suggested that she goes…

Jack recommended that he go (went) to that store. Not, I suggested that he goes…

The sofa? The decorator recommended that it go (went) in front of the window. Not, …recommended that it goes…

EXPLANATION 1: Spanish

EXPLANATION 2: English (with two videos)

P.S: it's not correct to use infinitive or SHOULD, no matter whether you see it in some webpages. They're typical error made by non native speakers (infinitive mistake) or even native people (SHOULD mistake)

What to use after SUGGEST

 

SUGGEST + GERUND (-ING) //THAT + PRESENT FORM // someone SHOULD DO something

TYPICAL ERRORS:

• We don’t use suggest + to-infinitive:

Henry wanted to tell everyone, but Dora suggested waiting until the news had been announced officially.

Not: Dora suggested to wait …

DISCUSS vs ARGUE

 

EXPLANATION 1

EXPLANATION 2

EXERCISE: write the correct word

AFTER vs THEN

 AFTER

""After" can be:

1. PREPOSITION: very common use. AFTER + NOUN (always!)

  We will meet after lunch

  I will go after you 

2. CONJUNCTION: AFTER + sentence

We can go to the beach after we have finished our homework

THEN

It's an adverb. It connects one sentence with the previous one.

They spent two hours working and then they went to the restaurant

If you wish to use AFTER you have to write AFTER THAT

They spent two hours working and after that they went to the restaurant

MIXED MODAL VERBS: HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T

 MIXED MODAL VERBS

Exercise 1 Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T
Exercise 2: Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T
Exercise 3: Choose  HAVE TO, DON'T HAVE TO, CAN, CAN'T, SHOULD, SHOULDN'T

HAD BETTER versus WOULD RATHER

EXPLANATION HAD BETTER+ QUIZ

EXPLANATION WOULD RATHER

QUIZ HAD BETTER vs WOULD RATHER

Reflexive pronouns and "each other"

 

EXPLANATION + QUIZ (British Council) 

QUIZ: Choose the correct reflexive pronoun (10 questions)

EXPLANATION + QUIZ: each other, one another (British Council)

EXPLANATION each other / one another (Cambridge Dictionary)

List of more exercises: agendaweb.org

CONDITIONALS: ZERO, FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS + MIXED CONDITIONALS + WISHES

 

Explanation 1 : Spanish

Explanation  2: short explanation + links to exercises

Explanation 3

EXERCISES:

Englishpage: lots of exercises on the three conditionals.

Englisch-hilfen: lots of exercises on the three conditionals.

MIXED CONDITIONALS

ADVANCED CONDITIONALS

WISHES: very good lesson plan on wishes (by Cristina Cabal)

I WISH I WERE vs I WISH I WAS

ALSO SEE CONDITIONAL CONNECTORS HERE