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CBE 1.09 | It’s tea time - Britain’s favourite drink and gerund and infinitive forms

Learn English with Coffee Break English

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How to Use the Gerund in English

Portuguese priests and merchants brought tea from East Asia to Europe in the 16th century. Most British people need to have a cup of tea as soon as they wake up in the morning. After the verb need, we always use this infinitive form of the verb to have. There isn't actually a rule for if we use the gerund or the infinitive after them. Coffee Break English is here to help you get more experience of English with interesting texts.

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