GERUND -
INFINITIVE
a. Fill in the blanks.
Write the MAIN verb in the past tense. Use Gerund or Infinitive.
Fred and Tom had very different
personalities. Liz (like/get up) ..1....................................... early in the morning. Fred always (look forward to/sleep) ..2.......................................late. During the day, Liz (enjoy/go)
..3.......................................shopping, but Fred never (feel
like/do) ..4....................................... that. He just (want/read)
..5....................................... . In the evenings, Fred (love/go
out) ..6....................................... dancing. Liz (can’t
stand/be) ..7....................................... in noisy clubs. When she (agree/go)
..8......................................., she (insist on/come)
.9........................................ home early.
When Fred and Liz got older, they (begin/change) ..10........................................ Fred only (think
about/sit) ..11.......................................home in front of the TV. But Liz (become interested in/go) ..12................................. to dances. What will
they be like in another ten years?
Example: Don’t
forget ..sending............. (send)
your sister a birthday card.
1.
Do
you want ................... (come) with us to the cinema.
2.
Have
you finished ...................(read) the newspaper.
3.
They’ve
decided ................... (leave) the city.
4.
We
love ................... (go) to the theatre.
5.
We’d
love ...................(see)
Shakespeare’s Hamlet next week.
6.
She’s
tried ...................(stop) smoking
,but she can’t.
7.
He
promised ................... (love) her forever.
8.
It’s
stopped ................... (rain). Let’s go for a walk.
9.
I
started ................... (learn) English nine months ago.
Example: He likes ________________ He likes swimming.
She
prefers ________________ She
prefers drinking tea.
1. He denied_________________________________________________
2. When the teacher came in, the students stopped________________
3. He can't stand_______________________
4. I suggested__________________________
5. I prevented them from________________
6. Imagine_____________________________
7. He gave up__________________________
8. He is interested in____________________
9. She keeps___________________________
10. You'd better avoid___________________
11. He is considering____________________
12. I dislike____________________________
13. My father hates_____________________
14. He prefers_________________________
15. I finished__________________________
16. That house needs___________________
17. I remember________________________
18. He is afraid of______________________
19. We are looking forward to_____________
20. Would you mind _____________________?
21. He enjoys___________________________
22. It is no use__________________________
23. It is no good_________________________
d.
Rewrite the following sentences using gerund or infinitive (with or without to)
forms of the verbs in brackets: i.e. do,
to do or doing.
Example:
He is interested in (play)__________ football. - He is interested in playing football.
He wants (be) __________ a teacher. - He wants to be a teacher.
1. I used (drink)__________ milk every day when I was a child.
2. I am used to (stay up) __________ late.
3. The manager would like (speak) __________ to you.
4. The teacher doesn't permit (speak) __________ Turkish during the
English lessons.
5. I remember (go) __________ to primary school with my
grandfather.
6. He began (paint) __________ the walls at seven and worked till
twelve.
7. The policeman caught the man (steal) __________.
8. They made us (wait) __________ for an hour.
9. I heard them (talk) __________ about you.
10. The boss wants you (come) __________ on time.
11. Would you mind (wait) __________ for a few minutes?
12. She enjoys (read) __________ English books.
13. My father didn't let me (go) __________ to the football match.
14. You ought (study) __________ hard.
15. You'd better (see) __________ a doctor.
16. They decided (hold) __________ the meeting next week.
17. I hope you won't forget (give) __________ this book to your
father.
18. He went on (speak) __________ although nobody was paying
attention.
19. Why do you keep on (make) __________ the same mistakes?
20. I found him (lie) __________ on his bed.
21. I'd rather (go) __________ out than (stay) __________ at home.
22. The boss got me (work) __________ late last night.
23. He insisted on (come) __________ with us.
24. He advised me (see) __________ a doctor.
e. Chose the infinitive or the -ing form.
1. I’m very bad at to play/playing the piano.
2. Would you like to go/going horse riding with
me?
3. Do you like to climb/climbing?
4. I hope I hope to learn/learning to play
badminton next winter.
5. To fish / Fishing helps me to relax.
6. Thank you for to take / taking me windsurfing.
7. You can’t expect to be / being good at a sport the very first time you try
it.
8. Could you teach me how to play / playing chess ?
9. She really loves to collect / collecting stamps.
10. I can’t live without to listen / listening to music.
11. To parachute / Parachuting can be quite
dengerous if you don’t know what you are doing.
Choose the
correct verb form
13. To speak / speaking when your mounth is full is not considered
very polite.
14. I’d like to have / having more free time than I do have.
15. I enjoy to play / playing tennis, but I really
can’t get excited about tp run / running.
16. To work / Working for too long on a computer can give you bad headaches.
17. They are not reall old enough to go out /
going out on their own.
18. Her doctor has told her to stop / stopping /
stopping smoking.
19. We try to eat / eating good
quality food at home, but I think the children eat a lot of sweets and junk food when
they’re out.
20. I think to drink / drinking too much is his biggest problem.
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1.
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I’d like to come (come) to the swimming pool, but I
can’t swim
(swim).
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2.
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Jane’s decided .............. (see) anything. It’ so dark.
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3.
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Jane’s decided............... (give) her husband a ring for
christmas.
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4.
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Let’s ................(go)
to Rome for our holiday.
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5.
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Shall I..............(ring) the travel agent?
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6.
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We’d love..........(meet) your wife.
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7.
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Could you ..............(tell) me the time, please?
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8.
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Veronica couldn’t
............(come) to the party because she promised...................(visit)
her aunt.
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9.
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John forgot ...................(turn) off the lights when he
went to bed.
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10.
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I couldn’t....................(ride) a bike until I was
eight,but I learnt................(swim) when I was three.
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11.
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Can you ..................(help) me? I’d
like.................... (buy ) a new stereo.
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12.
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I don’t want............... (stay) at home
tonight.Let’s................(go) to the pub.
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13.
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I’ll................(see) you tomorrow!
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14.
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I haven’t got anything (to
eat / eat).
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15.
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Why don’t you (to take /
take) a holiday?
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16.
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I would like (to go /
go) out tonight.
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17.
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A : “That’s the doorbell.” B : “I’ll (to go / go).”
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18.
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Can you (to lend / lend)
me some money?
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19.
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That dress makes her (to
look / look) funny.
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20.
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I hope (to see / see) you
again soon.
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21.
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Shall I (carry / to
carry) that bag for you?
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22.
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What time do you have to (start
/ to start) work in the mornings?
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23.
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It’s nice (to see / see)
you again.
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24.
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Fancy (meeting / to meet) here! What a surprise!
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21.
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I try to avoid
to work / working overtime.
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22.
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Would you agree
to work / working at the weekend once a month if you could have days off
during the week?
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23.
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My brother has
asked to have / having a year’s unpaidleave to work on a personel project.
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24.
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Shelagh
dislikes to have / having to work until 7.30 every day.
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25.
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I don’t know
any body who enjoys to fill in / filling in forms.
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26.
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I have just
begun to understand / understanding how this organistion really works.
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27.
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Some days I
feel like to walk / walking out of my office and never to come / coming back.
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28.
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Have you ecided
to accept / accepting the new job ?
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29.
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Excuse me a
minute - I think I’ve forgotten to turn off / turning off my computer.
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30.
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Bill, my
policeman friend, says he never has enough time to finish to do / doing his
paperwork.
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31.
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I can’t imagine
to work / working at home - I don’t think I’d have the discipline.
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32.
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I happened to
overhear / overhearing you - I think you’ll work faster if you assemble th
eparts this way.
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33.
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Do you mind to
be / being away from your family on business trips so much ?
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34.
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Have you ever
learnt to operate / operating a telex machine ?
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35.
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Mr Levin won’t
be in this week - I suggest to get / getting Ms richards to do some of his
work while he is away.
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36.
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I can’t help to
wonder / wondering who hired that man.
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37.
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Did you manage
to find out / finding out who was behind the decision?
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38.
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She seems to
like / liking the added responsibilityher new jobgives her.
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Choose the infinitive or the -ing form.
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39.
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My watch has
stopped to work / working.
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40.
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I would like to
buy / buying a better computer.
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41.
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I very much
enjoy to take / taking photos of animals.
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42.
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Do you like to
watch / watching sport on TV ?
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43.
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I must ask
Harry to mend / mending to CD player.
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44.
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We hope to get
/ getting a new car soon.
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45.
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I don’t want to
telephone / telephoning Judy - will you do it ?
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46.
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Our dishwasher
keeps to flood / flooding.
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47.
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Thanks very
much for to mend / mending my bicycle.
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48.
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Don’t forget to
put / putting some oil in the car.
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49.
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I can’t stand
to watch / watching advertisements on TV.
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50.
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We have to take
/ taking the mixer back to the shop - it doesn’t work.
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Verb Patterns.
For Questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.
1. It's really important that you pay the bill today.
REMEMBER
You must ................................................ the bill today.
2. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner's class.
SUGGEST
I .................................................... the beginners class.
3. Meeting John in town was really surprising.
EXPECT
I ..................................................... John in town.
4. In the future she became a successful business woman.
WENT
She ................................................... a successful business woman.
5. I'll help you with your homework.
MIND
I ...................................................... you with your homework.
6. I hated driving on the left at first but now it's OK.
USED
I ....................................................... on the left now.
7. Don't bother to apply for the job.
POINT
There ......................................................... for the job.
8. Were you successful in passing the exam?
MANAGE
Did ............................................................ the exam?
