Put the verbs in the –ing form or infinitive.
1. I like __________ to music. (listen)
2. _________ yoga is good for your health. (do)
3. We’ve decided __________ to the party. (not go)
4. We won’t take the car. It’s impossible _______ . (park)
5. I’m not very good at ________ maps. (read)
6. You can borrow the car if you promise _________ slowly. (drive)
7. Have you finished __________ your homework? (do)
8. I don’t mind __________ but I hate _______ . (cook; wash up)
6. Gerund or infinitive: match the sentence halves:
1. I don’t mind 5. He’s afraid of
2. He forgot 6. It’s difficult
3. She would love 7. Why don’t you try
4. I can’t afford 8. Being self-employed
a. applying to smaller companies?
b. can be hard work.
c. to tell the company he was getting married.
d. getting sacked.
e. to get a good job as soon as you finish university.
f. travelling a lot for my work.
g. to have more responsibility.
h. to accept a lower salary.
Circle the correct answer.
1. I really enjoy learning/to learn new skills.
2. She regrets not going/not to go to university.
3. We find it easy training/ to train new employees.
4. I can’t remember sending in/to send in the application form.
5. He’s going to practice being/to be interviewed.
6. Did the company promise giving/to give you a permanent contract?
7. She’s not very good at typing/to type.
8. Don’t forget including/to include a letter with your CV.
8. Complete the sentences with work, to work or working.
I regret not working harder when I was at school.
1. I spent all weekend ______ on the computer.
2. I’ve decided ________ abroad next year.
3. You must ______ harder if you want to get promoted.
4. My boss often makes me _______ late.
5. He isn’t very good at _______ in a team.
6. I don’t mind _______ on Saturday if I can have a day off during the week.
7. He’s gone to the UK _______ in his uncle’s shop.
8. _______ with members of your family can be quite difficult.
9. My husband promised not ________ on my birthday.
10. I used _______ in a restaurant when I was a student.
9. Open the brackets and use the Complex Object.
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He expected (they, arrive) at 5. — He expected them to arrive at 5.
1. Do you want (they, stay) at the hotel or with us? 2. I'd like (the professor, look through) my report. 3. Do you want (I, show) you the sights of the city? 4. We expect (he, arrange) everything by the time we come. 5.1 want (she, tell) me the news in brief. 6. He expected (the meeting, hold) in the Red Room. 7.1 would like (they, fix) an appointment for me for Tuesday. 8. We want (she, introduce) us to the president. 9.1 don't want (they, be late) for dinner. 10. He expected (she, invite) to the party by the Smiths. 11. I'd like (the dress, buy) by Saturday. 12.1 don't want (she, treat) like Alice. 13. We considered (he, be) an honest person. 14.1 don't like (she, prevent) me from doing it. 15.1 suspect (he, help) by her.
Combine the sentences using the Complex Object.
I did not see him. He entered the house. — I did not see him enter the house. I saw him. He was entering the house. — I saw him entering the house.
1. They did not notice us. We passed by. 2. He heard her. She was playing the piano. 3. He saw her. She burst into tears. 4.1 felt her hand. It was shaking. 5. He hasn't heard us. We called his name. 6. They haven't seen the accident. It occurred at the corner. 7.1 heard them. They were arguing. 8. She heard the footsteps. They were dying away. 9. She felt something. It was crawling around the neck. 10. We many times heard him. He told this story. 11. She noticed the expression of his face. It changed suddenly. 12.1 heard somebody. He mentioned my name. 13.1 felt something hard. It hurt my leg.
Translate into Russian. Pay attention to the Complex Subject.
1. He is said to know all about it. 2. He was said to have known the whole truth about it. 3. Juri Gagarin is known to be the first man in the world to travel into space on the 12th of April, 1961. 4. He supposed to be a very good film actor. 5. He is believed to be innocent of the crime. 6. Innocent people were announced to have been murdered by terrorism. 7. The terrorist was announced to have been killed by his own bomb. 8. The exhibition of the 19 century French painting is expected to open by the end of next week. 9. Monet's painting is reported to be on exhibition until the end of the month. 10. The President of Russia was reported to speak to the nation on television tonight.
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12. Choose from the pairs of adjectives to complete the sentences:
Interested / interesting; embarrassed / embarrassing; frightened / frightening; bored / boring; frightened / frightening; frustrated / frustrating; tired / tiring
1. The match was ______. There weren’t any goals.
2. Studying for five hours a day is really ________.
3. I fell over in the restaurant. I was so ________!
4. It rained every day on my holiday. I couldn’t do anything and was really _______.
5. We were really ________ when we saw the lion so close.
6. My mobile rang in the middle of the film; it was so ________! Everyone in the cinema looked at me.
7. I’m too ________ to spend a night alone in this house.
8. I’m very _______ I spent all day sightseeing and shopping in London.
9. Are you __________ in foreign films?
10. He felt ___________ because he couldn’t speak the language.
11. I can’t go by plane – I’m _______ of flying.
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