To open 1 G 2 I 3 D 4 H 5 E 6 A 7 C 8 J 9 F 10 B
There are a number of common verbs and expressions that are usually followed by
The infinitive , the -ing form of the verb or both of them.
I Put the verbs in the box in the right column
| enjoy try give up decide miss begin stop mind feel like arrange fail dislike would like forget start refuse avoid agree remember manage admit expect plan like regret |
| Infinitive | Gerund | Infinitive or Gerund |
| ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ ______________________________ | ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ | ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ ______________________ |
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II Underline the correct alternative .
1. I can’t help playing/to play this computer game. It’s so interesting.
2. The authorities have decided opening / to open a new museum in this part of the town.
3. The shop refused to give/ giving us our money back.
4. Sam avoided to speak/speaking to them about that matter.
5. He kept to pay/paying a lot of money for new records.
6. We can’t wait seeing/to see that new performance.
7. The children enjoy to see/ seeing animals in their natural environment.
 8. All three athletes deny to take/taking the drug.
9. I remembered to go/going to the chemist’s for you. Here’s your medicine.
10. I didn’t feel like to go/going out last night, so I stayed at home. 10
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III Match the sentence halves.
| 1. What do you intend 2. Sam found the problem with the printer, but didn’t manage 3. John Frame can’t wait 4. Nick and his friends are mad at 5. Sarah is not interested in 6. Mr. Smith particularly enjoys 7. Have you arranged 8. The police accuse Ted Smith of 9. My elder brother expects 10. Jane White succeeded in | A finding jazz records from the 1950-s. B translating this difficult text. C to meet Mike and Patrick this evening? D to leave school and become a pop star. E listening to classical music. F to find a job soon. G to do about the problem? H windsurfing. I to fix it. J having robbed the house. 10 |
IV Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in capital letters.
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| 1. Ann eventually forgave him for__________________ her birthday. 2. Nick didn’t mind _______________ on the floor. 3. The children agreed _____________ part in the competition. 4. My mother can’t stand ______________ to very loud modern music. 5. How could Mr. Flow refuse____________ his own son? 6. He suggested ____________ the children to the Zoo. 7. We failed _______________ the experiment. 8. The students can’t wait _____________ out how they did in the test. 9. Couldn’t you have managed __________ something nice about the meal? 10. In winter I miss ___________ to go out for long walks in the evening. | FORGET SIT TAKE LISTEN HELP TAKE FINISH FIND SAY BE ABLE |
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V Tick the sentences that are correct. Rewrite the incorrect sentences using the infinitive or the –ing form of the verb .
| 1. Tom had to brake hard to avoid to hit the animal.______ ____________________________________ 2. I don’t mind staying in if there’s nowhere interesting to go. __________________________________ 3. Don’t making a decision until we know all the facts.________________________________________ 4. It was cold and wet in the countryside, so we decided going home.____________________________ 5. Ann still remembers meeting her favourite actor.___________________________________________ 6. Mr. Poor can’t afford to buy a new car.___________________________________________________ 7. They haven’t got any money, so it’s not worth to go into the shops.____________________________ 8. To ride a bicycle is a good way to keep fit._________________________________________________ 9. Adam can’t stand to hear people shouting at each other._____________________________________ 10. Please remember bringing your essay to class next week.___________________________________ 11. Kate really regrets not studying hard for her exams. She might have passed the exams. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 12. There was a lot of traffic but we managed getting to the airport in time. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 13. Our English teacher stopped talking to John’s father when she saw him walking towards her. _______________________________________________________________________________________ 14. Many young people enjoy to chat on-line with their friends.__________________________________ 15. Tony doesn’t know if he’s capable of set up his own website. ______________________________________________________________________________________ 15 |
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Exercise I
Infinitive: decide, arrange, fail, would like, refuse, agree, manage, expect, plan
Gerund: enjoy, give up, miss, mind, feel like, dislike, avoid, admit
Infinitive and gerund: begin, like, start, forget, remember, stop, regret, try
Exercise II Exercise III
Playing
to open 1 G 2 I 3 D 4 H 5 E 6 A 7 C 8 J 9 F 10 B
To give
Speaking
Paying
To see
Seeing
Taking
To go
Going
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