Gerund/Infinitive A. Put The Verbs in Brackets Into The Correct Form: Gerund or Infinitive

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GERUND/INFINITIVE

A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: gerund or infinitive.

1. Try to avoid ........................................ (make) her anxious.

2. I suggest ................................................. (give) another lecture next week.

3. Did you agree .......................................... (give) up your rights?

4. I can't help ................................................ (laugh) at my students' silly mistakes.

5.Could someone help me .................................. (move) this sofa?

6. These trousers need ........................................ (iron) but you don't


need ............................................ (do) it now.

7. He advised me ................................................... (leave) at once.

8. I don't feel like ............................................... (go) to that party. It'll be too boring.

9. Would you mind ............................................. (take) your gun away from my back?

10. He decided ........................................... (disguise) himself by ................................. (wear)


funny clothes.

11. There is no point in ....................................... (try) ...................................... (persuade) me.

B. Use an infinitive or -ing form to complete the following sentences.

1. It's useless. You'd better ..................................... (try) something else.

2. It's no use .......................................... (have) a car when you tend ....................................


(be) nervous about ........................................... (drive) in traffic.

3. The children always prevent me from .................................. (read) the newspaper.

4. We found the boy ....................................... (sit) on the pavement ........................... (cry)


bitterly.

5. We tried ........................................... (put) the fire out but in the end we had to call the fire
brigade.

6. Can anyone help me ..................................... (paint) my bedroom?

7. I don't like people ........................................ (shout) at me.

8. Do you know how ................................................... (pronounce) this word?

9. Ann promised .................................................. (study) when her father came.


C. Complete the sentences using the words in bold. Use two to five words.

1. Jack's teacher made him learn the poem by heart. was

Jack .............................................................................. the poem by heart.

2. "No, I didn't read your diary," he said to her. denied

He ............................................................................................. her diary.

3. Why pay so much for a ring which is not gold? worth

It ........................................................................................... so much for a ring which is not


gold.

4. We heard him ask the manager for some time off. was

He ..................................................................................... the manager for some time off.

5. My parents don't let me watch thrillers. allowed

I .................................................................................................. thrillers.

6. Can you please close the window? It's cold in here. mind

Would ............................................................................................ the window?

7. That puzzle was difficult for me to solve. difficulty

I .......................................................................................... that puzzle.

8. This cocoa is so hot that I can't drink it. too

This cocoa is ............................................................................... drink.

9. They don't let people eat in the library. allowed

People ....................................................................................... in the library.

10. Why travel so far to go shopping? worth

It ................................................................................... so far to go shopping.

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