Exercise on English Grammar

Difficulties with Verbal Constructions

PART 1 Underline the correct form of the verb in the
following sentences.
Example He enjos !swimming" to swim" swim# in
the sea$
1 %f ou cannot re&air the car ourself" ou will ha'e
to get someone !(oing)to (o)(o# it for ou$
* % ho&e !gra(uating)to gra(uate)gra(uate# next ear$
+ The (eci(e( !going)to go)go# to ,ang-o- for
their honemoon$
. The teacher ma(e us !finishing)to finish)finish# the
wor- in class$
/ The two of them a'oi(e( !(iscussing)to
(iscuss)(iscuss# the &roject$
0 % woul( li-e !'isiting)to 'isit)'isit# m sister in
1inga&ore$
2 3 frien( remin(e( me !renewing)renew)to
renew# m ra(io licence$
4 The sto&&e( !tal-ing)to tal-)tal-# about the future
since the alwas en(e( in an argument$
5 %t is getting rather late now$ 1omehow % (o not
thin- the will !coming)come)to come#$
16 His (octor has forbi((en him !eating)eat)to7 eat#
high cholesterol foo($
11 3 &arents alwas encourage( me
!stu(ing)stu()to stu(# har( when % was at
school$
1* The ho&e !hel&ing)to hel&)hel&# them mo'e
house$
1+ After the ha( finishe( !&laing )&la )to &la#
s8uash" the showere( an( went home$
1. The authorities (o not allow !swimming)to
swim)swim# in the sea near the lighthouse$
1/ % regret !informing)to inform )inform# ou that ou
ha'e not been gi'en the job$
10 % want ou !becoming)to become)become# m
&artner for this assignment$
12 The &ilot let the little bo !sitting)to sit)sit# in the
cabin of the 2.2$
14 After the acci(ent he coul( not e'en remember
!see)to see) seeing# the other car$
15 Ali waite( the whole wee- for the (urians !fall
)falling )to fall#" but it was a long wait$
*6 The su((en thun(erstorm ma(e us !changing)to
change) change# our &lans for to(a$
PART * Read the following passage carefully and then
complete it by underlining the correct verbal in brackets.
3 &arents ha'e alwas em&hasi9e( the
im&ortance of getting a goo( e(ucation$ 1ince the (a %
starte( school the ha'e alwas tol( me !1 stu(
)stu(ing )to stu(# har($ The ha'e alwas ho&e( that
one (a % woul( !* succee()succee(ing)to succee(# in
getting into college or uni'ersit$ %t was not until 8uite
recentl" howe'er" that % wante( !+ further )to further
)furthering# m stu(ies$ As a teenager" % alwas
a'oi(e( !. (iscussing)to (iscuss) (iscuss# the subject
of m e(ucation with m &arents$ %n a wa % regret not
!/ tal-ing)to tal-)tal-# to them about it because % -now
now that the woul( ha'e un(erstoo( m misgi'ings
on the matter$ Anwa" that is all in the &ast now$
There are three main reasons wh % wish !0
continue)continuing)to continue# m stu(ies at
uni'ersit$
:irstl" % belie'e that a uni'ersit e(ucation
will enable me !2 getting)to get)get# a goo( job later
on$ % am con'ince( that with a goo( 8ualification % can
!4 ha'e)to ha'e)ha'ing# a far greater choice of career
an( antici&ate !5 fin(ing)to fin()fin(# a reall
satisfing an( well;&ai( job$
1econ(l" % feel that s&en(ing three more
ears !16 stu(ing)to stu( )stu(# without the
&ressure of ha'ing to earn a li'ing" will gi'e me &eace
of min($ % woul( li-e !11 stu()to stu()stu(ing# a
subject in (e&th an( become -nowle(geable in m
gi'en fiel($ Also life at college lets us !1*
(e'elo&)to (e'elo&)(e'elo&ing# as in(i'i(uals
since there are man social an( s&orting acti'ities
we can get in'ol'e( in$
:inall" when % !1+ com&leting)to
com&lete)com&lete# the (egree % will be able to
start re&aing the tremen(ous (ebt % owe m
&arents$ The ha'e alwas struggle( !1.
bringing)to bring) bring# me u& well an( often ha(
to &ut themsel'es in secon( &lace$ <hen % get m
(egree it will ma-e them !1/ reali9e)to
reali9e)reali9ing# that % too ha'e struggle( a little
in life to &lease them$ 1o" here % am$ % ha'e ma(e
m (ecision an( % am going all out to achie'e m
goals$ <ish me luc-=