1.Infinitive or ing?

Complete the sentences below with a suitable verb, using either the infinitive or the -ing form.
be buy come find get give hurt leave
like live meet play save see stay take
have
talk teach think walk want
win
1.Remember to buy............... some milk on your way home tonight.
1. I'm busy at the moment. Would you mind............................back later?
2. I'm sorry, Joe. I didn't mean ..............................your feelings.
3. When she was a child, her parents wouldn't allow her..................................in the street.
4. There must be something wrong with Simon. He keeps............................... he's been foloed by a
private detective.
5. As the'd received a bomb threat, the police ordered eveyone..............................the building.
6. What with inflation and everything, it's just not worth.............................nowadays.
7. I remember............................to be a pop star when I was a child.
8. Don't pretend...................................jazz. I know you hate it really.
9. 'Sara hasn't got a car. Would you mind..........................................her a lift?
10. I really enjoy going to parties and................................. new people.
11. Her parents were very strict and wouldn't allow her...............................out later than 10.30.
12. Parents usually warn their children against................................ to strangers.
13. I never go swimming because I dislike....................................my hair wet.
14. I agreed ...........................her English if she helped me with my Spanish.
15. It was a very tough match, but in the end England managed..............................by two goals to one.
16. He suggested...............................a taxi to the station.
17. The film star disguised herself to avoid.................................recognized.
18. Would you dare................................through a graveyard on your own at night?
19. She was very upset when she failed.............................work in Sydney.
20. He wasn't happy with his room so he demanded..............................the manager
Keys: coming, to hurt, to play, thinking, to leave, saving, wanting, to like, giving,meeting, talking getting
talking, to have, to teach, to win, taking, being, to walk, to find
Full or bare infinitive
2. Insert to where necessary before the infinitives in brackets.
1. He made me (do)................................ it all over again.
2. He will be able ( swim)............................... verysoon.
3. I used( live)................................. in a caravan.
4.You needn't (say).........................................anything. Just nod your head and he will (understand).
5.He made her ( repeat)....................................... the message.
6.They won't let us (leave).......................................... the Customs she until our luggage has been
examined.
7.How dare you (open)................................. myletters !
8.He didn't dare (argue).............................. with hisboss.
9.They refused (accept).................................. the bribe.
10.We were made (wait)................................. for hours
11.Visitors are asked (not feed)................................... the animals.
12.He should (know) how (use).................................the film projector,but if he doesn't you had better
(show)....................................... him.
13He was made (sign)......................................... a paper admitting his guilt.
12I heard the door (open)....................................... and saw a shadow (move)................................. across
the floor.
13He tried (make)............................... me (believe)............................................that he was my stepbrother.
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14. Ifelt the house (shake)................................with the explosion.

15.Before he let us( go)................................he made us (promise) (not tell)..............................................
anyone what we had seen.
3. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (gerund or infinitive).
1He hates (answer)..................................the phone, and very often just lets it (ring).....................................
2If you go on (let).......................................... your dog (chase).................................... cars she'll end by
(be) .............................runover.
3I prefer (drive).................................. to (be driven)......................................
4I advise you (start) (look)............................................ for a flat at once.
5Would you mind (lend)................................. me5? I forgot (cash).................................... a cheque.
6(Lie).................................... on this beach ismuch more pleasant than (sit)...................................... in the
office.
7 She likes her children (go)...................................... to the dentist every six months.
8By (neglect) (take) ..................................ordinary precautions he endangered the life of his crew.
9An instructor is coming (show)................................. us how (use)................................... the aqualung.
10I have no intention of (go).................................... to that film; I couldn't bear (see)..............................
my favourite actress in such a dreadful part.
11I suggest (telephone)................................ the hospital before (ask).................................. the police
(look) ..................................for him.
12After( hear)..................................... the conditions I decided (not enter)...................................... for
thecompetition.
13Some people seem (have)............................... a passion for (write)................................. to the
newspapers.
14He expects me (answer)................................... by return but I have no intention of (reply)....................
at all.
15I tried (explain)..................................to him but he refused ( listen)................................ and went
on( grumble)..........................................
16By (offer)...................................... enormous wages he is persuading men ( leave) ......................their
present jobs and ( work)........................................ for him.
17He postponed ( make)................................... a decision till it wa stoo late (do).................................
anything.
18 I magine (have) (get up)............................................. at five a.m. everyday!
19Try (forget)....................................... it;it isn't worth (worry)...................................... about.
20There is no point in (remain)........................................ in a dangerous place if you can't do anything
(help) .................................the people who have (stay).................................. there .
21The horse won't be well enough (run).................................... in tomorrow'srace. He doesn't seem (have
recovered).................................. from his long journey.
22At first I enjoyed (listen)...................................... to him but after a while I got tired of (hear)................
the same story again and again.
23It is usually easier (learn)...................................... a subject by (read) books than by (listen)..................
to lectures.
24I twouldn't be safe (start)...................................... down now;we'll have (wait)................................. till
themist clears.
25After( discuss)................................. the matter for an hour the committee adjourned without (have
reached) ..................................any decision.
26It' s not much use (have)....................................... a bicycle if you don't know how
(ride).......................... it.

5 Complete the sentences using a gerund construction.

1The public authorities shoul prohibit .....................................................................................
2.I strongly resent your..............................................................................................................
3. It would be unwise to defer..................................................................................................
4. Its no good........................................................you know how he detests...........................
5. If he mentions..........................................I wont be able to resist.......................................
6.Forgive my ......................................................., but dont you miss........................................
now that you are living in England.
7.Will the new job involve................................................................................................?
8. Why dont you stop.....................................................if you so dislike........................................?
6.Completethe sentences using an infinitive construction
1.The question is whether anyone will volunteer............................................................................
2.Surely you would never consent...............................................................................................
3. Our reporter has just telephoned to say that rescue teams will tomorrow endeavour...................
..........................................................................
4. Last year, miners in south Wales managed........................................next year they
aim............... ....................................................................................................................................................
5.You neednt bother...................................................Ive already arranged...............................
6.Its many years since I went to my home town. Im longing..................................................
7. I hesitated.............................................................., since I didnt know him very well.
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6.Rewrite the sentences, using the verbs in brackets in the gerung, participle or infinitive form. Note
where alternatives are possible..
1. If I catch (you, cheat) again, I shall make you (stay) in after
school ..(do) some extra work.
2. Its no use..(blame) him really. You know he had no choice but .. ........ (do) as he
was told.
3. She cant bear (be left) alone in the dark, .. (be) accustomed
as a child to (have) a light on all night.
4. He does nothing but .(complain) when he is asked
(do) anything that means (put) himself out.
5. The fire needs ....(make up). Would you mind...(attend) to it?..
6. Keats never became hardened to (have)...................................................his poetry unfavourable
reviewed by critics, and some people would go as far as (say)...........................................that this caused
him (die).................................................prematurely.
7. Surely you remember (lend)..................................................him the money? I hope , at least, that he
wont forget (pay) ..........................................you back, for he has a habit of (forget)....... things he doesnt
want (remember).
1. Gerund and Infinitive
After like it is sometimes possible to use either gerund or infinitive, but there tends to be a slight
difference in implication.
Like+gerund a. Usually means enjoy; b. Usually implies that the action is/was performed;
Eg. I like skating = I enjoy skating (and do skate).
Like+infnitive a. Has more the meaning of approve of, b. In the affirmative gives no indication as to
whether the action is performed or not and in the negative implies that it is not performed.
Eg. I didnt like saying it usually means I said it unwillingly, but I didnt like to say it usually means I
didnt say it(because it didnt seem right or sensible)

Put the vebs in brackets into gerund or infinitive

1.I used (ride)..............................a lot but I havent had a chance (do)..........................any
(come) ..................................here. I ride sometimes. Would you like (come) ................................with me
next time?
2. Most people prefer (spend) ................................money to (earn)....................................it.
3. I resented (be)................................unjustly accused and asked him (apologize)...........................
4.It isnt good for children (eat) ...............................to many sweets.
5.I didnt feel like (work)..................................so I suggested (spend)............................the day in the
garden.
6.Why do you keep (look) ......................................back?Are you afraid of (be).................. followed?
7.Do you remember (post).............................the letter? Yes, I remember quite clearly; I poste it in the
letter- box near my gate.
8.Did you remember (lock).........................the door? No, I didnt. Id better(go)........................ back and
(do)...............................it.
9.You still have a lot (learn).............................if youll forgive my (say)..............................so.
10.Its no use (try)(interrup).................................................him. Youll have (wait)...................... till he
stops (talk)..................................
11.Im for (do)............................nothing until the police arrive. They dont like you (move) anything
when a crime has been committed.
12.He didnt like (leave)...............................the children alone in the house but he had no alternativeas he
had (go) ........................................ out to work.
13. Why didnt you drink it? I didnt like (drink)..............................it as I didnt know what it was.
14. Im very sorry for (be)...............................late. It was good of you (wait) .......................for me
15.I keep (try)...............................(make).................................mayonnaise but I never succeed. Try
(add).....................................the yolk of a hard boiled egg.
16.Do you feel like (go)..................................to a film or would you rather (stay).......................... at
home?
17.She told me (look).............................................through her correspondence and (take)..............
out any letters that you had written her. I didnt like (look)......................................through someones
letters but I had (do).....................................as she did.
18. He took to (get up)...............................early and (walk)....................................noisely about the house.
19. The car began (make)...............................an extraordinary noise so I stopped (see)................... what it
was.
20. Youll never regret (do).......................................a kind action.
21. He decided (put)..............................broken glass on top of his wall (prevent)...................... boys
(climb) ......................................over it.
22. He annoyed me very much by (take) ....................................the piece of cake that I was keeping
(eat).............................after my supper.
23.He kept (ring).................................up and (ask)................................for an explanation and she didnt
know what (do).....................................about him.
24.We got tired of (wait)....................................for the weather (clear)....................................and finally
decided (set) .................................out in the rain.
25. He made me (repeat)..................................his instructions (make).............................sure that I
understood what I was (do).......................................after he had gone.
26.I suggest (leave).....................................the car here and (send).............................. a breakdown van
(tow).......................... it to the garage.
27. She apologized for (borrow)........................................my sewing-machine without (ask)..........
permission and promised never (do) it again.
28. I didnt mean (offend)...................................anyone but somehow I succeeded in (anoy)..........
them all.
29.She claimed (be able) (tell)............................................the future by (gaze)............................. into her
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crystal ball.
30. He never thinks of (get)..........................out of your way; he expects you (walk)................... .round
him.

Verbs followed by a noun +past participle

These verbs are followed by an object and a present participle or an infinitive without to. The verbs in
italics may also be followed by a clause introduced by that.
feel
notice
perceive
sense
hear
observe
see
watch
(Note:When followed by a that clause, several of these verbs suggest an intellectual awareness rather
than a physical perception).
These verbs arecommonly called verbs of perception. We can compare the use of the infinitve after
these verbs with the use of a simple verb form, and the present participle with a continuous form:
I saw him enter the shop. (I saw the whole action- he opened the door, went in and disappeared)
I saw him entering the shop. (This action was in progress when I saw him)
After these verbs in the passive, we use the infinitive with to or the present participle.
The man was seen to board a train at Euston.
The man was last seen boarding a train at Euston.
Complete the sentences using suitable constructions.
1. Did anyone see you............................................................................................................?
2. I hope your friend didnt hear you........................................................................................
3. A huge crowd watched the firemen.......................................................................................
4. We could feel the sun..............................................................................................................
5. Dont worry! said the doctor. Ill soon have you................................................................
6. You must have been very late last night . I didnt even hear you............................................
7.The pickpocket was observed....................................................................................................
8.High on the mountains, we could perceive three small figures..................................................
9.I searched the desk, and discovered the letter..............................................................................
10. The woman caught her husband...............................................................................................
11. Leave the car with me. Ill have it.............................................................................................
12. I was asked if I had noticed anyone............................................................................................?
Make and Let
These two verbs are followed by an object + infinitive without to
He made me do all the work again.
My neighbour let me borrow his car.
Complete the sentences, using an infinitive construction (without to)
1.Ive no wish to make him.......................................................................if he doesnt want to.
2. Its no good. The cars broken down and I cant make it..............................................................
3. My brother refuses to let problems................................................................................................
4. If you are not satisfied with the job, you shold make the workman..............................................
5. Do you think its wise to let your children..................................................................................?
6. Since the car was being driven erratically, the police madethe driver.........................................
7.We shouldnt let one small setback...........................................................................................
Answer the questions using a passive construction with make.
When you were a child , what were you made to do?
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1.just before going to bed?........................................................................................................

2.as soon as you got up in the morning?....................................................................................
3.before you ate your meals? ...................................................................................................
4.if you were rude to someone? .................................................................................................
5.when you were given presents?.................................................................................................
6.if your room was untidy? ..........................................................................................................
7.if your work at schoolwas bad?...................................................................................................