1 Use the verbs in brackets to fill
the gaps.
| 1 | We arranged _____________ under the station clock at half nine. ( to meet ) |
| 2 | I always try to avoid _____________ him whenever I can. ( to see ) |
| 3 | I long _____________ in Scotland again. ( to be ) |
| 4 | My Mum demanded _____________ the manager. ( to see ) |
| 5 | My brother denied _____________ my chocolate mousse. Maybe his hamster ate it. ( to eat ) |
| 6 | I tried _____________ but I just couldn't. ( to understand ) |
| 7 | In the end I gave up _____________ to persuade her. ( to try ) |
| 8 | Charlie was pretending _____________ a chicken. ( to be ) |
| 9 | They chose _____________ in a cheap hotel but spend more money on meals. ( to stay ) |
| 10 | We like Galicia so much that we keep _____________ back there. ( to go ) |
| 11 | He deserves _____________ severely punished. ( to be ) |
| 12 | When we visit my aunt, they expect me _____________ on my best behaviour. ( to be ) |
| 13 | I didn't mean _____________ her feelings. I'm really sorry. ( to hurt ) |
| 14 | I always put off _____________ my homework until the last possible moment. ( to do ) |
| 15 | He goes on _____________ me the same thing over and over again. ( to tell ) |
| 16 | I can't stand _____________ in the queue at the baker's. ( to wait ) |
| 17 | The firemen managed _____________ the fire pretty quickly. ( to put out ) |
| 18 | I never risk _____________ through that part of town. ( to go ) |
| 19 | Clare offered _____________ me to the airport, which was very kind of her. ( to take ) |
| 20 | Dad threatened _____________ my pocket money if I didn't do my homework. ( to stop ) |
2 Check your answers and put the verbs in bold into the right columns. Translate the verbs.
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Gerund or Infinitive after the Verb Exercise 2 answers
| 1 | We arranged to meet under the station clock at half nine. ( to meet ) |
| 2 | I always try to avoid seeing him whenever I can. ( to see ) |
| 3 | I long to be in Scotland again. ( to be ) |
| 4 | My Mum demanded to see the manager. ( to see ) |
| 5 | My brother denied eating my chocolate mousse. Maybe his hamster ate it. ( to eat ) |
| 6 | I tried to understand but I just couldn't. ( to understand ) |
| 7 | In the end I gave up trying to persuade her. ( to try ) |
| 8 | Charlie was pretending to be a chicken. ( to be ) |
| 9 | They chose to stay in a cheap hotel but spend more money on meals. ( to stay ) |
| 10 | We like Galicia so much that we keep going back there. ( to go ) |
| 11 | He deserves to be severely punished. ( to be ) |
| 12 | When we visit my aunt, they expect me to be on my best behaviour. ( to be ) |
| 13 | I didn't mean to hurt her feelings. I'm really sorry. ( to hurt ) |
| 14 | I always put off doing my homework until the last possible moment. ( to do ) |
| 15 | He goes on telling me the same thing over and over again. ( to tell ) |
| 16 | I can't stand waiting in the queue at the baker's. ( to wait ) |
| 17 | The firemen managed to put out the fire pretty quickly. ( to put out ) |
| 18 | I never risk going through that part of town. ( to go ) |
| 19 | Clare offered to take me to the airport, which was very kind of her. ( to take ) |
| 20 | Dad threatened to stop my pocket money if I didn't do my homework. ( to stop ) |
2
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
