Exercise 1: Fill in the blank spaces with the gerund, infinitive with to or infinitive without to of the verb in brackets.
1. | John was surprised (get) |
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| Ann’s letter. | |||||||||
2. | Eve isn’t interested in (teach) |
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3. | The sea wasn’t warm enough (swim) |
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4. | Our teacher let us (talk) |
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| for the last ten minutes of the lesson. | |||||||
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5. | I enjoy (talk) |
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6. | I think you waste too much time (watch) |
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| television. | |||||||||||||
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7. | Matthew denied (steal) |
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| the money. | |||||||||
8. | I’d rather (read) |
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| a true story than a silly love story. | |||||||||||
9. | My father has finished (mend) |
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| the car. | |||||||||
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10. | Our teacher made me (answer) |
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| all the questions. |
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11. | It’s worth (go) |
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| to see that new film. |
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12. | Archie is too fat (climb) |
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| the tall tree. |
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13. | David refused (eat) |
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| all his potatoes. |
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14. | Jane decided (tell) |
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| George everything. |
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15. | We are looking forward to (read) |
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| your new book. |
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16. | Would you like (go) |
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| to Cindy’s house next Saturday? |
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17. | Would you mind (shut) |
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| the window? I hate (sit) | in a draught. | ||||||||||||||||||
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18. | I can’t bear (do) |
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| homework on Saturdays. |
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19. | It’s no use (take) |
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| the exam if you haven’t studied. |
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20. | If you can’t (remember) |
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| his number you’d better (look) |
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| it up. | |||||||||||||||
21. | Why do you keep (ask) |
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| me the same question over and over again? | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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22. | I wish you would consider (accept) |
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23. | Janet intends (fix) |
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24. | Will you help me (move) |
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| the bookcase? |
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Tham Khảo
mending
answer
going
to climb
to eat
to tell
to go
shutting
doing
taking
remember-look
asking
accepting
walking
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