Ex.I Circle the correct word or phrase.
1. I really don’t feel like going / to go out tonight. Do you?
2. Everyone expected his business failing /to fail within the first few month.
3. What would you like doing /to do this evening?
4. We discussed turning /to turn the attic into a spare bedroom with the
architect.
5. She wasn’t able speaking /to speak very clearly after her accident.
6. Do you mind moving /to move your car, please? You’re blocking the
road.
7. They’re going to postpone making / to make a decision until next month.
8. Are you planning of getting / to get a new DVD player?
9. Are you thinking of getting / to get a Play Station?
10. I’m very pleased telling / to tell you that you’ve passed!
11. Sarah’s offered putting / to put us up for this weekend!
12. I’m really looking forward to going / to go on the cruise.
Ex. II Complete using the correct form (-ing form or full infinitive) of the verb in
brackets. You may need to use the passive voice.
1. I’ll never forgive June for .........................(lie) to me like that.
2. Ivan’s not very good at ............................ (make) friends.
3. I can’t resist ......................... (buy) things when they’re in the sales.
4. We’ve got to encourage students ......................... (study), not blame
them for not studying.
5. I don’t know how you managed ......................... (persuade) the bank
manager to lend you so much money!
6. Does Jessica dislike ......................... (walk) so much that she’s not
going to come with us?
7. Do you deny .................................. (steal) the money? Yes or no?
8. The kids were pretending ................ (be) asleep, but they didn’t fool me
for a second.
9. I refuse ............................ ( accept) that there’s no alternative.
10. No one understands how Jill can afford ............................ (go) on so
many holidays.
11. He only just escaped .................................. (send) to prison.
12. He expected .................................................. (give) a brand new
computer for Christmas, but all he got was a second-hand watch
Ex. III Complete using the correct form (-ing form, bare infinitive or full
infinitive) of the verb in the box. Use each verb only once.
achieve; be; behave; come; do; hope; improve; learn; listen;
make; play; sit down; take; tell; try; use; work
Report: William Watson
William Watson sometimes seems to be afraid of ................... hard. He
can’t help ................... to avoid ................... anything that involves ............
his brain, particulary on Friday afternoons. He seems to detest ...................
life seriously, and pretends he isn’t capable of ....................... anything of
worth. This is unfortunate as, with a little more effort, William could .............
succeed in ................... great progress.
However, at present he frequently just wants ................... the fool. He
enjoys ................... jokes. Presumably, he imagines this ...................
the best way to make friends, but in fact he often just ends up preventing
the other students from ........................... . He has promised on several
occasions ...................... his behaviour in class, but then he just keeps
on in exactly the same way. Recently, I have had to beg him
................... and be quiet in the classroom, but it’s difficult to
know how to make him .................. to his senses. He just doesn’t seem
interested in ................... to my opinion. I’m tempted to give up even
................... that he might improve. Having said that though, Mr Watson is
an extremely good maths teacher!
Julie Cross-5A
Rewrite the sentences with the words given:
1. No one has known these roads before.
These roads ……………………………………………………………………………
2. Because the room was small, we couldn’t live in it
Because of .............................................................................................
3. I get to school by bike.
How.................................................................................................?
4. I was late for class yesterday because I missed the bus.
Why.................................................................................................?
5. Hoa visited the museum a few days ago.
When …………………………………………………………………………?
6. He still passed the exam although he made many mistakes in his writing.
In spite of …………………………………………………………………..
7. Have the boys finished the work ?
Has ………………………………………….. . . . … … . . .. .. . .. . . .. .. . …. … … ?
8. Mr. Brown began to work for that company forty years ago.
Mr. Brown has…………………………………………. . . . .. . … . . .. . .. .
Rewrite the sentences with the words given:
1. No one has known these roads before.
These roads haven’t been known before .
2. Because the room was small, we couldn’t live in it
Because of the small room, we couldn’t live in it.
3. I get to school by bike.
How do you get to school?
4. I was late for class yesterday because I missed the bus.
Why were you late for class yesterday?
5. Hoa visited the museum a few days ago.
When did Hoa visit the museum?
6. He still passed the exam although he made many mistakes in his writing.
In spite of making many mistakes in his writing, he still passed the exam
8. Have the boys finished the work ?
Has the work been finished by the boys ?
8. Mr. Brown began to work for that company forty years ago.
Mr. Brown has worked for that company for forty years.
