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Trang 1VERB FORMS: BARE INFINITIVE, TO INFINITIVE AND GERUND
I Supply the correct form of the verbs in brackets:
1 I hope (have) _ a job
2 She had to ask the boys (stop) _(make) noise
3 I love (eat) _oranges, bur I dislike (peel) them
4 My mother used to (show) _me where I (go) and what (buy) _
5 You have no right (ask) _those question
6 It’s unusual (meet) a shy girl nowadays
7 It’s no good (talk) _to him
8 He admitted (steal) the book
9 He thought of (give) _up (smoke) _
10 We must avoid (hurt) _other people’s feelings
11 She wishes (be) alone
12 Alice didn’t expect (be) asked to Bill’s party
13 Please go on (write)
14 Most of the students completed (write) _their research papers on time
15 His father doesn’t approve of his (go) _to Europe
16 We found it very difficult (reach) a decision
17 Would you mind (show) me how (work) _the lift?
18 The teacher decided (accept) _the paper
19 Mary regrets (tell) _him the truth
20 I’d like (have) _a look at your new car
21 Try (avoid) (make) _him angry
22 I’m looking forward to (see) _you
23 I have decided (allow) my friend (do) _as she pleases
24 He thinks of (leave) _his job
25 Please let me (know) _ your decision
26 It’s no use (wait)
27 I hate (see) _ a child (cry) _
28 Gravity makes water (run) downhill
29 Gravity keeps the moon (travel) _ around the earth instead of (shoot)
_ off into space
30 It’s difficult (get) used to (eat) _with chopsticks
31 Stop (argue) _and start (work)
32 I used (smoke) 40 cigarettes a day
33 I’d like (have) a look at your new car
34 I’m looking forward to (see) _you
35 He warned her (not touch) the wire
36 If you go on (let) _ the dog (run) _ after cars, he’ll end by
(be) _ run over
37 Do stop (talk) , I’m trying (finish) a letter
38 Ask him (come) _in Don’t keep him (stand) _at the door
39 There are people who can’t help (laugh) when they see someone
(slip) on a banana skin
40 I’m sorry (disappoint) you
41 He was made (sign) _ a paper admitting his guilty
42 He told me (try) _(come) _early
43 The road (join) the two villages is very narrow
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45 Is there anything here worth (buy) ?
46 He is too ill (eat) anything
47 You’ll never regret (do) a kind action
48 I’ll remember (send) _you a postcard when I reach London
49 Do you feel like (go) _to a film or would you rather (stay) _at home?
50 Don’t forget (lock) _the door before (go) _to bed
II Which verb form is correct?
1 Passing the kitchen, he stopped (drinking/ to drink) a large glass of water
2 They stop (talking/ to talk) when the teacher walked into the classroom
3 I regret (telling/ to tell) you that the model you want is out of stock
4 It cost me a fortune, but I don’t regret (spending/ to spend) a year travelling around the world
5 Remember (checking/ to check) your answer before handing in your exam paper
6 I remember (putting/ to put) the money in the top drawer, but it’s nor there now
7 Have you forgotten (meeting/ to meet) me years ago?
8 Don’t forget (finding out/ to find out) how many people are coming on Saturday
9 I tried (getting/ to get) the table through the door, but it was too big
10 I tried (taking/ to take) some aspirin, but the pain didn’t go away
11 He needs (working/ to work) harder if he wants to make progress
12 It’s a difficult problem, it needs (thinking/ to think) about very carefully
13 Can you help me (getting/ to get) the dinner ready?
14 He looks so funny Whenever I see him, I can’t help (smiling/ to smile)
15 I’d advise (taking/ to take) more exercise
16 I’d advise you (taking/ to take) more exercise
III Rewrite the following sentences using the Gerund phrases:
1 It’s useless to complain about the matter now
2 It’ll be interesting to travel to Italy by boat
3 It was exciting to meet the president
4 It’ll be a lot of fun to go to that party next week
5 It takes about seven hours to drive from here to Dalat
6 It’s not easy to write a good composition in English
7 To be wanted made him nervous
8 Until she came to the Sahara, she’d never seen a camel before
9 She insisted that she should be called Joyce
10 The young man hesitated before he answered
11 Your hair needs to be cut
12 He advised me to apply at once
13 When did you begin to study English?
14 He continued to live in the country
15 The room needs to be painted
16 It usually takes me forty minutes to get school
17 The young man hesitated before he answered
18 Your bicycle needs to be repaired
19 He continues to study at the university
20 He advised me to follow an English speaking course
IV Choose the correct answer:
1 I don’t mind late, if it will help at all
A to work B to be work C working D being working
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A to take B to be taken C taking D being taken
3 We managed over the wall without _
A to climb/ seeing B climbing/ being seen
C to climb/ being seen D to be climbed/ seeing
4 Isabel expected _to the university, but she wasn’t
A to admit B to be admitted C admitting D being admitted
5 The city council agreed the architect’s proposed design for a new parking garage
A to accept B to be accepted C accepting D being accepted
6 The tin opener seems _ for left-handed people
A to design B to be designed C designing D being designed
7 My parents appreciate the thank-you note you sent them
A to receive B to be received C receiving D being received
8 When the police first questioned him, Wayne denied in the robbery
A to involve B to be involved C involving D being involved
9 Many reliable methods of storing information tended when computers arrived
A to forget B to be forgotten C forgetting D being forgotten
10 The police warned everybody inside with their windows closed
A to stay B to be stayed C staying D being stayed
11 She resented to make tea for everyone at the meeting
A to ask B to be asked C asking D being asked
12 Let’s leave early We can’t risk _ in heavy traffic during rush hour
A to hold up B to be held up C holding up D being held up
13 After their children had grown up, they decided to a condominium in the city
A to move B to be moved C moving D being moved
14 The new students hope in many of the school’s social activities
A to include B to be included C including D being included
15 Does Dr Johnson mind at home if his patients need his help?
A to call B to be called C calling D being called
16 A friend of mine phoned _ me to a party
A for invite B inviting C to invite D for inviting
17 We are going to have my house tomorrow morning
A paint B painting C painted D to be painted
18 We hope that the students themselves will enjoy _ part in the projects
A to take B taking C to be taken D being taken
V Complete the following sentences with the proper gerund phrases:
1 _improves the
mind
2 _can be waste of
time
3 is dangerous
4 I don’t mind them
5 The President is used
to _
6 Our business has
continued _
7 I’d like to begin _
8 Mary started
b working at the Post office last Monday
c working on Sundays
d expanding during the last two years
e being attacked by the press
f staying here
g reading stories
h driving on the left
i studying as soon as possible
j watching television
k playing with gun
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10 I’m not used to
VI Complete these sentences with proper nouns corresponding to the verbs provided:
1 Farmers are happy because they have new _ system
2 She was horrified by all the on the beach
3 Energy is a problem throughout the world
4 The paintings were in an excellent state of _
5 Please give the table mats a quick
6 The scientists talked about the _of the coastline the sea
7 He died of blood last year
8 is better than cure
9 The chairmanship of the committee changes in _
10 We have found a way of our money
11 The hunter was lost in the _
12 Going there was a _of time
Feedback:
I
1 to have
2 to stop/
making
3 to eat/ pealing
4 show/ to go/ to
buy
5 to ask
6 to meet
7 talking
8 stealing
9 giving/
smoking
10 hurting
11 to be
12 to be
13 writing
14 writing
15 going
16 to reach
17 showing/ to work
18 to accept
19 to tell
20 to have
21 to avoid/
making
22 seeing
23 to allow/ to do
24 leaving
25 know
26 waiting
27 seeing/ cry (crying)
28 run
29 travelling/
shooting
30 to get/ eating
31 arguing/
working (to work)
32 to smoke
33 to have
34 seeing
35 not to touch
36 letting/ run/
being
37 talking/ to finish
38 to come/ standing
39 laughing/ slip
40 to disappoint
41 to sign
42 to try/ to come
43 joining
44 burn
45 to eat
46 to do
47 to send
48 going
49 stay
50 to lock/ going
II
1 to drink
2 talking
3 to tell
4 spending
5 to check
6 putting
7 meeting
8 to find out
9 to get
10 taking
11 to work
12 thinking
13 to get
14 smiling
15 taking
16 to take conserve wipe erode pollute rotate safeguard irrigate preserve poison prevent swamp waste
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1 Complaining that matter now is useless
2 Travelling to Italy by boat will be interesting
3 Meeting the President was exciting
4 Going to that party next week will be a lot of fun
5 Driving from here to Dalat takes about seven hours
6 Writing a good composition in English is not easy
7 Being wanted made him nervous
8 Until coming to the Sahara, she’d never seen a camel before
9 She insisted on being called Joyce
10 The young man hesitated before answering
11 Your hair needs cutting
12 He advised applying at once
13 When did you begin studying English?
14 He continued living in the country
15 The room needs painting
16 Getting school usually takes me 40 minutes
17 The young man hesitated before answering
18 Your bicycle needs repairing
19 He continues studying at the university
20 He advised following an English speaking course
IV.
1.C 2 D 3 C 4 B 5 A 6 B 7 C 8.D 9 B
10 A 11 D 12 D 13 A 14 B 15 D 16 C 17 C 18 B
V.
1 f
2 i
3 j
4 e
5 b
6 c
7 h
8 a
9 d
10 g
VI
1 irrigation 2 pollution 3 conservation 4 preservation
5 wipe 6 erosion 7 poisoning 8 prevention
9 rotation 10 safeguarding 11 swawp 12 waste
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