Ex.1 Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or –ing form:
1. I don’t enjoy……………. (go) to the discos.
2. My baby sister is just learning …………….. (speak).
3. I couldn’t help ………………… (laugh) when I saw Tom in this costume.
4. Can’t you remember ……………… (fill) up the car with petrol on time? I’s nearly empty.
5. I’d love …………….. (invite) Dave and Mary round for a meal some time.
6. I regret ………….. (say) that I won’t be able to come.
7. My jeans need ……………. (wash). They’re filthy.
8. Stop …………… (pull) my hair! It hurts!
9. To tell the truth I’m not very keen on ……. (visit) museums.
10. I just want ……… (wish) you Happy Birthday.
11. The doctor advised me to stop …….. (smoke).
12. Would you mind ……….. (feed) our cat while we’re away on holiday?
13. Don’t forget ……….. (defrost) the chicken before you cook it.
14. Did you manage ……….. (find) what you were looking for?
15. Can you slow down a bit? I’m not used to ………. (drive) so fast.
16. Jane appears ………(be) the only one who agrees to come.
17. We concentrated on ………(do) this work very well.
18. I remember ………… (lend) my calculator to someone but I can’t remember who!
19. It’s no use ……….. (try) to persuade me. I’m not going to tell you.
20. I promise …………… (come) as soon as possible.
21. Jane failed ………….. (meet) them at the airport.
22. Stop ………… (talk), I’m trying to finish the letter.
23. I always try to avoid ………. (see) him whenever I can.
24. I can’t stand … (wait) in the queue.
25. The firemen managed …... (put off) the fire pretty quickly.
26. Do you remember …….. (meet) him last summer?
27. Let’s stop here …….. (buy) a newspaper.
28. I feel like ……. (have) a cup of coffee.
29. I’d like to apologize for ……… (be) late.
30. This film is really worth …… (watch).
1. I don’t enjoy going to the discos.
2. My baby sister is just learning to speak.
3. I couldn’t help laughing when I saw Tom in this costume.
4. Can’t you remember to fill up the car with petrol on time? I’s nearly empty.
5. I’d love to invite Dave and Mary round for a meal some time.
6. I regret saying that I won’t be able to come.
7. My jeans need washing. They’re filthy.
8. Stop pulling my hair! It hurts!
9. To tell the truth I’m not very keen on visiting museums.
10. I just want to wish you Happy Birthday.
11. The doctor advised me to stop smoking.
12. Would you mind feeding our cat while we’re away on holiday?
13. Don’t forget to defrost the chicken before you cook it.
14. Did you manage finding what you were looking for?
15. Can you slow down a bit? I’m not used to driving so fast.
16. Jane appears to be the only one who agrees to come.
17. We concentrated on doing this work very well.
18. I remember lending my calculator to someone but I can’t remember who!
19. It’s no use trying to persuade me. I’m not going to tell you.
20. I promise to come as soon as possible.
21. Jane failed to meet them at the airport.
22. Stop talking, I’m trying to finish the letter.
23. I always try to avoid seeing him whenever I can.
24. I can’t stand waiting in the queue.
25. The firemen managed putting off the fire pretty quickly.
26. Do you remember meeting him last summer?
27. Let’s stop here to buy a newspaper.
28. I feel like having a cup of coffee.
29. I’d like to apologize for being late.
30. This film is really worth watching.