Exercise 1. open the brackets. 1. he made me (do) it all over again. 2.he made her (repeat) the message. 3.if you want us (get) there before dark you should let us (start) at once. 4.would you like me (go) now? 5.they won't let us (leave) the customs till our luggage has been examined. 6.he wouldn't let my baby (play) with his gold watch. 7.please let me (know) your decision as soon as possible. 8.he made us (wait) for hours. 9.i let him (go) early as he wanted (meet) his wife. 10.i'd like him (go) to a university but i can't make him (go). 11.i want her (learn) english; i think everybody must (know) it. 12.i heard the door (open) and saw a shadow moving across the floor. 13.he tried to make me (believe) that he was my stepbrother. 14.i felt the house (shake) with the explosion. 15.before he let us (go) he made us (promise) not to tell anybody what we had seen. 16.i advised him (ask) the bus-conductor to tell him where to get off. 17.she expects her husband (pay) all the household expenses although she has a good job, too. 18.what do you want me (tell) him? 19.i saw the driver (open) his window and (throw) a box into the bushes. 20.that is too heavy for one person to carry, let me (help) you. exercise 2. open the brackets using the gerund in the appropriate form. 1.after the accident the injured man recovered consciousness in hospital. he remembered (cross) the road, but he didn't remember (knock down). 2.i am still thirsty in spite of (drink) four cups of tea. 3.this carpet always looks dirty, in spite of (sweep) every day. 4.he didn't return the book he had borrowed after (promise) to do so. 5.he got into the house by (climb) through a window, without (see) by anyone. 6.i think he was foolish to buy a car before (learn) how to drive it. 7.peter is a much better chess-player than i am, and he was very much surprised when i beat him yesterday for the first time. he isn't used to (beat). 8.he went to bed at 9p.m. in spite of (sleep) all the afternoon. 9.he complained of (give) a very small room at the back of the hotel. 10.the little girl isn't afraid of dogs in spite of (bite) twice. 11.the little girl didn't go near the dog; she was afraid of (bite). 12.the baby went to sleep a few minutes after (feed). 13.the little girl never gets tired of (ask) her mother questions, but her mother often gets tired of (ask) so many questions. 14.they lived in a small town for ten years and then moved without (make) friends with any of their neighbours. 15.the little boy was punished for (tell) a lie by (send) to bed without his supper. 16.mary was chosen a year ago to act in the school play. she was very pleased at (choose). 17.jack doesn't like boxing. i don't know if he is afraid of (hurt) his opponent or of (hurt) himself. 18.he was taken to hospital unconscious after the accident. he died in hospital without (recover) consciousness. 19.i always treat people politely and i insist on (treat) politely. 20.the boy was very hungry at eleven o'clock in spite of (eat) a big breakfast two hours earlier.

Exercise 1.  

1. He made me do it all over again.

2. He made her repeat the message.

3. If you want us to get there before dark you should let us start at once.

4. Would you like me to go now?

5. They won't let us leave the Customs till our luggage has been examined.

6. He wouldn't let my baby play with his gold watch.

7. Please let me know your decision as soon as possible.

8. He made us wait for hours.

9. I let him go early as he wanted to meet his wife.

10. I'd like him to go to a university but I can't make him go.

11. I want her to learn English; I think everybody must know it.

12. I heard the door open and saw a shadow moving across the floor.

13. He tried to make me believe that he was my stepbrother.

14. I felt the house shake with the explosion.

15. Before he let us go he made us promise not to tell anybody what we had seen.

16. I advised him to ask the bus-conductor to tell him where to get off.

17. She expects her husband to pay all the household expenses although she has a good job, too.

18. What do you want me to tell him?

19. I saw the driver open his window and throw a box into the bushes.

20.That is too heavy for one person to carry, let me help you.

Exercise 2.

1.After the accident the injured man recovered consciousness in hospital. He remembered crossing the road, but he didn't remember being knocked down.

2.I am still thirsty in spite of having drunk four cups of tea.

3.This carpet always looks dirty, in spite of being swept every day.

4.He didn't return the book he had borrowed after promising to do so.

5.He got into the house by climbing through a window, without being seen by anyone.

6.I think he was foolish to buy a car before learning how to drive it.

7.Peter is a much better chess-player than I am, and he was very much surprised when I beat him yesterday for the first time. He isn't used to being beaten.

8.He went to bed at 9p.m. in spite of having slept all the afternoon.

9.He complained of being given a very small room at the back of the hotel.

10.The little girl isn't afraid of dogs in spite of having been bitten twice.

11.The little girl didn't go near the dog; she was afraid of being bitten.

12.The baby went to sleep a few minutes after being fed.

13.The little girl never gets tired of asking her mother questions, but her mother often gets tired of being asked so many questions.

14.They lived in a small town for ten years and then moved without making friends with any of their neighbours.

15.The little boy was punished for telling a lie by being sent to bed without his supper.

16.Mary was chosen a year ago to act in the school play. She was very pleased at being chosen.

17.Jack doesn't like boxing. I don't know if he is afraid of hurting his opponent or of being hurt himself.

18.He was taken to hospital unconscious after the accident. He died in hospital without recovering consciousness.

19.I always treat people politely and I insist on being treated politely.

20.The boy was very hungry at eleven o'clock in spite of having eaten a big breakfast two hours earlier.