Gerund or Infinitive Exercise 1 answers
1 I can't stand waiting in queues. ( to wait )
2 I wouldn't like to be in his shoes. ( to be )
3 Jim loves working in Thailand. ( to work )
4 I hate doing the shopping on Saturday. ( to do )
5 Blast! I forgot to buy milk. ( to buy )
6 In the end we decided to stay in. ( to stay )
7 I need to find some information about Portugal. ( to find )
8 My parents like going for long walks at the weekend. ( to go )
9 Tony gave up smoking years ago. ( to smoke )
10 I wanted to go and see Troy but no one else was interested. ( to go )
11 Mrs Leith offered to take us to the airport. ( to take )
12 Clare refused to help clean up after the party. ( to help )
13 I tried to persuade him to come but it was no use. ( to persuade )
14 Do you mind not smoking ? ( to smoke )
15 Everybody really enjoyed dancing the cha-cha-cha. ( to dance )
16 Lionel admitted eating my chocolate mousse. ( to eat )
Gerund or Infinitive – Fill in the correct form.
1. They are likely to show up at any time. (show)
2. The man denied committing the crime. (commit)
3. Their memories of traveling in Africa will stay with them forever. (travel)
4. He has always been afraid of flying. (fly)
5. Swimming is good for your health. (swim)
6. Would you mind passing me the sugar. (pass)
7. She promised to read the report as soon as possible. (read)
8. I had a hard time explaining the situation to my husband. (explain)
9. She had some problems reading without glasses. (read)
10. Paul gave up smoking five years ago. (smoke)
11. What about going to the zoo tomorrow? (go)
12. Barca succeeding in winning the Spanish championship. (succeed)
13. They had fun skiing. (ski)
14. My friend was happy to see me at the party. (see)
15. He was ashamed to admit that he had lied. (admit)
16. It was very kind of you to help me. (help)
17. She always wastes her time reading bad books. (read)
18. We had no problem driving from the airport to the train station. (drive)
19. She hadn’t expected this task to be so difficult. (be)
20. It’s no use taking a taxi. We’ll be late anyway. (take)
21. Don’t forget to sign the document as soon as you are finished. (sign)
22. She made me feel like a real man. (feel)
23. Playing video games all the time is very boring. (play)
24. She is fond of reading comics. (read)
25. Alvaro admitted cheating during the English test. (cheat)
26. The teacher reminded us to learn irregular verbs. (learn)
27. The boy refused to do what his mother said. (do)
28. Brenda really hates studying. (study)
29. I used to play basketball during my college years. (play)
30. How long does it take you to walk to the university? (walk)
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Key
1. When I started to work here I needed a lot of help, but now I a. am used to doing all the
work
on my own.
2. He c. used to read several books a month, but he doesn't have time any more.
3. We were surprised to see her driving – she a. didn't use to drive when we first met her.
4. Don't worry, it's a simple program to use. You c. will get used to it in no time, I'm sure.
5. When I had to commute to work every day I b. used to get up very early.
6. I'm afraid I'll never c. get used to living in this place. I simply don't like it and never will.
7. Whenever we came to Coventry we always a. used to stay in the Central Hotel. We loved it.
8. When Pete Smith was the head of our office everything c. used to be well organized. Now
it's total chaos here.
9. Mr Lazy was shocked when he joined our busy company because he a. wasn't used to doing
much work everyday.
10. At first the employees didn't like the new open-space office, but in the end they a. got used
to it.
READING
b 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 F 8 F 9 T c I needless to say 2 rolled my eyes 3 uncool
4 assault 5 infuriating 6 it turns out that 7 background noise 8 deteriorate
READING 2
b c 2 F 3 A 4 E s B c ] outbursts 2 putout 3 mumbled 4 bury 5 comes out
with 6 dangle 7 dealing with 8 running riot 9 recollection 10 absurd
VOCABULARY a 2 oversleep 3 snores 4 sleepy 5 sleeping pills 6 log 7 keeps,
awake 8 pillow
b 2 nap 3 insomnia 4 set s nightmare 6 jet-lagged 7 yawn 8 fast asleep
PRONUNCIATION b 1 fall, yawn 2 alarm, fast 3 jet-lagged, nap 4 asleep, insomnia, siesta 5
nightmare