EXERCISES :
A). Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form : GERUND or INFINITIVE ( In some sentences, both forms are correct ).
I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind……………………………………………….( wait ) for you.
I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished………………………………………..( read ) it.
How old were you when you learnt …………………………………………….( drive ).
My father gave up …………………………………………….( smoke ) three years ago.
Would you mind ………………………………………( keep ) silent ? I’m trying ………………( study ).
I always try to avoid………………………………………( borrow ) money from my friends.
The traffic was very heavy this morning, but I managed …………………….( get ) to school on time.
Could you please stop ……………………………………….( make ) so much noise ?
I hope ………………………………………..( run ) in the marathon next month.
Look ! It’s started …………………………………….( rain ) again.
It was too late, so we decided………………………………….( take ) a taxi home.
My sister always enjoys …………………………………( listen ) to classical music.
I’ve put off …………………………………( write ) the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
Sarah gave up …………………( try ) to find a job in this country and decided………………( go ) abroad.
You can’t stop me ………………………..( do ) what I want.
They don’t have much money. They can’t afford……………………………………( go ) out very often.
I’m still looking for a job but I hope……………………………..( find ) something soon.
My mother can’t stand……………………………………( stay ) at home without doing anything.
How long have you been able……………………………………………(swim), John ?
You must promise…………………………………………….( not / be ) late again.
When I saw her in that funny hat, I couldn’t help……………………………………( laugh).
They refused……………………………………….( lend ) him the money although he needed it badly.
Please, don’t forget…………………………………………( post ) the letter for me today ! It’s urgent.
Some people strongly dislike……………………………………….( hear ) foul language.
If you want…………………( improve ) English , you should practice………………( speak ) it more often.
B). Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Jane enjoyed………………………………..( work ) for Brinkman.
2. However, she did not plan…………………………………( be ) a secretary all her life.
3. She didn’t mind………………………………..( be ) a secretary for a few years.
4. But she couldn’t imagine……………………………..( do ) the same job for years and years.
5. She hoped ……………………………………….( become ) a lawyer herself.
6. The only thing that prevented her from…………………….( study ) law was a lack of time and money.
She couldn’t help………………………………………( think ) about him as she worked.
‘I must remember…………………………………….( phone ) the hospital ,‘she thought.
He had always urged her ……………………………………………….( think ) of her future.
He used…………………………..( talk ) about the value of a good education when she was younger.
Men will have to get used to ……………( think ) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or pretty faces,’ he often said.
You must remember …………………………………( buy ) some sugar. We haven’t got any now.
Don’t forget………………………………………………..( wake ) me up before six o’clock tomorrow.

C/. Complete each sentence with one of these verbs:

Answer apply be listen make see try use wash work write

He tried to avoid …………………………………… my question.
Could you please stop……………………………… so much noise ?
I enjoy………………………………………to music.
I considered……………………………for the job but in the end I decided against it.
Have you finished………………………………your hair yet ?
If you walk into the road without looking, you risk ……………………… knocked down.
Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on…………………………
I don’t mind you…………………………the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
Hello ! Fancy………………………….you here ! What a surprise !
I’ve put off…………………………..the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
What a stupid thing to do ! Can you imagine anybody………………………..so stupid ?
Sarah gave up………………………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

D/. Put the verb into the correct form, - ing or to……….Sometimes either form is possible.

They denied……………………………..the money. ( steal )
I don’t enjoy…………………………….very much. ( drive )
I don’t want……………………………….out tonight. I’m too tired . ( go )
I can’t afford………………………………out tonight. I haven’t got enough money. ( go )
Has it stopped…………………………..yet ? ( rain )
Can you remind me…………………………..some coffee when we go out ? ( buy )
Why do you keep……………………me questions ? Can’t you leave me alone ? ( ask )
Please stop…………………………….me questions! ( ask )
I refuse……………………………any