COMPLETE WITH A GERUND OR AND INFINITIVE

1. I don't mind ______________ (work) in an open-space office.

2. He promised ______________ (help) me with the project.
3. He is worried about ___________ (lose) his job.
4. ____________ (study) for exams is very tiring.
5. I'm saving money ________________ (buy) a new car.
5. She managed ________________ (not laugh) when he came in.
6. I enjoy _______________ (not go) shopping on Saturdays.
7. I'm looking forward to _______________ (see) you again soon.
8. She is afraid of ________________ (fly).
9. ________________ (read) is relaxing.
10. I've come _______________ (visit) my grandmother.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWER

1. I'm going to the post-office ..... some stamps.

A. for to buy B. to buy
2. ………………………………from home can be stressful.
A. Working B. To work
3. I would like……………………….English well.
A. speaking B. to speak
4. I’m worried about…………………….enough money at the end of the month.
A. not having B. having not C. don’t have
5. I’m planning…………………anything this weekend.
A. to not do B. not to do
6. It’s difficult……………..at the same time.
A. working and studying B. to work and study
7. I can’t afford………………a flat of my own.
A. renting B. to rent
8. They enjoy………………..their weekends at the seaside.
A. to spend B. spending
9. He suggested……………….the Modern Tate in London.
A. visiting B. to visit
10. I hope……………….this year.
A. to graduate B. graduating

LEARNING LANGUAGES

If you are a beginner, you need ………………….. (use) a biligual dictionary. Bilingual
dictionaries are good not just for ………………….. (translate) but also
for ……………….. (compare).
Spend time …………………… (study) - if you don't study regularly, you won't become
fluent.
Don't be afraid of mistakes - every time you are wrong, you are also able
………………….. (learn) something correctly.
Don't translate! It's easier …………………….. (learn) English if you can think in English.
Grammar isn't boring. …………………… (learn) English grammar will help you
understand the language.
Find a friend ……………………. (practice) with! ……………………. (share) your
learning adventure is a great way to go further and to have some fun along the way.
A qualified teacher is the best person …………………. (help) you learn English.
Remember …………………….. (do) things that you enjoy in English. If you are
interested in gardening, read about it in English.
Try ………………….. (practice) all the areas of English: listening, reading, writing and
speaking.
Remember that …………………… (learn) a language is not like cycling: if you don't use
it, you lose it!

Complete this article from a magazine. Put in the to- infinitive or ing- from of
these verbs.

ACCEPT - ARGUE - BE - FIND - HAVE - INSIST - LOSE - PLUG - REPAIR - SAY -

TAKE - WAIT.

If you buy something from a shop, a new stereo for example, you usually can´t
wait ……………………it in and put some music on. And of course, you
expect ………………………….the equipment in working order. But that doesn´t always
happen., unortunately. If the thing doesn´t work, you should take it straight back to the
shop. If you delay …………………..it back, you will risk …………………….your rights
as a customer. And you should prepare ……………………..on those rights. You may
be one of those people who always avoid ……………………..with people, but in this
case you should be ready for an argument. The assistant may prove …………………..a
true friend of the customer- it´s not impossible- but first he or she will probably
offer ……………………the stereo for you. That´s all right if you don´t
mind …………………….a few weeks, but it isn´t usually a good idea. What you should
do is politely demand ……………………your money back inmedialtely. You may want
to accept another stero in place of the old one, but you don´t have to. You should
refuse ………………….a credit note. Just keep on …………………that you want your
money back.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

I used to like going to our local cinema. It was old and rather uncomfortable, but it had
character. Now they´ve stopped ………………………….(show) there. The owner would
like to go on ……………………….(run) the cinema, but he would
need ………………………(make) a lot of improvements, which would
mean …………………………(spend) of thousands of pounds. I
remember ………………….(watch) the last film at cinema. It was a murder mystery. It
was five minutes from the end, and we were trying ……………………(work) out who
the murderer was when suddenly all the lights went out and the film stopped. We sat in
the dark for a few minutes, and then the owner appeared with a torch. ´I
regret …………………….(tell) you, `he said ´that our electricity has failed. I don´t
mean …………………………(disappoint) you, but I´m afraid we can´t show you the end
of the film. We´ve tried ………………………….(phone) the electricity company, but they
say they can´t help.´He went on ……………………………(explain) to the audience how
the film ended. I didn´t understand the story. But I don´t regret …………………………
(go) to the cinema on that last evening.