Question

Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
1. I want (see)…………………….the house where our president was born.
2. The children prefer (watch)……………………….TV to
(read)……………………..
3. He gave up (gamble)…………………….because he realized it was a waste of
time and money.
4. He is thinking of (leave)…………………his job and (go)……………………to
America.
5. Don’t (forget)…………………..to do your homework before (go)
………………..to class.
6. Please go on (write)…………………………. I don’t mind
(waiting)…………………………
7. I can’t help (sneeze)…………………………..I caught a cold yesterday from
(sit)……………in a draught.
8. The husband tried (explain)……………………, but his wife refused
(listen)…………………………..
9. I couldn’t help (hear)…………………………..what you said.
10. Do stop (talk)………………………I’m trying (finish)…………………..this
letter.
11. My watch keeps (stop)…………………. – That’s because you keep
(forget)…………………..(wind)………………it.
12. I suggest (telephone)…………………the hospitals before
(ask)……………….the police (look)……………….for him.
13. He postponed (make)………………a decision till it was too late (do)
…………………anything.
14. At first, I enjoyed (listen)……………..to him, but after a while I got tired of
(hear)…………..the same story again and again.
15. I know my hair wants (cut)…………………, but I never have time
(go)……………….to the hairdresser’s.
16. I clearly remember (pay)………………him. I gave him 100 dollars.
17. You will never regret (do)………………….a kind action.
18. I didn’t feel like (work)……………….., so I suggested
(spend)…………………the day in the garden.
19. You don’t need (ask)…………….. his permission every time you wish
(leave)…………….. the room.
20. Did you remember (lock) ………………the door?- No, I didn’t. I will go back
and do it now.
21. Imagine (have) ……………….(get)………………up everyday at 5am!

Answer 1

1. I want (see)………to see…………….the house where our president was born.
2. The children prefer (watch)…………watching…………….TV to
(read)……reading………………..
3. He gave up (gamble)………gambling……….because he realized it was a waste of
time and money.
4. He is thinking of (leave)…leaving…his job and (go)…going…to America.
5. Don’t (forget)………forget…………..to do your homework before (go)
………going………..to class.
6. Please go on (write)…………writing………………. I don’t mind
(waiting)………waiting…………………
7. I can’t help (sneeze)………sneeze…….. I caught a cold yesterday from
(sit)……sitting………in a draught.
8. The husband tried (explain)………to explain……………, but his wife refused
(listen)…………to listen………………..
9. I couldn’t help (hear)………hear…………………..what you said.
10. Do stop (talk)………talking…  I’m trying (finish)……to finish……..this letter.
11. My watch keeps (stop)………stopping…………. – That’s because you keep
(forget)……forgetting……………..(wind)……to wind…………it.
12. I suggest (telephone)………telephoning…………the hospitals before
(ask)………asking……….the police (look)……to look………….for him.
13. He postponed (make)……making…………a decision till it was too late (do)
………to do…………anything.
14. At first, I enjoyed (listen)……listening………..to him, but after a while I got tired of
(hear)…hearing………..the same story again and again.
15. I know my hair wants (cut)………to cut…………, but I never have time
(go)……to go………….to the hairdresser’s.
16. I clearly remember (pay)……to pay…………him. I gave him 100 dollars.
17. You will never regret (do)……to do…………….a kind action.
18. I didn’t feel like (work)………working……….., so I suggested
(spend)……spending……………the day in the garden.
19. You don’t need (ask)…to ask………….. his permission every time you wish
(leave)……to leave……….. the room.
20. Did you remember (lock) ……to lock…………the door?- No, I didn’t. I will go back
and do it now.
21. Imagine (have) ………having……….(get)………to get………up everyday at 5am!