I. 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.
7. She often remembered ……………………..( talk ) to her father before he became ill.
8. She couldn’t help………………………………………( think ) about him as she worked.
9. ‘I must remember…………………………………….( phone ) the hospital ,‘she thought.
10. He had always urged her ……………………………….( think ) of her future.
11. He used……………..( talk ) about the value of a good education when she was younger.
12. ‘ Men will have to get used to …………..( think ) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or pretty
faces,’ he often said.
13. You must remember ………………( buy ) some sugar. We haven’t got any now.
14. Did you remember ……………………..( post ) the letter for me this morning ?
15. Don’t forget………………………..( wake ) me up before six o’clock tomorrow.
16. He tried to avoid (answer)……………… my question.
17. Could you please stop (make) …………………… so much noise ?
18. I enjoy (listen)………………………………………to music.
19. I considered (apply)……………………for the job but in the end I decided against it.
20. Have you finished (wash)………………………………your hair yet ?
21. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk (be)………………. knocked down.
22. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on (work )………………
23. I don’t mind you (use )…………………the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
24. Hello ! Fancy (see )………………………….you here ! What a surprise !
25. I’ve put off (write )…………………………..the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
26. What a stupid thing to do ! Can you imagine anybody (be)……………..so stupid ?
27. Sarah gave up (try)………………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
28. They denied……………………..the money. ( steal )
29. I don’t enjoy……………………….very much. ( drive )
30. I don’t want……………………….out tonight. I’m too tired . ( go )
31. I can’t afford…………………out tonight. I haven’t got enough money. ( go )
32. Has it stopped……………………..yet ? ( rain )
33. Can you remind me……………………..some coffee when we go out ? ( buy )
34. Why do you keep………..me questions ? Can’t you leave me alone ? ( ask )
35. Please stop…………………….me questions! ( ask )
36. I refuse……………………any more questions. ( answer )
37. One of the boys admitted……………………the window. ( break )
38. The boy’s father promised…………………for the window to be repaired. ( pay )
39. Ann was having dinner when the phone rang. She didn’t answer the phone, she just carried on (eat)
40. “ How did the thief ger into the house ? “ “ I forgot………………..the window. ( shut )
41. I’ve enjoyed………………..you. ( meet ). I hope …………you again soon.( see )
42. The baby began………………in the middle of the night. ( cry )
43. Julia has been ill but now she’s beginning……………………………..better.
44. Tom regrets ( spend ) too much time ( play ) computer games .
45. Students stopped ( make ) noise when the teacher came in .
1. Jane enjoyed………………working………………..( work ) for Brinkman.
2. However, she did not plan……………to be……………………( be ) a secretary all her life.
3. She didn’t mind………being………………………..( be ) a secretary for a few years.
4. But she couldn’t imagine……doing………………………..( do ) the same job for years and years.
5. She hoped ………to become……….( become ) a lawyer herself.
6. The only thing that prevented her from……studying….( study ) law was a lack of time and money.
7. She often remembered ………talking……………..( talk ) to her father before he became ill.
8. She couldn’t help……thinking………( think ) about him as she worked.
9. ‘I must remember………to phone……….( phone ) the hospital ,‘she thought.
10. He had always urged her ……to think……….( think ) of her future.
11. He used……to talk………..( talk ) about the value of a good education when she was younger.
12. ‘ Men will have to get used to ……thinking……..( think ) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or pretty
faces,’ he often said.
13. You must remember ………to buy………( buy ) some sugar. We haven’t got any now.
14. Did you remember ………to post……………..( post ) the letter for me this morning ?
15. Don’t forget…………to wake……………..( wake ) me up before six o’clock tomorrow.
16. He tried to avoid (answer)………answering……… my question.
17. Could you please stop (make) ……making……………… so much noise ?
18. I enjoy (listen)……listening…………………………………to music.
19. I considered (apply)………applying……………for the job but in the end I decided against it.
20. Have you finished (wash)…………washing……………………your hair yet ?
21. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk (be)….being…. knocked down.
22. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on (work )……working…………
23. I don’t mind you (use )………using…………the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
24. Hello ! Fancy (see )………seeing………………….you here ! What a surprise !
25. I’ve put off (write )………writing…………………..the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
27. Sarah gave up (try)……trying…………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
28. They denied………stealing……………..the money. ( steal )
29. I don’t enjoy………driving……………….very much. ( drive )
30. I don’t want………to go……………….out tonight. I’m too tired . ( go )
31. I can’t afford……to go…………out tonight. I haven’t got enough money. ( go )
32. Has it stopped………raining……………..yet ? ( rain )
33. Can you remind me………to buy……………..some coffee when we go out ? ( buy )
34. Why do you keep…asking……..me questions ? Can’t you leave me alone ? ( ask )
35. Please stop………asking…………….me questions! ( ask )
36. I refuse………to answer……………any more questions. ( answer )
37. One of the boys admitted………breaking……………the window. ( break )
38. The boy’s father promised………to pay …………for the window to be repaired. ( pay )
39. Ann was having dinner when the phone rang. She didn’t answer the phone, she just carried on (eat) ..eating.......
40. “ How did the thief ger into the house ? “ “ I forgot……to shut…………..the window. ( shut )
41. I’ve enjoyed………meeting………..you. ( meet ). I hope ……to see……you again soon.( see )
42. The baby began……to cry/ crying…………in the middle of the night. ( cry )
44. Tom regrets ........spending.........( spend ) too much time ( play ) ........playing......computer games .
45. Students stopped ......making.....( make ) noise when the teacher came in .
I. Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Jane enjoyed…………………working……………..( work ) for Brinkman.
2. However, she did not plan………………to be…………………( be ) a secretary all her life.
3. She didn’t mind……………being…………………..( be ) a secretary for a few years.
4. But she couldn’t imagine……………doing………………..( do ) the same job for years and years.
5. She hoped ……………………to become………………….( become ) a lawyer herself.
6. The only thing that prevented her from…studying…….( study ) law was a lack of time and money.
7. She often remembered …………talking…………..( talk ) to her father before he became ill.
8. She couldn’t help…………………thinking……………………( think ) about him as she worked.
9. ‘I must remember………………to phone…………………….( phone ) the hospital ,‘she thought.
10. He had always urged her ………………to think……………….( think ) of her future.
11. He used………to talk……..( talk ) about the value of a good education when she was younger.
12. ‘ Men will have to get used to ……thinking……..( think ) of women as equals, and not just as housewives or pretty
faces,’ he often said.
13. You must remember ………to buy………( buy ) some sugar. We haven’t got any now.
14. Did you remember …………posting…………..( post ) the letter for me this morning ?
15. Don’t forget……………to wake…………..( wake ) me up before six o’clock tomorrow.
16. He tried to avoid (answer)…………answering…… my question.
17. Could you please stop (make) …………making………… so much noise ?
18. I enjoy (listen)…………………listening……………………to music.
19. I considered (apply)…………applying…………for the job but in the end I decided against it.
20. Have you finished (wash)………………washing………………your hair yet ?
21. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk (be)……being………. knocked down.
22. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on (work )…………working……
23. I don’t mind you (use )…………using………the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
24. Hello ! Fancy (see )……………seeing…………….you here ! What a surprise !
25. I’ve put off (write )………………writing…………..the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
26. What a stupid thing to do ! Can you imagine anybody (be)…………being…..so stupid ?
27. Sarah gave up (try)………trying………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
28. They denied……………stealing………..the money. ( steal )
29. I don’t enjoy…………driving…………….very much. ( drive )
30. I don’t want………………to go……….out tonight. I’m too tired . ( go )
31. I can’t afford…………to go………out tonight. I haven’t got enough money. ( go )
32. Has it stopped……………raining………..yet ? ( rain )
33. Can you remind me……………to buy………..some coffee when we go out ? ( buy )
34. Why do you keep……asking…..me questions ? Can’t you leave me alone ? ( ask )
35. Please stop…………asking………….me questions! ( ask )
36. I refuse…………to answer…………any more questions. ( answer )
37. One of the boys admitted…………breaking…………the window. ( break )
38. The boy’s father promised…………to pay………for the window to be repaired. ( pay )
39. Ann was having dinner when the phone rang. She didn’t answer the phone, she just carried on (eat) eating
40. “ How did the thief ger into the house ? “ “ I forgot…………to shut……..the window. ( shut )
41. I’ve enjoyed…………meeting……..you. ( meet ). I hope ……to see……you again soon.( see )
42. The baby began………crying………in the middle of the night. ( cry )
43. Julia has been ill but now she’s beginning………………to become……………..better.
44. Tom regrets ( spend ) spending too much time ( play ) playing computer games .
45. Students stopped ( make ) making noise when the teacher came in .
