I. Use the right form of TO – INFINITIVE or GERUND/ PASSIVE INFINITIVE or GERUND:

1. We want (pay)_________ better wages.

2. Do you want (become)____________ an engineer?

3. These workers don’t enjoy (use)__________ as cheap labour.

4. Teenagers enjoy (imitate)__________ their idol in many different ways.

5. The Negro expected (treat)__________ like human beings.

6. My new hi-fi kept (make)__________ a funny noise.

7. We hope (invite)_________ to discussions with the company.

8. Your teacher hopes you (not make) ___________ that mistake again.

9. I’m thinking of (invite)________ to Tom’s party.

10. Do you agree (lend)_________ me some money?

11. Do you agree (give)_________ one mark in that situation?

12. He was made (answer)________ the question by the police.

13. He allowed me ( use) ________ his typewriter.

14. The mail is supposed (deliver)_________ at noon.

15. I don’t appreciate (interrupt)__________ when I’m speaking.

16. Please quit (smoke) _______ right now. I can’t stand the smelling.

17. Mrs. Brown was sad about (steal)__________ a lot of precious jewelries.

18. She hates (look)________ at by the others.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank spaces with the gerund, infinitive with to or infinitive without to of the verb in brackets.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks with the gerund, to infinitive or bare infinitive of the verb in brackets.

1. You shouldn’t let your children (play) _______ with matches. It’s very easy (catch) _______ fire.

Examples: play – to catch

Let sb + Vo

Easy + adj + to Vo

2.   I enjoy (be) ________ busy. I don’t like it when there is nothing ________ (do)

3.   Let’s hurry! We must finish (paint) _________ the office before 3:00 today.

4.  As we don’t agree (carry out) ________ a proposal we generally avoid (discuss) _____ the subject.

5.   I don’t mind (remind) ______ you (lock) ________ the door but you’d better (try) ______

(remember) _______ on your own.

6.  Please stop (interrupt) _____ when I’m explaining something to you. You can (ask) ___ questions at the end.

7.  He admitted (enter) ______ the house but refused (steal) ______ the money.

8.  I don’t really fancy (spend) _____ my whole holiday with your cousins. I’d rather (spend) _____ my time with you.

9.  Those shirts need (iron) _______, but you don’t need (iron) _____ them now.

10.  He wanted (see) ________ the house where the president was born.

11.  It’s no use (try) ________ (persuade) ________ her (change) ________ her mind. Spend your time (do) _______ something more worthwhile.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank spaces with the gerund, infinitive with to or infinitive without to of the verb in brackets.

Exercise 1: Fill in the blank spaces with the gerund, infinitive with to or infinitive without to of the verb in brackets.