Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the infinitive or the –ing form. Mind the tenses.
1. The police made the bank robbers …………………………………. (give) themselves up.
2. He is not likely ………………………………..……………. (return) before five o’clock.
3. The criminals were forced …………………………………. (surrender).
4. They might not …………………………………….…………. (complain) about the meal if the service
hadn’t been so dreadful.
5. He is said …………………………….. (make) the best cheese in the area for over thirty years.
6. You must …………………………………. (starve) to have eaten such a big dinner last night.
7. She’d better …………………………………. (have) a good excuse for being so late.
8. They hope …………………………………. (make) a lot of money in their new business.
9. The wind tends …………………………………. (increase) just before sunset.
10. He should …………………………………. (tell) his parents the truth when they asked him.
11. Imagine …………………………………. (live) in a big house like that!
12. I’d rather not …………………………………. (visit) my parents this weekend.
13. She’s too tired …………………………………. (concentrate) on her work today.
14. You should …………………………………. (see) his face when she told him the news.
15. It was such a shock …………………………………. (hear) from her after all these years.
16. Ann would love ………………. (lie) on a beach now, instead of …………………. (type) reports.
17. The doctor worked for fifteen hours without …………………………………. (take) a break.
18. John’s father let him …………………………………. (borrow) his car for the weekend.
19. There’s no point ……………………………. (get) there early, because the gates don’t open till 10 am.
20. Jim doesn’t have enough patience …………………………………. (be) a teacher.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the infinitive or the –ing form. Mind the tenses.
1. The police made the bank robbers ……to give (give) themselves up.
2. He is not likely ………returning………. (return) before five o’clock.
3. The criminals were forced …surrendering (surrender).
4. They might not ……complain (complain) about the meal if the service
hadn’t been so dreadful.
5. He is said ……to make….. (make) the best cheese in the area for over thirty years.
6. You must ……starve……. (starve) to have eaten such a big dinner last night.
7. She’d better ……have……. (have) a good excuse for being so late.
8. They hope ………to make……. (make) a lot of money in their new business.
9. The wind tends …increasing………. (increase) just before sunset.
10. He should ……tell……. (tell) his parents the truth when they asked him.
11. Imagine ………lives…. (live) in a big house like that!
12. I’d rather not ……visit……. (visit) my parents this weekend.
13. She’s too tired ………to concentrate…. (concentrate) on her work today.
14. You should ………see…. (see) his face when she told him the news.
15. It was such a shock ……hears…. (hear) from her after all these years.
16. Ann would love …lying…. (lie) on a beach now, instead of …typing……. (type) reports.
17. The doctor worked for fifteen hours without ……taking…. (take) a break.
18. John’s father let him ……borrow……. (borrow) his car for the weekend.
19. There’s no point ……in getting…. (get) there early, because the gates don’t open till 10 am.
20. Jim doesn’t have enough patience ………to be…. (be) a teacher.
