Exercise 2: put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.

1. Ask him (come) _____in. Don't keep him (stand) _____at the door.

2. The boys next door used (like) _____(make) _____ and (fly) _____ model aero planes, but they seem to have stopped (do) _____ that now.

3. I knew I wasn't the first (arrive)_____, for I saw smoke (rise) _____from the chimney.

4. We watched the men (saw) _____the tree and as we were walking away heard it (fall) _____with a tremendous crash.

5. I hate (see) _____a child (cry) _____.
 

6. We watched the children (jump) __from a window and (fall) __into a blanket held by the people below.

7. It is very unpleasant (wake) ___ up and (hear) ___ the rain (beat) ___on the windows.

8. He saw the lorry (begin) ___ (roll) __ forwards but he was too far away (do) ___ anything (stop)  __it.

9. There are people who can't help (laugh) ___when they see someone (slip) ____on a banana skin.

10. I prefer (drive) _____ to (be driven) _____.

Exercise 1. Choose the best answer.

1. Sally's low test scores kept her from _______ to the university.

a. admitting    b. to admit c. to be admitted      d. being admitted

2. Are yousure youtold me about the party? I don't recall _______ about it.

a. having told    b. to have told    c. having been told   d. to have been told

3. I meant to get up early but I forgot _______ up my alarm clock.

a. wind b. to wind c. wind    d. wound

4. Look at the state of the gate. It needs ________ as soon as possible.

a. to repair b. repairing c. being repaired d. be repaired

5. Alice didn't expect ________ to Bill's party.   

a. asking b. being asked c. to ask d. to be asked

6. We asked ________ the piano so early in the morning, but she won't.

a. Marie to stop playing b. Marie stop to play

c. that Marie stops playing d. Marie to stop to play

7. A good teacher makes her students ________ the world from new perspectives.

a. to view b. view c. to be viewed d. viewing 

Exercise 2:Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (gerund , infinitive, participle).

1. I caught him (climb) _____ over my wall. I asked him (explain) _____ but he refused (say) _____ anything, so in the end I had (let) _____ him (go) _____.

2. When at last I succeeded in (convince) _____ him that I wanted (get) _____ home quickly he put his foot on the accelerator and I felt the car (leap) _____ forward.

3. I'm not used to (drive) _____on the left.

When you see everyone else (do)____ it you'll find it quite easy (do) _____yourself.

4. It is pleasant (sit) _____by the fire at night and (hear) _____the wind (howl) _____outside.

5. There was no way of (get) _____out of the building except by (climb) _____down a rope and Ann was too terrified (do) _____this.

6. We heard the engines (roar) _____as the plane began (move) _____ and we saw the people on the ground (wave) _____good-bye.

7. It's no good (write) _____ to him; he never answers letters. The only thing (do) _____ is (go)_____ and (see) _____him.

8. Why did you go all round the field instead of (walk) _____ across it?

I didn't like (cross) _____it because of the bull. I never see a bull without (think) _____that it wants (chase) _____ me.
 

9. The people in the flat below seem (be) _____  having a party. You can hear the champagne corks (thud)_____ against their ceiling.

10. I don't like (get) _____bills but when I do get them I like (pay) _____them promptly.

Exercise 1 Choose the best answer.

1. ________ good ice cream, youneed touse a lot of cream.

a. Make b. Making c. To make d. For make

2. I got my friend ________ her car for the weekend. 

a. tolet me toborrow b. to let me borrow

c. let me borrow d. let me to borrow

3. ‘How about going to the theater?' 'OK,' but I would rather ______ a concert.'

a. attend b. to attend c. attending d. have attended

4. The skiers would rather  ________ through the mountains than go by bus.

a. to travel on train b. traveled by train

c. travel by train d. traveling by the train

5. If we leave now for our trip, we can drive half the distance before we stop ___ lunch.

a. having b. to have c. having had d. for having

6. The examiner made us ___ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.

a. show b. showing c. to show d. showed

7. I remember ________ to Paris when I was a very small child.

a. to be taken b. to take c. being taken d. taking

8. My parents wouldn't _______ to the party.

a. allow me go b. allow me to go    c. allow me going d. allow to go

9. We are going to have my house _______ tomorrow morning.

a. paint b. painting c. painted d. to be painted

10. We hope that the students themselves will enjoy ______ part in the projects.

a. to take b. taking c. to be taken d. being taken