TO INFINITIVE OR BARE INFINITIVE WITH KEY

My parents permitted me going out at weekends.. My parents don’t allow me to play games on computer.. I am going to the post office.. I don’t really want to visit the museum... Lan told

TO- INFINITIVE OR BARE- INFINITIVE

I Choose the best answer to complete each of the

sentences/Or identify the underlined part that needs correction:

1 I saw him off

A to drive B drive C driven D drove

2 You’d better an umbrella

A take B to take C taking D to be taken

3 Would you mind if I _ the window?

A to open B opened C opening

D open

4 Wouldn’t you rather _?

A succeed B to succeed C succeeding

D succeeded

5 He made me it all over again

A done B do C to do D doing

6 I had the boy _ a letter yesterday

A posting B to post C post D posted

7 You must _ a lot of people

A to know B know C knowing

D known

8 My father doesn’t let me _ out at night

A going B to go C go D gone

9 We heard him downstairs

A ran B to be run C to run

D run

10 Let’s an English song

A singing B sing C to sing D sang

11 We watched him the car

A park B parked C to park D to be parked

12 Why don’t you for a job?

A applying B applied C to apply

D apply

13 I am planning Da Lat next week

A visit B visiting C visited D to visit

14 I must go now I promised _ late

A not being B not to be C not being

D won’t be

15 Suddenly he stopped the car in order

A smoke B to smoke C smoking

D smoked

16 It was late, so we decided a taxi home

A to take B taken C taking D take

17 How old were you when you learnt

_?

A how to drive B how drive C how

driving D how driven

18 She always encourages her son harder

A to study B studied C study

D studying

19 Don’t forget the letter I gave you

A to post B posting C post D posted

20 I got my father my bike

A repair B to repair C repairing

D repaired

21 The fire isn’t hot enough _ a kettle

A boiling B to boil C boil

D boiled

22 It is too cold for us

A went out B go out C to go out

D going out

23 He went to Britain _English

A learn B learning C to learn

D learned

24 I have some letters

A to write B writing C wrote

D write

25 It takes me ten minutes _to school every day

A walking B to walk C walk

D walked

26 We expect him tomorrow.

A arrive B arriving C to arrive

D will arrive

27 Would you like to my birthday

party?

A coming B come C came D to come

28 I tried _the bus, but I missed it

A catch B catching C to catch

D caught

29 Remember _Lan a present because today is her birthday

A send B sending C to send

D sent

30 We were allowed _ photographs in this room

A sell B to sell C selling D sold

31 It took me a very long time recovering from the shock of her death

32 Remember taking off your shoes when you are

in a Japanese house

A B C D

33 My parents permitted me going out at weekends

34 Money is used to buying food and clothes

A B C D

35 He often lets me to use his mobile phone

A B C D

II Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged, using the given words:

1 My parents don’t allow me to play games on

computer

 My parents don’t let

………

2 I had my friend answer the questions

 I got my friend

………

3 He spent an hour doing his homework last night

 It

took………

…………

4 I am going to the post office I want to send some letter

 I am going to the post office in

order………

5 My grandfather is very weak He can’t lift the box

 My grandfather is too

………

6 My father said that I could use his car

 My father allowed

me………

7 The sudden noise caused me to jump

 The sudden noise made

me………

8 “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary

 Mary told

John………

9 I don’t really want to visit the museum

 I’d

rather………

…………

10 Lan told Nam:” Remember to send your parents

my regard”

 Lan reminded

Nam……….………

11 The lesson was too long for us to learn by heart

 The lesson wasn’t short

enough………

12 She was very stupid when she went out without a raincoat

 It was very stupid of

her………

13 Would you mind making me some tea?

 Would you

please………

……?

14 They got out of the car

 I watched

them………

……

15 He was the first man who reached the top of the mountain

 He was the first man

to………

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1 My parents don’t let me play games on the computer

2 I got my friend to answer these questions

3 It took him an hour to do his homework last night

4 I am going to the post office in order to send some letters

5 My grandfather is too weak to lift the box

6 My father allowed me to use his car.

7 The sudden noise made me jump

8 Mary told John not to tell anyone her new address

9 I’d rather not visit the museum

10 Lan reminded Nam to send his parents her

regard

11 The lesson wasn’t short enough for us to learn by heart

12 It was very stupid of her to go out without a

raincoat

13 Would you please make me some tea?

14 I watched them get out of the car

15 He was the first man to reach the top of the

mountain