Sometimes students avoid ….…(look) at the teacher if they don’t want … (answer) a question.. The teacher recommends us ……….[r]
(1)Exercise: To V, V or V-ing
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
1 Tom regrets ………… (spend) too much time ……… (play) computer games Students stopped ……….(make) noise when the teacher came in
3 He’ll try……… (not make) the same mistake again Would you mind……… (turn) off the radio ?
5 When you see Tom, remember……… (give) him my regards
6 They postponed……… (build) an elementary school for lack of finance It’s no use………… (advise) him He never allows anybody……… (give) advice It’s easy………(get) into bad habits
9 Is there anything here worth …………(buy)?
10 We missed………… (watch) a football match last night 11 The principal tells him………… (come) in
12 My parents decided……… (take) a taxi because it was late 13 Do you agree……… ( lend ) me some money ?
14 Tom refused……… (give) me his address
15 You’ll be able……… ( ) it yourself when you are older
16 I didn’t know how ……….( get ) to your house , so I stopped ……… ( ask ) the way 17 We found it very difficult ……… ( reach ) a decision
18 I will remember ………… ( give ) Mr Brown your message 19 She remembers ………… ( be ) taken to the zoo by her mother
20 Do you feel like …… ( go ) to the concert or would you like ………… ( stay ) at home ? 21 My family is considering ………… (take) a trip to the USA next year
22 The police didn’t permit ………… ( camp ) in this wood for security reasons 23 We don’t allow people………… ( smoke ) in the lecture room
24 The teacher advised us…… ( review) the grammatical structures carefully
25 He’ s used to ……… ( go ) on foot to work - We get used to…… ( work ) on Sundays 26 Sometimes students avoid ….…(look) at the teacher if they don’t want … (answer) a question 27 You should try ……….( wear ) any shirts you want to buy
28 The teacher recommends us ……… (prepare) the lessons well before …… ( come ) to class 29 There are people can’t help…….(laugh)when they see someone…… (slip) on a banana skin 30 He went to bed without ……… ( lock ) the doors
31 They don’t have enough patience ………….(wait) for him 32 Gravity makes water ……… ( run ) downhill
33 This man let me ………… ( use ) his phone yesterday 34 Are we allowed ………… ( go ) out with Tom ? 35 The teller was made ………… ( raise ) his hands
36 Mary My parents expected me ………… (live) an honest life 37 She prefers ………… ( eat ) to ……… ( prepare ) meals
38 When the rainy season comes , you need ……… ( repair ) the roof of the house 39 The flowers need………… ( water ) but you needn’t………… ( water ) them now 40 You’d better ……(take) your father’s advice
Answer
1 Tom regrets spending too much time playing computer games Students stopped making noise when the teacher came in He’ll try not to make the same mistake again
4 Would you mind turning off the radio ?
5 When you see Tom, remember to give him my regards
6 They postponed building an elementary school for lack of finance It’s no use advising him He never allows anybody to give advice It’s easy to get into bad habits
9 Is there anything here worth buying?
(2)12 My parents decided to take a taxi because it was late 13 Do you agree to lend me some money ?
14 Tom refused to give me his address
15 You’ll be able to do it yourself when you are older
16 I didn’t know how to get to your house , so I stopped to ask the way 17 We found it very difficult to reach a decision
18 I will remember to give Mr Brown your message 19 She remembers being taken to the zoo by her mother
20 Do you feel like going to the concert or would you like to stay at home ? 21 My family is considering taking a trip to the USA next year
22 The police didn’t permit to camp in this wood for security reasons 23 We don’t allow people to smoke in the lecture room
24 The teacher advised us to review the grammatical structures carefully
25 He’ s used to going on foot to work - We get used to working on Sundays 26 Sometimes students avoid looking at the teacher if they don’t want to answer a question 27 You should try wearing any shirts you want to buy
28 The teacher recommends us to prepare the lessons well before coming to class
29 There are people can’t help laughing when they see someone slipping on a banana skin 30 He went to bed without locking the doors
31 They don’t have enough patience to wait for him 32 Gravity makes water run downhill
33 This man let me use his phone yesterday 34 Are we allowed to go out with Tom ? 35 The teller was made to raise his hands
36 Mary My parents expected me to live an honest life 37 She prefers eating to preparing meals
38 When the rainy season comes , you need to repair the roof of the house 39 The flowers need watering but you needn’t water them now