1. The Infinitive and the Gerund

2. Verb+ing Stop enjoy fancy admit consider miss finish mind imagine deny
involve
postpone
delay
give up
suggest
go on
regret
put off
avoid
carry on
practise
Keep on
risk

3. In this exercise you have to complete the sentences with these verbs:
try, meet, write, wash ,splash ,take, make
Could you please stop… … so much noise?
I don’ enjoy …………………..letters.
Does your job involve…………. a lot of people?
I considered …………. The job but in the end I decided against it.
If you use the shower try and avoid…… water on the floor.
Jack gave up …………. to find a job in Britain and decided to imigrate.
Have you finished …….. your hair yet ?
trying
making
splashing
meeting
taking
writing
washing

4. Now make your own sentences. Complete each sentence using -ing
At weekends I enjoy…………….
This evening I fancy…………….
I often regret……….
Learning English involves………
I think people should stop…………..

5. Verb+ infinitive agree offer decide appear forget refuse attempt plan
seem
learn
promise
manage
arrange
pretend
dare
threaten
fail
hope
afford
tend

6. Complete each sentence with a suitable verb.
Tom refused ……………me any money.
Jill has decided not …………………….. a car.
The thief got into the house because I forgot ……. the window.
I’ve arranged ……. tennis tomorrow afternoon.
One day I’d like to learn …….. an aeroplane.
Ann offered ……… after our children while we were out.
The teacher was very strict. Nobody dared….. during his lesson.

7. Key to lend/to give to buy/ to hire to shut/to close/ to lock to play
to fly
to look
to talk/to speak/laugh

8. I asked to see the manager. Verb+object+to+infinitive
Verb+ Object+ Infinitive want ask expect help would like would prefer mean
verb+ to+ infinitive
I asked to see the manager.
Verb+object+to+infinitive
I asked Tom to help me.

9. Verb+ object+ to+ infinitive I got Jack to repair my car
tell
remind
force
enable
persuade
order
warn
invite
teach
get (persuade)

10. advise recommend encourage allow permit
Verb+ ing
He wouldn’t recommend staying at the hotel
Verb+ object+to+infinitive
He wouldn’t recommend you to stay at the hotel.

11. Make and let Verb + infinitive (without to)
Tom let me drive his car yesterday.
In the passive make +the infinitive with to
I was made to do it.

12. Put the verb in the right form: -ing, to +infinitive, infinitive without to
Mr Thomas doesn’t let anyone ……. ( smoke) in his office I don’t know Jack but I’d like……………….. ( meet) him.
Where would you recommend me ……(go) for my holidays?
I don’t recommend ………(eat) in that restaurant.
The film was very sad. It made me…..(cry)
Jack’s parents have always encouraged him …… (study) hard.
We were kept at the police station for an hour and then allowed …….(go).

13. Key
Smoke
to meet
to go
eating
cry
to study