21.- Gerunds and Infinitives 7 (profesor) First Certificate

Gerunds and Infinitives Part 3

 

Put the verb into the gerund or the infinitive with ‘to’:

 

 

1. It appears (be)
2. We intend (go) to the countryside this
3. I pretended (be) sick so I didn’t have to go to
4. Can you imagine (live) without TV?
5. They tolerate (smoke) but they prefer people not
6. I anticipate (arrive) on
7. A wedding involves (negotiate) with everyone in the family.
8. He denies (steal) the
9. He claims (be) a millionaire but I don’t believe
10. I expect (be) there about
11. Julia reported (see) the boys to the
12. It tends (rain) a lot in
13. Do you recall (meet) her at the party last week?
14. She mentioned (go) to the cinema, but I don’t know what she decided to do in the
15. The teenager refused (go) on holiday with his
16. I understand (be) late once or twice, but every day is too much!
17. I would prefer you (come) early if you can.
18. That criminal deserves _ (get) a long
19. She completed (paint) her
20. We arranged (meet) at four but at four thirty she still hadn’t

 

Answers:

 

1. to be
2. to go
3. to be
4. living
5. smoking
6. arriving
7. negotiating
8. stealing
9. to be
10. to be
11. seeing
12. to rain
13. meeting
14. going
15. to go
16. being
17. to come
18. to get
19. painting
20. to meet