1st Bachillerato #-ing/infinitive verbs# ## Jesús L. Serrano

1 Fill the gaps with the verb in brackets in the appropriate form.

1I can't stand ______in queues. ( to wait )

2I wouldn't like ______in his shoes. ( to be )

3Jim loves ______in Thailand. ( to work )

4I hate ______the shopping on Saturday. ( to do )

5Blast! I forgot ______milk. ( to buy )

6In the end we decided ______in. ( to stay )

7I need ______some information about Portugal. ( to find )

8My parents like ______for long walks at the weekend. ( to go )

9Tony gave up ______years ago. ( to smoke )

10I wanted ______and see Troy but no one else was interested. ( to go )

11Mrs Leith offered ______us to the airport. ( to take )

12Clare refused ______clean up after the party. ( to help )

13I tried ______him to come but it was no use. ( to persuade )

14Do you mind not ______? ( to smoke )

15Everybody really enjoyed ______the cha-cha-cha. ( to dance )

16Lionel admitted ______my chocolate mousse. ( to eat )

2Use the verbs in brackets to fill the gaps.

1We arranged ______under the station clock at half nine. ( to meet )

2I always try to avoid ______him whenever I can. ( to see )

3I long ______in Scotland again. ( to be )

4My Mum demanded ______the manager. ( to see )

5My brother denied ______my chocolate mousse. Maybe his hamster ate it. ( to eat )

6I tried ______but I just couldn't. ( to understand )

7In the end I gave up ______to persuade her. ( to try )

8Charlie was pretending ______a chicken. ( to be )

9They chose ______in a cheap hotel but spend more money on meals. ( to stay )

10We like Galicia so much that we keep ______back there. ( to go )

11He deserves ______severely punished. ( to be )

12When we visit my aunt, they expect me ______on my best behaviour. ( to be )

13I didn't mean ______her feelings. I'm really sorry. ( to hurt )

14I always put off ______my homework until the last possible moment. ( to do )

15He goes on ______me the same thing over and over again. ( to tell )

16I can't stand ______in the queue at the baker's. ( to wait )

17The firemen managed ______the fire pretty quickly. ( to put out )

18I never risk ______through that part of town. ( to go )

19Clare offered ______me to the airport, which was very kind of her. ( to take )

20Dad threatened ______my pocket money if I didn't do my homework. ( to stop )

3 Fill the gaps with TO + INFINITIVE or the -ING form of the verb in brackets.

1Are you sure you remembered ______the iron off before you left? (turn)

2I distinctly remember ______the iron off before I left. (turn)

3Roger didn't remember ______the grill off and so the kitchen caught fire. (turn)

4Many witnesses remember ______three people inside the building before it caught fire. (see)

5Did you remember ______the canary yesterday? He looks depressed and hungry to me. (feed)

6I remember my Dad ______me to ride a bike. (teach)

7Thankfully I remembered ______the cat biscuits. Otherwise Twinkle would have killed me. (buy)

8I remember ______out of the bank just before I saw the accident. (come)

4 Fill the gaps with TO + INFINITIVE or the -ING form of the verb in brackets.

1She tried ______a glass of water to get rid of her hiccups. (drink)

2Bob tried ______.DAT files to mpeg files and then burning to DVD. (convert)

3Try ______some chopped parsley and paprika to your lentils when they're nearly done. (add)

4He tried ______me change my mind but I stood my ground. (make)

5Have you tried ______politely? That often works. (ask)

6If your computer's running slowly, you should try ______the hard drive. (defragment)

7I tried ______her to talk about it but she just wouldn't. (get)

8Bob tried ______Darren to come to the party and eventually he agreed. (convince)