Structures Practice Verb Forms

STRUCTURES PRACTICE – VERB FORMS

1)  Make sentences with the following. Use gerund (='-ing') or infinitive. Make two sentences if different structures are possible

1)  learn

2)  forget

3)  finish

4)  would enjoy

5)  stop

6)  would like

7)  promise

2) Write a text about your interests / your hobbies. (Translate and) Use the expressions given.

enjoy / ich interessiere mich für / ich bin (nicht/ziemlich) gut in / es macht mir

nichts aus ( ich habe nichts dagegen) / ich verbringe ( Stunden / jede freie Minute..)

3)  Complete the following. use appropriate forms of 'used to', 'get used to' and 'be used to'.

Juan has been living in England for five years now. He ______(do) things differently now, but it hasn't always been the case. When he first moved there, he couldn't ______(have) lunch at 1pm, so he often ______( cook) for himself in his flat at 3pm, like back home in Spain.

Even now, I don't think he ______(eat ) English food, because when he comes home to Madrid, he buys Spanish 'delicacies' to take back with him.

I remember how he ______(write ) to me and complain about the shop closing times. It took him a long time to ______the fact that you can't buy anything after about 5 o'clock. Most shops in Spain close at eight in the evening

4)  Non-Finites. Complete the following. Add prepositions where necessary.

a)  Stop ______(sing) so loudly! I want ______(you go) to bed now. It's three o'clock in the morning!

b)  Instead ______(apologize) ______(be) late, she accused ______(we start) without ______(wait) her!

c)  It's no use ______(ask) her ______(join) us. She is too busy ______(learn) for the test.

d)  John used ______(enjoy) ______(play) football with me a lot. I remember ______(spend) every Saturday on the football field when he was a boy.

e)  Now, however, he is only interested ______(play) the electric guitar. He is dreaming ______(join) a rock band one day.

f)  I know you don't mind ______( they stay) here, but I would

actually prefer ______( they leave) at once.

a)  The snow kept ______(fall) and the workmen grew tired ______(try) ______(keep) the roads clear.

b)  The boys next door used ______( enjoy) ______(make) model aeroplanes, but they seem to ______(stop) ______(do) that now. I've never seen them fly any lately.

c)  I'm sorry but I forgot ______( give) him your letter.

d)  I don't mind ______( you have) a good time over the weekend, but I insist ______(you do) your homework properly.

e)  He spends a lot of time ______( repair) his old car again and again, but it is obviously not worth ______( try) anymore. Instead ______( waste) time like that he'd better ______( save) some money and ______( buy) a new one.

5) Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one, using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words.

a)  Why weren’t you working when I came in? should

You ______ when I came in.

b)  I think that he will probably be late today. unlikely

He ______time today.

c)  He is the first to be bitten by this dog. ever

Nobody ______by this dog before.

d)  This isn’t easy enough, so he won’t understand. too

This is ______to understand.

e)  ‘Why don’t you get married at last?’, he asked her. wanted

He ______.

f)  ‘Don’t make such a fuss, Alice!’, he said. told

He ______such a fuss.

g)  I would prefer to watch the match tonight. rather

I ______watch the match tonight.

h)  It would be better if you asked your boss for advice. had

You ______your boss for advice.

i)  She asked the mechanic to repair her car. had

She ______by the mechanic.

j)  She had to wash up before she could go out. made

She ______wash up before she could go out.

k)  When I was young, I wasn’t allowed to watch much TV. let

When I was young, my parents ______much TV.

l)  She didn’t ask me for help, she tried it alone. instead

______ for help, she tried it alone.

m)  When she heard about the disaster, she broke down. on

______about the disaster, she broke down.

n)  She can play the piano very well. good

She is ______the piano.

o)  I don’t want to listen to you any longer. tired

I ______to you any longer.

p)  He always helps his mother with the housework. used

He ______his mother with the housework.

q)  When he was young, he always went to school by bike. used

When he was young, he ______to school by bike.

r)  I just can’t wait for you to visit us in summer! forward

I’m ______us in summer.

s)  I find it difficult to solve this task. trouble

I ______this task.

t)  Don’t try to run away. They’ll catch you anyway. use / *sure

It’s ______away. You ______be caught.

u)  Let’s go to Paris. How

______to Paris?

v)  She denied stealing the wallet. said

She ______the wallet.

w)  ‘Why don’t you join us?’, he said to me. suggested

He ______join them.

x)  I can recommend this film. worth

I think this film ______.

y)  Were you able to convince him of your project? succeed

______him of your project?

z)  He used force to solve the problem. by

He solved the problem ______.

aa) She is considering going abroad. thinking

She ______abroad.

bb)  She said that they could come home after midnight. mind

She ______home after midnight.

cc) He said that he hadn’t stolen the money. denied

He ______the money.

dd) The darkness made it impossible for us to find the right path. prevented

We ______the right path by the darkness.

ee) Because of the parade, we weren’t allowed to park in the high street. let

Because of the parade, the police refused ______in the high street.

iff Of course you can open the window. mind

I ______the window.

6)Translate ( German – English: use a gerund or an infinitive)

a)  Sie überlegt sich , ob sie die Stelle wechseln soll.

b)  Sie will, dass ich mitkomme.

c)  Ich erwarte, dass Mary die Prüfung besteht.

d)  Sie geht jeden Sonntag bergsteigen.

e)  Ich bin es gewohnt, früh aufzustehen.

f)  She insisted on joining us.

g)  I remember meeting him last year.

h)  Sie tat so als ob sie kein Englisch verstehe.

i)  She mentioned emigrating to England soon.

j)  I don't care to learn now.

k)  Ich habe mich daran gewöhnt, wenig zu schlafen.

l)  Er wurde beschuldigt, ein schweres Verbrechen begangen zu haben..

m)  I really appreciate being offered so much help.

n)  Warum hat sie sich den Weisheitszahn (='wisdom tooth') noch nicht ziehen lassen?

o)  Sie beklagt sich darüber, zuwenig Informationen zu erhalten.

p)  She regretted telling him the bad news.

q)  Niemand kann sie daran hindern, zu versuchen, ihr Auto selbst zu reparieren anstatt es in die Garage zu bringen..

7)  Translate the following.

a)  Ich kann mir nicht vorstellen, mit Rauchen aufzuhören.

b)  Er bestreitet, den Fotoapparat gestohlen zu haben.

c)  Sie beklagten sich darüber, zuviel arbeiten zu müssen (='zuviel zu arbeiten').

d)  Interessieren Sie sich fürs Tennisspielen?

e)  Hättest du etwas dagegen, mir beim Abwaschen zu helfen?

f)  Ich kann es nicht ertragen, immer mit dir zu streiten.

g)  Du riskierst, wieder zu spät zu kommen.

h)  Ich habe Schwierigkeiten, dich zu verstehen.

i)  Es lohnt sich, die Wahrheit zu sagen.

j)  Er beschuldigte ihn, zu spicken.

8)  Give answers in English. Write whole sentences.

a)  Wie bereitest du eine Englischprüfung vor? ( Use ‘by’ )

b)  Woran kannst du dich nicht gewöhnen?

c)  Worauf kannst du dich verlassen?