2) | wouldnt advise (buy) a used car. 3) | want (find) a better job because | need some extra money. 34) The policeman off ered (help) me when someone mugged my bag. %) | feel tke (go) out for dinner tonight. Do you fancy coming with me? 36) Matt has learned (parachute) He will jump tomorrow for the first time! 31) Christian considers (move) to London in order to improve his English. 38) I'mvery excited. | cant wait (play) this new game. 3%) He practiced (run) every afternoon in the park for the marathon. She expected (see) her favourite singer after the show but she couldnt. 40) 41) He would like (learn) to fly ahelicopter. 42) My aunt invited me (spend) a week in Italy 43) Dont worry. Kelly appears ‘know) what she's doing, 48) They decided (change) the colour of their room. 45) Many people dislike (ait) at the traffic lights. 46) He deserved (be) punished for driving too Fast 47) The boss demanded (arrive) on time to his employees 48) Beth helped the children (do) their homework 49) The two friends enjoyed (g0) shopping. 50) Please stop (make) so much noise! I'mtrying to sleep. Some verbs can be followed either infinitive ‘or gerund with little or no change of meaning. ‘The most used are: + Verbs of starting or continuing: begin, start, continue, intend, propose (When they are the continuous form, they are usually the infinitive) + Verbs of liking or not liking: hate, love, prefer, like, not bear (infinitive is preferred when talkinain ceneral) Some verbs can be followed either infinitive or gerund BUT with changes of meaning ‘The most used are: ‘+ Forget +infinitive: to fail to do sth. Forget +gerund: to do sth. and not recall it. + Need +infinitive: to have to do sth. Need -+gerund: somebody has to do it (impersonal) + Regret +infinitive: be sorry to (sth. unpleasant) Regret + gerund: to talk about a mistake in the past + Remember + infinitive: not to Forget to do sth Remember +gerund: to recall a memory ‘+ Stop + infinitive: interrupt an action to do another, Stop +gerund: no to do sth. anymore. ‘+ Try+infinitive: make an eff ort to ‘Try +gerund: experiment with doing sth. Complete the following sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the infinitive or the gerund depending on ‘the meaning of each sentence. 2)He is angry because | forgot (meet) him (didnt meet him because | Forgot to do it). 2)He is angry because | forgot (meet) him (I dont have the memory of meeting himbef ore) 31 regret (promise) to help you. (imsorry that | made the prorrise) 4) regret (tell) you that we cant hire you ('mtelling you now, and I'msorry) 5) She remembered (She didnt forget to visit her) (visit) her grandmother. @ She remembered (visit) her grandmother. (She had memories of this time) 7) stopped (call) you (( stopped this activity. M aybe we had a fight) 8)I stopped (all) you (interrupted another action in order to call you) 9)1 tried (open) the window. (attempted this action but didnt succeed) 10)! tried (open) the window. (This was one option | chose. Maybe the room was hot)dislike don't mind expect * fail fancy (fancy feel like finish gveup keep help hope * invite imegine* earn * rmanage mean iss offer plan Practice reject risk, stop suggest * tend would like followed by gerund or infinitive -Ing. Used when actions are: real, concrete or completed 2 Used when actions are: unreal, abstract or future Complete these sentences below with the right formof the verbs in brackets: ‘gerund (ing) or infinitive (to). Then complete the list on the left. (4 means that this verb can aso be followed bya that CAAUISE Learning a foreign language means _to be __ (be) interested in another culture. 2) My friend is giving up _smoking (smoke) at las. 3 Bob is very skilful. He has reneged __tofix (fix) his laptop hilt. 4) Doctors recommend _ sleeping _ (sleep) eight hours a day. 5) Reliable friends are always there for you. They will never fail tohelp (help) to you, © I dont mind __doing __(d0) the washing up. 7) Mum, can | go out? I've already finished __ studying (study) 8) Tina hopes _to become (become) a prestigious engineer one day. 9) Jerry is very angry. I've phoned him five times but he refuses to speak __ (speak) to me. 10) The suspect arrested by the police denied robbing (rob) the bank. He said he had an alibi 2) He admitted _meking _ (rake) a serious mistake and apologised 2) | cant stand _wearing _ (wear) these awful glasses! 33) The teacher agreed to postpone (postpone) the exam, 1) Peter pretended __ to have (have) a stomach ache and left school early. 6) 1” 2») 19) 20) a 24) 23) 2) ™m 2) 2) 30) =) Will promised his rum __to be_ (be) back at 11. Few people can aff ord _to buy_ (buy) the trendiest smartphone. Fred chose __te work (work) (on Saturday instead of on Friday. Angelina imagined __getting, (et) an Oscar for her last movie We've planned _to fly __(fly) to Denmark this Christmas. Tom suggested _spending._ (spend) a couple of weeks on Majorca, ‘Arranda rejected _eating_ (eat) the soup because it was salty. People shouldn't risk __ riding (ride) a motorbike without wearing a helmet. \ really riss_chatting__ (chat) with you every day. Mum asked me ___to lay__ (lay) the table. Mr. Johnson tends ___Iving. {lie) about his age. He's so flirty! You should avoid __shouting__ (shout). It's too late! He kept _talking_(talk) for hours. Do you fancy dancing _ (dance)? If you try__to work _ (work) ait harder, I'm sure you'll pass. He will arrange __to book __ (book) a roomat the best hotel He seers _to be_ (be) worried.I wouldnt advise__to buy (buy) a used car. | want _ to find (find) better job because | need some extra money. The policeman offered __tohelp (help) rme when someone mugged my baa. Some verbs can be followed either infinitive or gerund | feel like __going __ (go) out for dinner Fey aati chanees of meening tonight. Do you fancy coming with me? U3 ee Matt has learned_to parachute (parachute). + Forget +infinitive: to fal to do sth. He will jump tomorrow for the first time! Forget +gerund: to do sth. and not recall it Christian considers moving _ (move) to + Need +infinitive: to have to do sth. London in order to improve his English. Need +gerund: somebody has to do it (impersonal) I'm very excited. | cant wait to play + Regret + infinitive: be sorryto (sth. unpleasant) (olay) this new game. Regret + gerund: to talk about a mistake in the He practiced ___running (run) every past afternoon in the park for the marathon. + Remember +infinitive: not to forget to do sth She expected _to see _ (see) her favourite Rarerier carina carer Snare singer after the show but she couldn’ He would like tolearn _ (learn) to fly a helicopter My aunt invited me to spend (spend) a week in Italy + Try-tinfintive: make an eff ort to Try +aerund: experiment with doina sth. ‘© Stop + infinitive: interrupt an action to do another. Stop +gerund: no to do sth. any more. Dont worry. Kelly appears __to know (know) what she's doing. They decided to change _ (change) the Colour of their room. Complete the following sentences with the verbs in Many people dislike waiting (wait) at | brackets. Use the infinitive or the gerund depending on the traffi c lights. the meaning of each sentence. He deserved __to be (be) punished for driving too Fast. The boss demanded __toarive {arrive | 1) Hels angrybecause forgot _to meet___(meet) him. wt So (\ didn’ meet himbecause | forgot to do it). Beth helped the children _(to)do__(d0) | 2) Heis angybecause| forgot _ meeting _ (meet) him their homework. (1 dont have the memory of meeting himbef ore) The two friends enjoyed __gping _ (go) shopping. 3) I regret promising __(prorrise) to help you, (Wmsorry that | made the prorrise) Please stop making (make) so much oe ae. 4) (regret _totell__ (tell) you that we cant hire you. (Umtelling you now, and I'msorry) 5) She remembered _ to visit____ (visit) her grandmother. (She didnt forget to visit her) ©) She remembered _ visiting __ (visit) her grandmother. (She had memories of this time) ‘Some verbs can be followed either infinitive een eee 7) | stopped _ calling (call) you (I stopped this activity. M aybe we had a fight) The most used are: + Verbs of starting or continuing: 8) I stopped __tocall_(call) ou. begin, start, continue, intend, propose (interrupted another action in order to call you) (When they are the continuous form, they are usually in the infinitive) ‘= Verbs of liking or not liking: hate, love, prefer, like, not bear 10) | tried _opening__ (open) the window. (Onfinitive is preferred when talkina in general) (This was one option | chose. M aybe the roomwas hot) 9) | tried _to open (open) the window. (1 attermpted this action but didnt succeed)