Verb form1 exercise 2
I. Underline the correct word or phrase
1. I really don’t feel like going/to go out tonight. Do you?
2. Everyone expected his business failing/to fail within the first few months.
3. What would you like doing/to do this evening?
4. We discussed turning/to turn the attic into a spare bedroom with the architect.
5. Do you mind moving/to move your car, please? You’re blocking the road.
6. They’re going to postpone making/to make a decision until next month.
7. Sarah’s offered putting/to put us up for the weekend.
II. Complete using the correct form of the verb in brackets.
1. I’ll never forgive June for……………………….(lie) to me like that.
2. I can’t resist……………………..(buy) things when they are in the sales.
3. We’ve got to encourage students………………………(study), not blame them for not studying.
4. I don’t know how you managed………………………..(persuade) the bank manager to lend you so much
money!
5. Does Jessica dislike………………………(walk) so much that she’s not going to come with us?
6. Do you deny………………………….(steal) the money? Yes or No?
7. The kids were pretending…………………………(be) asleep, but they didn’t fool me for a second.
8. No one understands how Jill can afford………………………..(go) on so many holidays each year.
III. Complete each second sentence using the word given so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence.
1. I should have taken my medicine this morning, but I didn’t remember. (forgot)
I………………………………………………………………..my medicine this morning.
2. I’ll always remember the time when I went up Mont Blanc. (never)
I’ll……………………………………………………………Mont Blanc.
3. Darren thinks that wearing a suit to work is appropriate. (likes)
Darren…………………………………………………………..a suit to work.
4. Jackie wishes she hadn’t said that to Allie. (regrets)
Jackie…………………………………………………that to Allie.
5. I’m sorry, but your credit card has been cancelled by the bank. (regret)
I…………………………………………………………your credit card has been cancelled by the bank.
6. Crashing the car wasn’t my intention, you know! (mean)
I…………………………………..the car, you know!
IV. For each pair of sentences, put a tick (v) if both sentences mean the same thing. Put a cross (x) if
they have different meanings.
1. A. I can’t bear being tickled……………………….
B. I can’t bear to be tickled.
2. A. My boss went on saying that he was very proud of us. ……………………….
B. My boss went on to say that he was very proud of us.
3. A. Have you stopped having lunch yet?.............................
B. Have you stopped to have lunch yet?
4. A. Have you started working yet?...............................
B. Have you started to work yet?
5. A. They continued climbing the mountain……………………………
B. They continued to climb the mountain.
6. A. We all saw the reporter interviewing the witness……………………………..
B. We all saw the reporter interview the witness.
7. A. I hate being cheated by taxi drivers…………………………..
B. I hated to be cheated by taxi drivers.