Grammar pack 7- ing vs infinitive, Gethin.pdf

Exercise 1: -ING/INFINITIVE COMPLEMENTATION

Without altering the meaning, reword the following sentences by using the words in italics either with the -ing

form (gerund) or with the full infinitive/object + full infinitive, as shown in the examples above. Do not change the

italicised words in any way.

1 suggests Helen proposes that we go to the Upper Crust disco.

2 necessary Do you ha veto be a member to get in?

3 managed The last time I went I succeeded in getting in all right.

4 we're unlikely Ken's a member, and so I don't expect we'll have any difficulty.

5 fancy Do you want to go to the disco, Sheila?

6 put her off Don't say anything that will make her not want to go.

7 mind Will your mother object to your taking her car?

8 she allows She has said I can use it whenever I like.

9 worth There's no point in going all the way home to fetch mine.

10 risk You may be stopped by the police if you drive without seat belts.

11 caused Ken lost control of his car because there was a blow out in one of the front tyres.

12 avoid I never drive that way into town.

13 given up I no longer count the times Denis has damaged the company car.

14 forbid Why don't you say he mustn't use it under any circumstances?

15 no use He can't possibly plead ignorance of the company rules, because he was given a

copy of them.

16 deserve It's not right that he should get away with things the way he does.

17 denies Denis says he didn't break your calculator.

18 can you imagine You don't think he'd ever admit it, do you?

19 impossible My secretaries can't possibly cope with the work in this office without calculators.

20 enables With them they can do the work in a fraction of the time.

21 miss I find it a great disadvantage not to be able to use one whenever I want.

22 the last... the first Denis usually arrives last in the office in the morning, but seldom leaves first in the

evening.

23 surprised I hear the boss thinks quite highly of him, which surprises me.

24 / dare I bet you'd never tell Denis to his face what you really think of him!

25 he's certain I'm sure he'll ask you your opinion of Helen.

26 rely on Yes, you can always be sure Denis will ask awkward questions!

27 can't afford It would be a bad thing if I made an enemy of Helen.

28 put off I've decided not to go to Tokyo till Monday.

29 involve Leaving tomorrow would mean that I missed the finals of the Wimbledon tennis

tournament.

30 arranged

Ken and I are going to meet in London when I return from Tokyo.

31 considering

We think we might hire a boat for a week's cruise on the Thames.

32 I enjoy

Messing about in boats is fun.

33 intend

My aim is to get a boat of my own one day.

34 resent

I strongly object to paying excessive rents to profiteering boat-hirers.

35 persuade

I'm trying to convince Willie he should come with us.

36 keep

I tell him repeatedly that he needs a holiday.

37 advised

His own doctor has told him he should have one.

38 warned

He has told him he should not overwork.

39 recommends

My doctor says one should take shorter, more frequent holidays.

40 be made

Someone must make Willie see sense.

41 expect

How much longer do you think Marilyn will stay in the States?

42 plans

Her idea is to return next month,.

43 encouraging

Her American friends are probably trying to make her stay longer.

44 resist

They're so hospitable that she may find it hard not to stay a little longer.

45 foresee

But I don't think she'll stay there over Christmas.

46 difficulty

Some Americans find her Midlands English accent difficult to understand.

47 mentioned

By the way, she said she'd met Toby the other day.

48 she happened

It so happened she was staying at the same hotel as he was.

49 necessitate

To get to know Toby well, one would have to share his leisure pursuits.

50 propose

That's not something I'm thinking of doing.

THE INFINITIVE

Use the correct form of infinitive for the verbs in brackets.

Before she went to Paris, Zena said she needed (1 brush up) her French, so I gave her a few lessons. 'Why not (2

stay) for a few days after your work is over and (3 practise) the language?' I suggested. On her return Zena was

made (4 open) all her bags at the customs. They must have been very suspicious of her, for they finally made her (5

turn) out all her pockets. It hardly helped matters when she said in a loud voice: 'How dare you (6 suspect) me of

smuggling?' She then turned to me, who happened (7 travel) with her, and said: 'How can you stand there and Jet

me (8 accuse) of something you know I haven't done?' Although I knew Zena was innocent of smuggling, I dared

not (9 interfere), as I didn't want my bags (10 search) like hers.

Things appear (11 go) from bad to worse on the stock market at the moment, but I think I'd still rather (12 be) a

stockbroker than anything else. As the firm's senior partner, though, I do expect (13 tell) about things as soon as

they happen. It would have been easy for my colleague (14 pick) up the phone and (15 give) me the necessary

information, but he just couldn't be bothered.

'I don't want there (16 be) any secrets between us when we're married,' said Denis to Helen. 'We'd better not (17

have) any before we're married either,' replied Helen ominously. Later Helen let (18 fall) a remark that suggested

her engagement to Denis might soon be off. 'Why (19 get) married at all?’ I heard her say, before her voice was

drowned in the general conversation.

Ken's a versatile athlete; I've known him (20 compete) in four events at a sports meeting and (21 win) two of

them. It's a pity Willie can't find more time for sport; he seems always (22 work).

When I called on the McArthurs, Harry chanced (23 garden) for once, not (24 fish), and so I was able to have a

chat with him. He and Mary seem (25 have) a very happy marriage so far, don't they? But their son Charles played

rather a nasty trick on them the other day, when he pretended (26 injure) in a cycle accident that had never taken

place. When he told them the truth he made matters worse by saying they'd been stupid (27 believe) his story. His

mother was so upset by his behaviour that she wants his pocket-money (28 stop) for six months.

Can you help me (29 find) better accommodation and a more understanding boss? When he came back from a

business meeting this afternoon he expected me (30 type) all the letters he had given me and (31 have) them ready

for him to sign. I was quick (32 let) him (33 know) I'd had other things (34 do) besides typing his letters. I hope

soon (35 work) in a new job and (36 live) in a flat of my own.

THE GERUND

For the verbs in brackets, use the -ing form (gerund), either active or passive. An object pronoun/possessive may be

required in some of the sentences

1 Are you against children (watch) television?

2 Of course not. I've got used to (do) all sorts of things we never did as children.

3 But I'm against television (watch) too often, either by children or adults.

4 Please forgive (be) so late; I was unavoidably detained.

5 Most people detest (keep) waiting, and I'm sure you're no exception.

6 Although Sheila looks quite like her younger sister, she's very different from her in character and dislikes

(mistake) for her by strangers.

7 Sheila's kind but firm with the children in her classes, and doesn't tolerate anyone (fool about).

8 'I haven't finished (talk) to your father yet,' said Mary McArthur to her son Charles, 'so don't interrupt.'

9 'Then I'd appreciate (tell) me when you've finished so that I can get a word in,' replied Charles cheekily.

10 Pardon (mention) it, but could I have the ten pounds back that I lent you last month?

11 I grudge (lend) money to people who are less than meticulous about (pay) it back.

12 (Be) my boss doesn't excuse (treat) me the way you do.

13 In fact I'm not going to stand (treat) like a slave any longer.

14 Pressure of work prevented (take) my usual summer holiday this year.

15 Now I'm very much looking forward to (go) to Italy in the autumn.

16 I can't foresee anything (happen) to stop (go) there.

17 Willie's contemplating (learn) Russian with a view to (read) Tolstoy in the original.

18 (Learn) Russian does, of course, entail (learn) a new alphabet, but that's the least of one's difficulties.

19 I escaped (have) to go into the army when I was young because the Government abolished conscription.

20 As I'm nearly forty I don't anticipate ever (call up) now.

21 Robert admits (have) too much to eat when he broke the chair he sat on.

22 I don't recollect (apologise), which he certainly should have done.

23 Charles's sister's in the garden practising (stand) on one leg, as she's got the part of a stork in her college

pageant.

24 I can't bear (stand) there all by herself looking so sad and lonely.

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