GRAMMAR – GERUND & INFINITIVE 

              EXERCÍCIOS PROPOSTOS – APOSTILA 02 – ON PAGE 27

I) Complete the sentences by using the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs:

1 -  The rainy weather prevented them from ____________ (go) to the beach. GOING

2 – Stop ____________ (shout)! You´re giving me a headache. SHOUTING

3 – He is intend on ___________ (marry) her next summer. MARRYING

4 – My mother asked me ____________ (pick up) some apples on my way from school. TO PICK UP

5 – Jane is not old enough ____________(ride) on the bus by herself. TO RIDE

6 – My father was angry about ___________ (lose) my new watch. LOSING

7 – WE are not used to ______________ (drive) on the left side of the road. DRIVING

II) Circle the correct alternative:

1 – Are you going to let me ___________ that last cookie?

a) eating                                                      b) eat

c) to eat                                                        d) to eating

e) b and c are correct

B

2 - _________ the needy makes me ___________ a whole human beimg.

a) To help – to feel                                                b) Helping – feeling

c) Helping – feel                                        d) Helping – to feel

e) To help – feel                                        

C

3 – I can´t stand _________ my spare time ___________ TV.

a) spending – to watch                            b) spending – watch

c) to spend – to watch                             d) spend – watch

e) spending – watching

E

4 – I finally finished _____________ at 8.p. and served dinner.

a) cooking                                                   b) being cooked

c) cook                                                         d) is cooking

e) to cook

A

5 – Most parents want their kids _____________ happy.

a) be                                                             b) being

c) to be                                                         d) to being

e) having been

C

6 – Would you mind ________ the radio down a little? I´m not used to _________ in such noisy places.

a) to turn – work                                        b) turning – work

b) turn – working                                      d) turning – working

e) turn – work

D

7 – On his way home, he stopped ___________ some flowers. It was his wife´s birthday.

a) buying                                                     b) buy

c) having bought                                      c) to buy

d) to buying

D

8 – We´re looking forward to _______________ from you soon.

a) hear                                                          b) listening

c) hearing                                                    d) listen

e) listening

C

9 – It´s useless ____________ about the situation.

a) complain                                                 b) to complaining

c) about complaining                                          d) complaining

e) to complain

D

10 – She doesn´t feel like ___________ tomight.

a) dine out                                                   b) to dine out

c) go to dine out                                        c) dining out

e) to dining out

D

                                              TEACHER: JAMIL JUNIOR 2013.