VERB PATTERNS Exercises for the Test I. Choose the correct answer.

1. She __________ to live in the country. 2. Jane ___________ to look for a job. 3. The children ____________ cleaning the house. #. The owner _________ him to go. $. The marketing director _________ meeting him. enjoys has decided were made sto!!ed avoided used is thinking e !ect you wanted managed is used had better are trying ho!ed ha!!ened would rather made him don"t mind let hel!ed her

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the ver s. !rive eat help ma"e tal" write
1 % don&t mind __________ as long as the roads aren&t too busy. 2 'y !arents always made me __________ my bed in the morning. 3 % didn&t want them __________ the whole !i((a. There&s none left for us) # She !romised __________ me a letter* but % haven&t heard from her. $ +ill you !lease sto! __________ ) , She asked me __________ her with her homework.

III. Complete the sentences with #$%% IN#INITIVES& BARE IN#INITIVES or 'ER$N(S.
'y dad made me -study. last night. +e need to hel! 'ary -move. this weekend. 0ou must -let. me see you tomorrow night. John never !ermits anyone -help. him with his car. /aul let his friend -help. him -pack. u! his suitcase. 2ur schedule !ermits us -let. the students -leave. early today. % will make them -make. their beds everyday. 1e enjoyed -work. with you yesterday. 3lvira discussed -leave. college with her advisor. 1e will hate -see. you leave so early. % will try -help. 1arry -complete. the work by tomorrow. +ill you !ractice -play. your basketball outside4 'ary enjoyed -eat. dinner last night. % !lanned -try. out my new car but couldn&t. 1e started -clean. his room immediately. % will sto! -play. basketball when % am tired. Joe will start -swim. on the team this year. % want -learn. -fly. an air!lane. 'ike enjoys -practice. and -play. basketball. /lease !ermit John -have. your book. % can&t allow you -have. any e tra time. 1e had made me -work. all night before he was ha!!y. 'r. /eterson let his child -go. back home yesterday. % will allow you -permit. the dog -eat. on the floor. Joe often allows his dog -walk. without a leash. % want -help. you -carry. your bags. 1e will need -learn. -enjoy. life more. 0ou need to begin -learn. immediately. 'arvin enjoyed -finish. his !roject early. % !lan -enjoy. -keep. my !lants alive. /lease !ermit me -correct. your errors. John loves -drink. milk with cookies. /ete had finished -work. on his !roject. 1e had learned -fly. in the 5ir 6orce. % needed -see. my advisor yesterday. 1arry 7uit -smoke. for good last January. John said he enjoys -practice. basketball. 1arriet !lanned -discuss. -go. on her vacation in June.

IV. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the ver s.
1. Sorry* % forgot -buy. ________________ some milk. 2. +hat would you choose -do. _______________ if you won 81*999*9994 3. +hen they had finished -eat._______________* the doorbell rang. #. The traffic warden ordered -% : !ark. _______________ my car over there. $. +ould you mind -% : close._______________ the window4 ,. 5 friend of mine has offered -!ick us u!.______________ from the air!ort. ;. This sou! doesn"t taste right yet. < Try -!ut._______________ in a bit more salt. =. The mother would like -the children : hel!._______________more at home. >. /eo!le shouldn"t let -their dogs : run around._______________ in the forest. 19. %"ll have -!ay.______________ the bills this weekend. 11. ?obody told -%: finish. ________________ this e ercise by today. 12. They agreed -meet. _________________ the following 6riday. 13. % can"t stand -7ueue. ________________ ) 1#. % need -wash. _________________ my hair tonight. 1$. The book seems -be. ________________ missing. 1,. They wanted -she : work. _____________ for very little money but she refused -do. _____________ that. 1;. @on"t e !ect -have. __________________ an easy life here. 1=. Aids need -their !arents : be. ____________________ su!!orting and understanding. 1>. Ban you remind -% : buy. ____________________ some batteries4

V. %oo" at the followin) sentences. Correct as nee!e!.

5. 'y teacher made me write an essay about a difficult subject. C. She was made director of the 3SD !rogram. B. She made her child studied to get a scholarshi!. @. That color makes her looks fat. 3. % have some leftover cheese and meat. +e could make this lasagne with a little work. 6. 'y daughter was made clean her room.

VI. P*t the ver s in rac"ets into the correct form.

1. 'y sister loves _______-go. sho!!ing. 29. +ould you like ________-listen. to some music4 2. %Ell try _________-come. to the meeting on time. 21. She told me ________-close. the door. 3. /eter refused ________-lend. me some money. 22. % don"t really mind _______-do. the housework. #. She finally finished _______ -read. the book yesterday. 23. The film was so sad that it made her ______-cry.. $. % met Susan yesterday and we sto!!ed _________-talk.. 2#. They invited us ________-spend. summer with them. ,. She continued _______-write. des!ite her disability. 2$. 1e can"t stand _______ -work. with arrogant !eo!le. ;. Dook this room. %t needs ________-paint.. 2,. She admitted _________-murder. her husband. =. 0ou are not allowed _______-talk. during the test. 2;. 0ou are not doing it right. Det me ______-show. you. >. 1e tried _________________-stop* drink. but he couldn"t. 2=. She sto!!ed _________-read. to ask me a 7uestion. 19. 1e forgot _______ -send. that !arcel. 2>. She advised me _____ -tell. them about the accident. 11. Thomas doesn"t let anyone ______ -smoke. in his house. 39. 1e !romised _______ -come. on time. 12. Tom hel!ed his mother _______ -get. the dinner ready. 31. % have arranged ________ - meet. him at the air!ort. 13. The driver admitted _______ -not* have. a driving licence. 32. 3very Sunday we like ______ -go. for a walk. 1#. The fridge is em!ty. % need _____ -do. the sho!!ing today. 33. She encouraged him ________ -take. the e ams. 1$. +hy donEt you !ut off _______ -go away. until tomorrow4 3#. They canEt risk _______ -catch. a bird flu. 1,. % met Susan and we sto!!ed _______ -talk. for a while. 3$. % regret _______ -break. the window. 1;. She !ersuaded him ______ -take. Bambridge e ams. 3,. +ill you give u! ______ -smoke.4 1=. They wouldnEt let me _______ -pay. for anything. 3;. +e e !ected them _______ - put on. smart clothes. 1>. % tried _____ -move. the table but it was too heavy. 3=. 1e suggested ______ - watch. the film.

VII. Complete the followin) sentences *sin) the correct mo!al ver +
a. +hen % am older % would like to live : livin) in the FS5. b. 1ave you decided what to *, : *,in) : *, yet4 c. %t&s a secret. 0ou mustn&t to tell : tellin) : tell anybody) d. % suggest to )o : )oin) : )o to the seaside tomorrow. e. /lease don&t forget to close : closin) : close the window before you leave.

VIII. Choose the correct answer+

a. % remember _____ the Gueen in Dondon. a. meet b. to meet b. @id you remember _____ the letter4 a. post b. to post c. %&m not used _____ u! this early. a. get b. to get d. % used _____ to the cinema a lot. a. go b. to go e. % regret _____ 'ary about the wedding. a. tell b. to tell f. 'rs Jones* % regret _____ you that your credit limit has been e ceeded. a. inform b. to inform g. Sto! _____ this terrible noise at once) a. make b. to make h. % wanted to sto! _____ some !resents* but we didn&t have enough time. a. buy b. to buy i. Dook* it&s starting _____ . a. rain b. to rain j. % started _____ 3nglish when % was four. a. learn b. to learn c. meeting c. posting c. getting c. going c. telling c. informing c. making c. buying c. raining c. learning d. to meeting d. to posting d. to getting d. to going d. to telling d. to informing d. to making d. to buying d. to raining d. to learning

I-. Clo.e Exercise+ 'er*n!s an! Infinitives

0uri was in his first year at university* studying 1istory. 1e was rather a la(y student* and he tended to avoid -work.________________whenever he could. %n the middle of the semester* his history !rofessor gave out an assignment* due in two weeks. 0uri intended -do. _________________ the assignment* but he !ost!oned -write. ________________ it for a week. The following week* he forgot -do. _____________ it. The night before the assignment was due* he suddenly remembered it* and rushed to the library. 1e tried -read. ________________ as much as !ossible on the to!ic* but there wasn&t enough time. 0uri considered -ask. _____________ for more time to do his !a!er* but the 1istory !rofessor was known to be very tough on students* so finally he decided -cheat. ________________ and co!y his !a!er from somewhere else. 1e found an old article on the same to!ic* and 7uickly ty!ed it out. The ne t day* he submitted the !a!er. The following week* he was alarmed _______________ -see. the !rofessor a!!roaching him* looking angry. H%s this your own work* or did you co!y it4H asked the !rofessor. 0uri denied _____________ -co!y. the !a!er.

H%f you e !ect me -believe. _____________ that* you must be very stu!id*H said the !rofessor. H3very word is taken from an article % wrote myself five years ago. @id you really think % would forget -write. __________ it4H

Type the correct form of the verb. 1. I can't afford (pay) _________________ for a new car. 2. He is so impatient that he can't wait (speak) ___________________. 3. Speech class will gi e yo! practice (speak) __________________ in front of people. ". I e#pect (finish) _______________ this $y three o'clock. %. &hey are preparing (eat) _______________ dinner. '. (ernadette dislikes (cook) ________________. ). &hey ref!se (take) _________________ money from their wi es. *. I want (+!it) ___________________ the $ase$all team. ,. -octors recommend (drink) ______________________ lots of water after e#ercising. 1.. /ete 0!st decided (look) _______________________ for a 0o$. 11. &hey seemed (en0oy) ________________________ the play. 12. Harry detests (write) ________________________ long papers. 13. 1ohn can't afford ($!y) _____________________ a new car. 1". 2y parents s!ggested (wait) ____________________ two weeks $efore I made my final decision. 1%. Sarah e#pected (win) _________________________ the competition. 1'. &hey demanded ($e) _______________________ seated. 1). 2artha considered (call) _______________________ her e#3$oyfriend. 1*. (illy promised (eat) ____________________ all of his spinach. 1,. 4o!ise finished (r!n) ______________________ at '5... 2.. &hey pretended (en0oy) ______________________ the m!sic.

VERBS+ING/ VERBS+(TO)+INF
/!t in the correct form of the er$ in $rackets5 e.g. Bob wants (help) them. Bob wants to help them. e.g. I can't imagine . (live) in the countryside. I can't imagine living in the countryside. 1. 6e' e decided 77777777777. (go) to the $each. 2. I stopped 7777777777777.. (tra el) when I got married. 3. -id yo! promise 7777777777.. (take) the children to the cinema8 ". Ha e the men finished 7777777777 (repair) the roof yet8 %. I'd lo e 77777777777777. ( isit) India. '. 6o!ld yo! prefer 7777777777 (pay) now or later8 ). 6hy does 1ohn keep 7777777777 (talk) a$o!t his mother8 *. I co!ldn't afford 77777777777 (li e) in /aris ,. 9o! sho!ld gi e !p 7777777777 (smoke). 1.. (ill hopes 77777777777777 (go) to :reece ne#t month. 11. ;athy<s thinking of 7777777777 (write) a $ook. 12. He learnt 77777777777777 (speak) $y talking to his :erman friends. 13. She doesn<t mind 77777777777 (cook) She really likes it. 1". 9o! forgot 777777777777 (water) the plants while she was on holiday. 1%. &hey spend most of the morning 777777777. (read) the newspaper and 77777777777.. (eat) pancakes.

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). 6hy does 1ohn keep talking a$o!t his mother8 *. I co!ldn<t afford to live in /aris ,. 6o!ld yo! prefer to pay now or later8 1.. (ill hopes to go to :reece ne#t month. 11. ;athy<s thinking of riting a $ook. 12. He learnt to speak $y talking to his :erman friends. 13. She doesn<t mind !ooking. She really likes it. 1". 9o! forgot to ater the plants while she was on holiday. 1%. &hey spend most of the morning rea"ing the newspaper and eating pancakes. 1. The bouncer refused _____ us into the club. D3T T2 D3T D3TT%?I

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=or each of the si# +!estions choose the one correct answer 1. 6hich is the correct !se of s!ggest8 >6e? e missed the $!s@ ________8> a. what do yo! s!ggest !s do $. what do yo! s!ggest we do c. what do yo! s!ggest !s to do d. what do yo! s!ggest we to do 2. I don?t remem$er ________ yo! at the party@ were yo! there8 a. seeing $. see

c. to see d. saw 3. &he grass is ery long@ it needs ________ . a. c!t $. c!tting c. to c!t d. to $e c!tting 4. 6hich of the following er$s is not followed $y 3ing8 a. He stopped going to the cinema. $. He enjoyed going to the cinema. c. He wanted going to the cinema. d. He suggested going to the cinema. 5. 4et me ________ for the meal@ yo! paid last time. a. pay $. paying c. to pay d. paid 6. He always dreamed _______ in the city. a. of li ing $. to li e c. in li ing d. for li ing