Complete the following dialogue by putting the verbs in brackets into the correct from,

gerund or infinitive, as required.

A: You complain about feeling lonely but you’ve only yourself to blame, you know. You don’t
even try (make) ___________ new friends. Why don’t you join a club of some sort and stop
(feel) _________ so sorry for yourself?
B: Look, John, I know you mean (be) __________ kind but I’d prefer (do) ___________ things
my own way. I’ve tried (join) ___________ clubs in the past but I absolutely hate (have)
_____________ to meet a lot of new people and I used to dread (go) ____________ to
meetings so much that I stopped (attend) ______________ altogether after a few weeks, I regret
(say) _____________.
A: But if you don’t go on (attend) _____________, how can you expect to make friends? You
need (persevere) _________________ more. Friendship doesn’t just happen. It means (spend)
_____________ time with people and (share) ____________ experiences with them. If you only
stopped (think) ______________ about it for a moment, you’d see I was right.
B: But I’ve got so little time for a social life. There’s always work that needs (do)
_____________ in the house and then there’s the novel I’m writing. I dread (think)
____________ what will happen if that’s not finished by the deadline. And that’s not all…
A: OK, OK, before you go on (give) ____________ me any more reasons why you can’t go out,
let me make a final suggestion. Do you remember (meet) ______________ an American friend
of mine at my house recently? Well, he’s trying (make) ___________ up a party to go to the
theatre to see ‘Private Lives’ next week. He told me not to forget (invite) ____________ you. I
know you prefer (go) ____________ to concerts to (see) _____________ plays, on the whole,
but this production has had rave notices and I’m sure you’d enjoy it. What do you say?
B: Yes, I’d love (come) ____________. If you could give me your friend’s number, I’ll
remember (ring) ___________ him and thank him.