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INFINITIVE and ING REVISION 3º ESO UNIT 6

1 Complete the sentences with the infinitive form of the verbs below.
buy  arrive  make  teach  get
1. There was a lot of traffic. We were lucky …………………… on time.
2. Erin promised …………………… me how to make that delicious roast lamb.
3. Did you agree …………………… dinner tonight?
4. You will need …………………… sugar, milk, eggs, flour and chocolate to make that dessert.
5. I missed my bus and it took me two hours …………………… home.

2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds or infinitives.
There may be more than one correct answer.
1. I have to go home. I forgot …………………… (turn off) the oven!
2. I don’t remember …………………… (try) this fish before. This is my first time!
3. I’m tired. I must stop …………………… (rest).
4. I must stop …………………… (eat) so much ice cream. It’s not good for me.

3 Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds or infinitives.
Americans enjoy 1. …………………… (eat) bananas more than any other fruit. However, most
Americans would be surprised 2. …………………… (learn) that there were no bananas in the US until
the late 1800s. The first people to start 3. …………………… (grow) bananas probably lived in East
Asia as early as the 6th century BC. People in Africa learned 4. …………………… (cultivate) this
delicious yellow fruit long before Europeans even thought of 5. ………………… (plant) them. In the
15th century, Portuguese sailors travelled to West Africa and found a fruit called “banema” by the local
people. In English, people decided 6. …………………… (call) the fruit “banana”. The sailors took
banana plants with them. Bananas eventually reached the USA in the late 1800s, but 7.
…………………… (convince) Americans to taste them was hard. In the 1900s, supermarkets tried 8.
…………………… (get) people to buy bananas by 9. …………………… (sell) the fruit with special
coupons for cornflakes. They suggested 10. …………………… (slice) bananas into a bowl and adding
cornflakes and milk. With a few simple suggestions like this, the banana quickly succeeded in 11.
…………………… (become) very popular!

4 Translate into English.

1. Aprender alemán debe ser difícil -
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2. Me apetece comer un helado
3. Se negó a recoger su habitación.
4. Es major que lleves un abrigo.
5. Preferiría esperar por ellos aquí.
6. Le advertí que no lo tocara
7. Negó haber robado las joyas.
8. Va a una academia a aprender inglés
9. Sugirió ir al concierto
10. No les dejan ir a la fiesta
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1. She is interested in a doctor. (become)

2. He is saving money a new car. (buy)
3. When I met her I couldn’t help her. (hug)
4. My favorite hobby is . (cook)
5. My father helped me my homework. (do)
6. I’m sick of hamburgers every day. (eat)
7. It is important the net for more information. (surf)
8. She advised me a doctor as soon as possible. (see)
9. I don’t feel like English today. (study)
10. Isabel got Mike her car (wash)
11. sport every day is good for your health. (do)
12. At last they decided the apartment. (rent)
13. I pretended asleep. (be)
14. Sheila stopped hello to her friends. (say)
15. It’s no use over spilt milk. (cry)
16. The following questions are easy . (answer)
17. She told us where the necessary material. (find)
18. Would you mind this letter for me? (post)
19. They suggested by bus. (travel)
20. We plan to Europe this summer(go)
21. It was hard for her smoking. (quit)
22. We were all happy about the New Year in Vienna. (celebrate)
23. It seems difficult everything about the topic. (know)
24. Just avoid unnecessary mistakes. (make)
25. Can you imagine my car before we leave? (finish)
26. We are used up early in the morning. (get)
27. She enjoys . (paint)
28. I forgot the door when I left. (lock)
29. I regret you that your application was rejected. (inform)
30. We intend you next spring. (visit)
31. I decided more often. (exercise)
32. Mary keeps about her problems. (talk)
33. Ireland doesn’t allow in bars. (smoke)
34. Nancy seemed disappointed. (be)
35. I can’t bear so much responsibility. (have)
36. She is fond of picnics. (have)
37. She promised smoking. (stop)
38. They urge their citizens more waste. (recycle)
39. John is thinking about abroad. (study)
40. She considered to New York. (move)
41. The aquarium needs . (clean)
42. Tom agrees me. (help)
43. She warned him late. (not be)
44. She promised smoking. (stop)
45. They urge their citizens more waste. (recycle)
46. John is thinking about abroad. (study)
47. She considered to New York. (move)
48. The aquarium needs . (clean)
49. Tom agrees me. (help)
50. She warned him late. (not be)