BÀI TẬP LÀM THÊM : CẤU TRÚC ĐỘNG TỪ

Exercise 1: Chia dạng đúng của động từ trong ngoặc

1. I'd rather (stay) ___stay_____ home tonight.
2. He keeps (hope) ___hoping_____ and (pray) _praying_______ that things will get
better.
3. I don't know why he avoids (meet) __meeting______ me.
4. The boy admitted (break) _to breaking_______ my ancient flower vase.
5. I promise (not tell) __not telling______ you a lie.
6. The students stopped (talk) __talking______ when the teacher came in.
7. I'll try (not make) ____not to make____ the same mistake again.
8. Would you mind (give) _giving_______ me a hand?
9. Have you ever watched people (try) _trying:hd dai_______ (catch) ___to catch:hd
ngan_____ fish?
10. Do you have any money (pay) __to pay______ for the book?
11. After (hear) __hearing______ the conditions, I decided (not enter) __not to
enter______ for the competition.
12. Imagine (have) _having_______ (get) __to get______ up at 4 a.m every day.
13. There were some people (row) _rowing_______ on the river. THERE BE N VING
14. Your hair needs (cut) __CUTTING______ You'd better (have) __HAVE______ it
done tomorrow – unless you'd like me (have) __TO HAVE______ a go at it for you.
15. The children prefer (watch) _WATCHING_______ TV to (read)
___READING_____
16. She has something (tell) __TO TELL______ you.
17. It took me three days (find) _TO FIND_______ out the old photograph.IT TAKE SB
TIME TO DO SMT
18. Do you remember (read) __READING: nho da lam gi______ about it? No, at that
time I was too young (read) TO READ newspaper.(S V TOO ADJ (FOR SB) TO V )
19. My brother is a stamp collector. He started (collect) __COLLECTING______ stamps
when he was 15 years old.
20. It's difficult __TO GET______ (get) used to getting up early.
Exercise 2: Chọn đáp án đúng
1. I couldn't help _ving : ko thể nhịn_______ at his jokes.
A. laugh B. laughing C. to laugh D. laughed
2. Tom offered __to v : đề nghị______ Jane a ticket to the theater, but she refused to take
it.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be given
3. Those workers stopped _to v : tam dung_______ their coffee because they felt tired of
their new work.
A. drink B. drank C. drinking :dung han D. to drink
4. He asked them ________ask sb to v
A. help him B. should help him C. to help him D. help to him
5. Mr Minh advised my family ________ leaving Vietnam.
A. to think B. not to think C. against D. against to
6. I hope __to v:hi vong lam gi______ that woman again.
A. to see B. of seeing C. seeing D. have seen
7. She wasted much time _ving : lang phi tg lam gi_______ her old pair of shoes.
A. mend B. to mend C. mending D. to be mended
8. He regrets _ving hoi han vi_______ lazy last year. He lost his job.
A. to be B. be C. been D. being
9. She remembered _ving :nho la da _______ that woman last month.
A. of seeing B. to see C. seeing D. have seen
10. David tried his best __to v : co gang lmj______, but his girlfriend refused _to v:tu
choi_______
A. explaining; to listen B. explaining; listening
C. to explain; to listen D. to explain; listening
11. We heard a baby sb v:nghe thay ai do da lam gi_______ in a neighbouring village.
A. cry B. to cry C. cried D. to crying
12. Willy denied _ving: phu nhan _______ a whole bag of chocolate chip cookies before
lunch.
A. eat B. to eat C. having eaten D. eaten
13. I was delighted __to v______ my old friends again.
A. to see B. seeing C. seen D. to be seen
14. We regret __to v :tiec phai lam gi______ you that we cannot approve your
suggestion.
A. inform B. to inform C. informing D. informed
15. Have you ever considered _to v:duoc coi la_______ a pharmacist?
A. become B. becoming C. to become D. became
16. You had better ___V_____ at home until you feel better.
A. staying B. stayed C. to stay D.stay
17. I remember _VING :NHO DA LAM J_______ my mother said the grass in the
garden needed _VING CAN DUOC LMJ_______.
A. to hear; cutting B. hear; cut C. heard; to cut D. hearing; cutting
18. My teacher doesn't allow us _SB TO DO SMT:CHO PHEP AI LMJ_______ while he
is explaining the lesson.
A. talk B. to talk C. talking D. talked
19. We have plenty of time. We needn't _TO V:CAN LMJ_______
A. hurry B. to hurry C. hurrying D. hurried
20. I promised __TO V______ on time. I mustn't __V______ late.
A. be; be B. to be; to be C. to be; be D. be; to be
Exercise 3: Tìm lỗi sai trong câu và sửa lại cho đúng
1. She likes her job but does not like wear uniforms.WEARING
A B C D
2. They speak English well because they practise speak it-SPEAKING everyday.
A B C D
3. Lan was in a difficult situation, so I agreed TO V lending-TO LEND her some money.
 A B C D
4. Don't forget attending- TO ATTEND our meeting next month on time.
A B C D
5. I spent TIME VING most of time in the train read-READING my favorite book.
A B C D
6. I heard SB Vhim talked-TALK about you this morning.
A B C D
7. I enjoy watching ST V: XEM CAI GI LAM GI the sun to rise-RISE slowly in the
morning.
A B C D
8. Why should V:NEN LAM GI you to carry-CARRY this box? It's too heavy for you.
A B C D
9. She said the letter was personal and wouldn't let SB V me to reach-REACH it.
A B C D
10. It’s impossible FOR SB TO V:KO DE CHO AI LMJ for me being- TO BE there
before 8 p.m.
A B C D
11. I saw V:HD NGAN a man to jump-JUMP through the window 5 minutes ago, but I
couldn't remember his face.
A B C D
12. She suggested VING: GOI Y LMJ taking the plane this evening or go-GOING by
train tomorrow.
A B C D
13. Could you please stop VING; TAM DUNG to make-MAKING so much noise?
A B C D
14. I'm glad TO V: VUI DE LMJ hearing- TO HEAR that you have made much progress
in your study.
A B C D
Exercise 4: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.
Question 1: The skiers would rather_V______through the mountains than go by bus.
A. to travel by train B. travel by train C. traveled by train D. traveling by train
Question 2: They decided_______to Japan for their summer holiday.
A. going B. to go C. go D. to going
Question 3: His parents think it's time for him__TO DO STH_____married.
A. gets B. get C. to get D. got
Question 4: Peter's father ordered_SB TO DO SMT______not to stay out late again.
A. him B. to him C. that he D. for him
Question 5: Smoking is bad for your health. You had better V it up.
A. to give B. give C. giving D. to be giving
Question 6: It took three and a half hours_______to Singapore.
A. to fly B. flying C. to be flown D. fly
Question 7: She refused_VING______them.
A. to help B. help C. having helped D. helping
Question 8: It is not easy__TO DO STH_____a high-paid job.
A. find B. finding C. finds D. to find
Question 9: Would you like the doctor_______?
A. coming B. to come C. come D. comes
Question 10: My husband wants me_______this letter before afternoon.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posts
Question 11: We need to stop_TO V:DUNG LAI DE LMJ______at what damage we
have done to the nature and try__TO V :CO GANG LAM GI_____it before it's too late.
A. looking/ to fix B. to look/ to fix C. to look/ fixing D. looking/ fixing
Question 12: We walked for ten kilometers and then we stopped_______a rest.
A. to have B. have C. having D. has
Question 13: It is raining hard. We had better_______at home tonight.
A. staying B. to stay C. stay D. to be staying
Question 14: I_______play with dolls when I was small.
A. enjoyed B. hated C. started D. used to
Question 15: If we don't do anything_______the ice on the poles from melting, the earth
will be flooded one day.
A. for stop B. to stopping C. to stop D. stop
Question 16: The pollution rate in this area seems__TO V :CO VE DUONG
NHU_____slowly.
A. increase B. increasing C. to increase D. to be increase
Question 17: Your hair is too long now. It needs_VING CAN DUOCJ LMJ______.
A. to cut B. cutting C. being cut D. to be cutting
Question 18: I expected them__TO V HI VONG LMJ_____me a job.
A. offer B. offering C. to be offered D. to offer
Question 19: I really believe that you should let your son_V______his own decisions; he
is certainly old enough__TO V_____so.
A. to be making - done B. making - being done
C. to make - for doing D. make - to do
Question 20: My father can’t decide whether_TO V______the job or not, because if he
does, it’ll require him__TO V_____away from home very often.
A. to take - to be B. to be taking - being
C. taking - to have been D. taking - having been
Question 21: It should be a priority for world leaders_______durable solutions for world
peace rather than__V_____their time and effort on transitory ones.
A. to find - waste B. finding - to waste
C. having found - wasted D. being found - wasting
Question 22: Soon after take-off, the hijackers went into the captain’s cabin and told
him__TO DO STH_____them to another destination.
A. flying B. to fly C. fly D. flew
Question 23: Ann Nolan Clark’s simple but poetic prose and
ability_______people_______cultural similarities and differences gained her a
mainstream following.
A. making - to appreciate B. make - to be appreciating
C. to have made - appreciated D. to make - appreciate
Question 24: In designing a new product, it is important__TO V_____the production
process carefully, as a mistake discovered later on can be expensive___ADJ TO V____.
A. having planned - rectify B. to be planning - rectified
C. to plan - to rectify D. plan - to be rectified
Question 25: As far as I can see, you can’t decide whether_TO V______alone or share
the flat with a friend, but were I you, I’d choose__TO V_____on my own, as then you’ll
be more independent.
A. to live - to live B. to have lived - having lived
C. to be living - live D. living - living
Question 26: I was a little late leaving the office, so I only just managed__TO V:CO
GANG XOAY SO LAM J_____to the post office in time_______the letter.
A. to have got - posted B. to get - to post
C. getting - to be posting D. having got - posting
Question 27: Don’t hesitate TO V :DO DU LMJ_____me a ring if any difficulty arises
while signing the contract with the landlady.
A. giving B. to have given C. to give D. being given
Question 28: The first physician_______experiments on living animals was Galen, who
lived in Rome from AD 129 to about 199.
A. to conduct B. being conducted C. to be conducting D. conducted
Question 29: We are very anxious because we are hoping__TO V_____our application
at the adoption agency approved by the end of the week.
A. having B. having C. to have D. to be having
Question 30: When the opposition managed_TO V ______some evidence of corruption,
the authorities declared the election__TO BE SOME HOW_____invalid.
A. uncovered - be B. uncovering - being
C. to be uncovering - to have been D. to uncover - to be
Question 31: I demand__TO V=REQUIRE TO V :YEU CAU LMJ_____the person who
is in charge of handling customers’ complaints here.
A. to be seen B. having seen C. seeing D. to see
Question 32: I’m sorry that I didn’t remember__VING :NHO DA LMJ_____$100 from
you, but I promise_______you back as soon as I get my salary next week.
A. borrowing - to pay_______ B. to borrow - having paid
C. having borrowed - pay D. to be borrowing - paying
Question 33: I’d like__TO V: MUON LMJ_____your sister_______my daughter’s
wedding dress as she’s such a talented seamstress.
A. having - made B. have - having made
C. to be having - making D. to have - make
Question 34: I must remember_TO V:NHO PHAI LMJ______Frances when I get home
to let her. V about the changes to the schedule.
A. having called - know B. calling - to know
C. to be calling - known D. to call - know
Question 35: Normally she’s too proud_______that she’s made a mistake, so it’s
incredible that we got her_TO DO STH:NHO AI DO LMJ______in this case.
A. to admit - to apologize B. to be admitting - apologize
C. to have admitted - apologize D. admitting - having apologized

REVISION FOR GERUND AND INFINITIVE

Exercise 1: Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: GERUND or INFINITIVE
Question 1: I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind__WAITING_____(wait) for you.
Question 2: I’ll lend you the book when I’ve finished__READING_____(read) it.
Question 3: How old were you when you learnt__TO DRIVE_____(drive).
Question 4: My father gave up___SMOKING____(smoke) three years ago.
Question 5: I always try to avoid__BORROWING_____(borrow) money from my
friends.
Question 6: The traffic was very heavy this morning, but I managed__TO
GET_____(get) to school on time.
Question 7: Could you please stop_MAKING______(make) so much noise?
Question 8: I hope__TO RUN_____(run) in the marathon next month.
Question 9: Look! It’s started___TORAIN/RAINING____(rain) again.
Question 10: It was too late, so we decided_TO TAKE______(take) a taxi home.
Question 11: My sister always enjoys___LISTENING____(listen) to classical music.
Question 12: I’ve put off_WRITING:TRI HOAN LAMJ______(write) the letter so
many times. I really must do it today.
Question 13: They don’t have much money. They can’t afford_TO GO :CO DU
KNAGW LMJ______(go) out very often.
Question 14: I’m still looking for a job but I hope__TO FIND_____(find) something
soon.
Question 15: My mother can’t stand__STAYING :KO THE CHIU DUNG
DUOCJ_____(stay) at home without doing anything.
Question 16: How long have you been able_TOSWIM:CO THE LMJ______(swim),
John?
Question 17: You must promise__NOT TO BE_____ (not/be) late again.
Question 18: When I saw her in that funny hat, I couldn’t
help__LAUGHING_____(laugh).
Question 19: They refused____TO LEND___(lend) him the money although he needed
it.
Question 20: Please, don’t forget___TO POST____(post) the letter for me today! It’s
urgent.
Question 21: If you want__TO IMPROVE_____(improve) English, you should
practice__TO SPEAK_____(speak) it more often.
Question 22: However, she did not plan_TO BE______(be) a secretary all her life.
Question 23: But she couldn’t imagine__DOING_____(do) the same job for years and
years.
Question 24: The only thing that prevented her from__STUDYING_____(study) law
was a lack of time and money.
Question 25: “I must remember__TO PHONE_____(phone) the hospital,” she thought.
Question 26: He always urges her_______(think) of her future.
Question 27: He used___TO TALK____(talk) about the value of a good education when
she was younger.
Question 28: Men will have to get used to____THINKING___(think) of women as
equals, and not just as housewives or pretty faces.
Question 29: You must remember_TO BUY______(buy) some sugar. We haven’t got
any now.

Exercise 2: Choose the best answers to complete the following sentences.

Question 1: Their worst mistake was to have promised every worker_______their wages.
A. to have doubled B. to double C. doubling D. the doubling
Question 2: If I knew how_______frankly to me about their personal problems, I
wouldn’t need a psychologist.
A. to get all those distrustful teenagers speak
B. to make all those distrustful teenagers to speak
C. to get all those distrustful teenagers to speak
D. best force all those distrustful teenagers to speak
Question 3: He felt rather embarrassed at his daughter’s willingness__TO DO STH:SAN
SANG LMJ_____in a topless costume.
A. to be photographed B. for being photographed
C. to photograph her D. on being photographed
Question 4. What will you do if they don’t agree_TO V______? There is no way we can
force them.
A. to have their luggage searched B. on having their luggage searched
C. to having searched their luggage D. to have searched their luggage
Question 5: Damien risked___DOING STH :MAO HIEM LMJ____when he failed__TO
DO STH:THAT BAI TRONG VC LMJ_____at the traffic lights.
A. to be arrested – stopping B. to arrest - to be stopped
C. having been arrested – stopped D. being arrested - to stop
Question 6: Duncan only pretended__TO V :GIA VO LMJ_____sorry for_HAVING
P2”XIN LOI VI LNJ______his neighbor’s window.
A. having been - to be smashed B. to be - having smashedT
C. being – smashing D. to have been - being smashed
Question 7: Knowing Irene as I do, I was certain she would protest about_______for the
defeat.
A. holding her responsibility B. having held responsibility
C. being held responsible FOR N /VING :BI CAO BUOC VI DJ D. holding responsible
Question 8: They are not buying any coal because they expect__TO V_____in their
home by the end of September.
A. having gas heating installed B. having gas heating to be installed
C. to have installed gas heating D. to have gas heating installed HAVE STH
P2:CO CAI J DC LM
Question 9: I’m a busy man and I have plenty of work to do. And I strongly object__TO
N /VING:PHAN DOI VC J_____to spend long hours in the waiting-room.
A. to be forced B. against forcing me
C. to being forced D. to force me
Question 10: Why shouldn’t I believe him when he says he prefers_______at home over
the weekend?
A. come with us than stay B. coming with us to staying
C. to come with us rather than stay D. coming with us from staying
Question 11: None of you appear_TO V:DNHU CO VE______it here at all. How
about_______to another club?
A. enjoying - to go B. having enjoyed - to be going
C. to have enjoyed - to have gone D. to be enjoying - going
Question 12: It’s a waste of time_______at those suede leather boots in the shop
window; you don’t have enough money_______them.
A. to look - having bought B. looking - to buy
C. having looked - buy D. to have looked - buying
Question 13: Of the two elective courses, my son can’t decide which one_______, as he
is interested in both.
A. to choose B. to have chosen C. choosing D. being chosen
Question 14: Huda remembered_______the Great Wall of China when she was a child,
but she had forgotten about_______there on a video camera.
A. to have visited - being filmed B. to have been visited - filming
C. having visited - having been filmed D. to visit - to film
Question 15: Steward deserved__TO V :XUNG DANG DIEU J_____out of his
dormitory after he allowed Violet__TO V :CHO PHEP AI LMJ_____overnight in the
building.
A. to have been thrown - to stay B. to throw - to have stayed
C. being thrown - having stayed D. to be thrown - stayed
Question 16: My goal this year is__V_____a good mark in the university
exam_______as many practice exams as I can.
A. to be achieved - having done B. achieve - being done
C. achieving - to do D. to achieve - by doingBY VING
Question 17: Mark doesn’t know where___TO V:BIET CHO LMJ____the best offers on
mobile phones, but he’s considering__VING_____out the shops around the bridge.
A. to be found - having checked B. finding - to check
C. to find - checking D. found - to be checked
Question 18: When I got tired, I stopped__VING DUNG HAN LMJ_____and thought
about___VING :NGHI VE VC J____a minibus for the rest of the way.
A. walking - taking B. walked - being taken
C. to walk - to take D. to be walking - having taken
Question 19: Ludwig got Friedrich__TO V_____his car_______him that he’d give him
$10 for it.
A. washing - to tell B. wash - for telling
C. being washed - telling D. to wash - by telling
Question 20: Janet can’t think of what___TO V____Mark for his birthday, but she has
invited him to have dinner with her in the Galata Tower_______the occasion.
A. to buy - to celebrate B. to be bought - having celebrated
C. buying - celebrating D. to buying - to be celebrated
Question 21: The vast majority of the population of the US was opposed__TO N
/VING:PHAN DOI VC J_____the
Second World War, even after the fall of France.
A. being entered B. to enter C. to entering D. to be entered
Question 22: It’s important_______in advance whether you need__TO V_____a visa for
whichever country you are going to.
A. to be checked - getting B. checked - to be getting
C. checking - having got D. to check - to get
Question 23:_______by bus can be very slow, so many people prefer__TO V :THCH
LMJ HON_____about by metro if there is one on the same route.
A. To travel - to have gone B. Travel - having gone
C. Travelling - to go D. Having travelled - gone
Question 24: Ian pretended _TO HAVE BEEN DOING STH:GIA VO DANG LMJ
(QK)______ his homework, but actually he had been
concentrating on__DOING STH :TAP TRUNG LMJ_____to level 3 on his computer
game King Kong.
A. to have been doing - getting B. having done - to get
C. to be doing - having got D. doing - to be getting
Question 25: I know that Rupert dislikes_______so I was sorry_______that he had been
kidnapped by three masked gunmen in a helicopter.
A. to fly - to be heard B. flying - to hear
C. having flown - hearing D. to be flown - having heard
Question 26: It has been claimed that_______in icy water, as done in Russia and
Finland, can help the body_______off illness.
A. to swim - being fought B. to have swum - to be fighting
C. swimming - fight D. having swum - fighting
Question 27: Nobody really understands why the military government of Myanmar has
decided_______the capital of the country from Rangoon to a new site far inland.
A. being moved B. to move C. moving D. having moved
Question 28: Until 1965, the southern states of the US didn’t let the vast majority of
black people___V____.
A. vote B. to vote C. to have voted D. voting
Question 29: One of the Japanese government’s major concerns is_______a decline in
the national population, so they are trying to encourage more couples_______children.
A. to prevent - to have B. being prevented - having
C. to have prevented - have had D. to be prevented - have
Question 40: Gavin chose_______the car without_______whether the motor worked
properly or not.
A. to have bought - being checked B. bought - to be checked
C. buying - having been checked D. to buy - checking
Question 41: In 1999, many people in the world were disturbed__TO V_____that the US
and Australia refused____TO V___the Kyoto treaty on climate change.
A. to have learned - to have signed B. having learned - signing
C. to learn - to sign D. learning - to be signed
Question 42: As opposed to___ N/VING____, refrigeration enables people__TO
V_____food from going off without any risks to their health.
A. having salted - to be keeping B. salting - to keep
C. to be salted - to be kept D. to have salted - being kept
Question 43: Glen is certain_______paella tonight, so let’s go over to his flat and help
him__TO DO STH:GIUP AI LMJ_____it!
A. to have cooked - to eat B. to be cooked - eat
C. cooking - to eat D. to cook - having eaten
Question 44: It was Heinrich Schliemann’s ambition__TO V:THAM VONG
LMJ_____the buried city of Troy, so he taught himself_TO DO STH: DAY AI DO
LMJ______ancient Greek and Ottoman Turkish.
A. to uncover - to speak B. to be uncovered - speaking
C. uncovering - to be spoken D. to have uncovered - being spoken
Question 45: The smartest way TO V :CACH DE LMJ_______situations like this is to
speak to the manager first.
A. to be approached B. having approached C. approaching D. to approach
Question 46: Experts will come together_______the damage caused by the floods before
they decide what_______next.
A. being assessed - doing B. assessing - being done
C. to assess - to do D. for assessing - done

Ex3. Khoanh tròn đáp án đúng

1. a. Passing the kitchen, he stopped drinking/ to drink a large glass of water.
b. They stopped talking/to talk when the teacher walked into the classroom.
2. a. Although she asked him to stop, he went on tapping/ to tap his pen on the table.
b. Dr Harris welcomed the members of the committee and went on introducing/ to
introduce the subject of the meeting.
3. a. I regret telling/ to tell you that the model you want is out of stock.
b. It cost me a fortune, 'but I don't regret spending/ to spend a year travelling around the
world.
4. a. Remember checking/ to check your answer before handing in your exam paper.
b. I remember putting/ to put the money in the top drawer, but it's not there now.
5. a. Have you forgotten meeting/ to meet me years ago?
b. Don't forget finding out/ to find out how many people are coming on Saturday.
6. a. I tried getting/ to get the table through the door, but it was too big.
b. I tried taking/ to take some aspirin, but the pain didn't go away.
7. a. He needs working/ to work harder if he wants to make progress.
b. It's difficult problem. It needs thinking/ to think about very carefully.
8. a. I think Nick meant breaking/ to break that glass. It didn't look like an accident.
b. If we want to get there by 7.00, that means getting/ to get up before 5.00.
9. a. Can you help me getting/ to get the dinner ready?
b. He looks so funny. Whenever I see him, I can't help smiling/ to smile
10. a. I'd advise taking/ to take more exercise.
b. I'd advise you taking/ to take more exercise.
Ex4. Put the verb into correct form infinitive (V) , to-infinitive (TO V) , or -ing. (V-
ing)
1. You shouldn't let your children__PLAY_____ (play) with matches. It's very
easy_______ (catch) fire.
2. I enjoy__BEING____ (be) busy. I don't like it when there is nothing__TO V:KO CO
J DE LM___ (do)
3. Let's hurry! We must finish___TO PAINT____ (paint) the office before 3:00 today.
4. As we don’t agree _TO CARRY OUT______ (carry out) a proposal we generally
avoid ___DISCUSSING____ (discuss) the subject.
5. I don't mind_REMINDING______ (remind) you __TO LOCK_____ (lock) the door
but you'd better __TRY_____ (try) __TO REMEMBER_____ (remember) on your
own.
6. Please stop____INTERRUPTING___ (interrupt) when I'm explaining something to
you. You can____ASK___ (ask) questions at the end.
7. He admitted__ENTERING_____ (enter) the house but refused (steal) TO STEAL the
money.
8. I don't really fancy__SPENDING_____ (spend) my whole holiday with your cousins.
I'd rather __SPEND_____ (spend) my time with you.
9. We had hoped____TO FINISH :MONG DOJI DIEU J___ (finish) the project by the
end of the month but we keep__DELAYING_____ (delay) by changes in the plans.
10. You'd better__GO_____ (go) and see the boss and say what you've done. If you put
off ___EXPLAINING____ (explain) it to her, she'll only more annoyed.
11. No that's not what I meant__TO SAY____ (say). How can I make you
___UNDERSTAND____ (understand)?
12. Those shirts need__IRONING_____ (iron),but you don’t need __TO IRON_____
(iron) them now.
13. Are we permitted__TO BRING_____ (bring) guests to the ceremony? I'd like _TO
INVITE______ (invite) my friend to join us.
14. Children shouldn't be allowed___TO CATCH____ (catch) violent programs on TV.
Parents should encourage their children__TO WATCH_____ (watch) educational
programs.
15. It's no use ___TRYING____ (try) __TO PERSUADE____ (persuade) her __TO
CHANGE_____ (change) her mind. Spend your time ___DOING____ (do)
something more worthwhile.