1.

Choose the infinitive or the -ing form and explain why:

1. I’m very bad at ……………………..(play) the piano.
2. Would you like …………………….. (go) horse riding with me?
3. Do you like …………………….. (climb)?
4. I hope …………………….. (learn) ……………………..(play) badminton next autumn.
5. ……………………..(fish) helps me ……………………..(relax).
6. Thank you for ……………………..(take) me windsurfing.
7. You can’t …………….…... (expect) …………………. (be) good at sport the very first time you try it.
8. Could you …………………….. (teach) me how …………………….. (play) chess?
9. She really loves …………………….. (collect) stamps.
10. I can’t …………………….. (live) without …………………….. (listen) to music.
11. . …………………….. (parachute) can be quite dangerous if you don’t know what you’re doing.
12. I’m quite good at ……………….. (waterski) but my husband can’t ……………….. (do) it at all.

2. Choose the infinitive or the -ing form and explain why:

1. …………………….. when your mouth is full, is not considered very polite.
2. I’d like …………………….. (have) more spare time than I have.
3. I enjoy …………………….. (play ) tennis, but I can’t get excited about …………………….. (run).
…………………….. (work) for too long on a computer can give you bad headaches.
4. They are not really old enough …………………….. (go) out on their own.
5. Her doctor has told her …………………….. (stop) smoking.
6. We try …………………….. (eat) good quality food at home , but I think the children eat a lot of
sweets and junk food when they’re out.
7. I think …………………….. (drink) too much is his biggest problem.

3. Translate these sentences into your language.

1. I’d like you to help me as much as possible.
2. How long have you known him?
3. She’s been studying hard for two years so she expects to pass all the exams.
4. Can you remind me: when did you start learning judo?
5. They told me he had been playing baseball all the afternoon.
6. Nobody in my family wants me to become a pop singer.
7. She’s often thought of stopping smoking.
8. When I finish this essay I think I’ll make myself some coffee.
9. Taking drugs is not a sensible idea.
10. Excuse me. What does this word mean, please?
11. I asked her how important learning English was for her work.
12. What were they doing when you found them?
 4. Put the correct kind of infinitive and explain why:
1. I would like to go / go out tonight. 2. I hope to see / see you again soon.
3. “That’s the doorbell” “I’ll to go / go.” 4. Can you to lend / lend me some money?
5. What time do you expect to be / be home? 6. Shall I carry / to carry that bag for you?
7. We may to be / be going to Australia. 8. I didn’t manage to do / do all the shopping.
9. Suddenly it started to rain / rain. 10. You mustn’t to believe / believe her.
11. I really ought to phone / phone my mother. 12. I don’t to have / have a secretary.
13. Everybody should to learn / learn maths. 14. We need to talk / talk to Andy.
15. She seems to be / be very happy.

5. Special structures. Which one is correct? Explain why:

1. She doesn’t even know how to boil / boil an egg.
2. “Let’s drive.” “I would rather to walk / walk.”
3. “I don’t know what to do / do this weekend.”
4. His parents never make him to study / study.
5. Let me to help / help you.
6. You had better to tell / tell me.
7. Do you have to work / work very long hours?

6. Infinitive or -ing form. Explain why::

1. I would like …………………….. (travel) all over the world.
2. I think Mary has a good chance of …………………….. (win) the election on Sunday.
3. We expect …………………….. (arrive) at the station at 4:40 on Saturday.
4. Do you think Ann will agree …………………….. (have) the meeting in her office?
5. If the phone doesn’t stop …………………….. (ring), I’m going to throw it out of the window.
6. When did you start …………………….. (learn) Chinese?
7. They hope …………………….. (go) to the meeting in Helsinki next year.
8. Doesn’t your brother want …………………….. (learn) …………………….. (drive)?
9. My sister likes …………………….. (swim), but she doesn’t like swimming pools.
10. My nephew doesn’t really need work, but he enjoys …………………….. (be) around people and
…………………….. (do) something useful.
11. …………………….. (eat) fatty foods, …………………….. (drink) alcohol and ……………………..
(smoke) are all bad for your heart.
12. After …………………….. (work) all day, I don’t really feel like …………………….. (go) out again
in the evening.

7. Infinitive or -ing form. Explain why:

1. I try to avoid …………………….. (work) overtime.

2. Would you agree …………………….. (work) at the weekend once a month if you could have days off
during the week?
3. My niece has asked …………………….. (have) a year’s unpaid leave to work on a personal project
4. Sheila dislikes …………………….. (have) to work until 7.30 every day.
5. I don’t know anybody who enjoys …………………….. (fill in) forms.
6. I have just begun …………………….. (understand) how this organization really works.
7. Some days I feel like ……………….. (walk) out of my office and never ……………….. (come back)
 8. Have you decided …………………….. (accept) the new job?
9. Excuse me a minute – I think I’ve forgotten …………………….. (turn off) my computer.
10. Bill, my policeman friend, says he never has enough time to finish …………………….. (do) his
paperwork.
11. I can’t imagine …………………….. (work) at home – I don’t think I’d have the discipline.
12. Do you mind …………………….. (be away) from your family on business trips so much?
13. Have you ever learnt …………………….. (operate) a helicopter?
14. Mr. Levin won’t be in this week - I suggest …………………….. (get) Ms. Richards to do some of his
work when he is away.
15. I can’t help …………………….. (wonder) who hired the man.
16. Did you manage …………………….. (find out) who was behind the decision?
17. She seems …………………….. (like) the added responsibility her new job gives her.

8. Infinitive or -ing form. Explain why:

1. I expect …………………….. (hear) from Lucy in the next few days.
2. The teacher made Gemma …………………….. (go)home because she wasn’t feeling well.
3. I enjoy …………………….. (go) shopping with my friends.
4. Did you manage …………………….. (contact) Mr Barton about the meeting?
5. Dan justified …………………….. (buy) a new car by saying he needed it for work!
6. He wouldn’t let me …………………….. (pay) for my share of the meal.
7. My brother persuaded me …………………….. (lend) him £20.
8. I really regret …………………….. (not ask) Mick to the party.
9. I want …………………….. (phone) Jill so I can ask her a book that I like.
10. Can you imagine …………………….. (be) rich and famous?
11. Remember …………………….. (lock) the door when you leave the house.
12. Will you please stop …………………….. (criticise) me.
13. I remember …………………….. (send) Jim a birthday card although he says he didn’t receive it.
14. You have to knock on the door before …………………….. (enter) the room.
15. She is not very good at …………………….. (learn) languages.
16. It’s not worth …………………….. (see) that film. It is really boring.

Sam Goldwyn was famous not only for the Hollywood films he produced but also for some of the
amazing things he said!! He was one of the producers of Metro - Goldwyn – Mayer. TRANSLATE

“In two words: im-possible”

“A verbal contract isn’t worth the paper it’s written on”
“I’ll give you definite maybe”
“We’re overpaying him, but he is worth it”
“Include me out”
“Don’t talk to me when I’m interrupting!”
“What I want is a story that starts with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax”
“I may not always be right, but I’m never wrong”
“Anybody who goes to a psychiatrist ought to have his head examined”
“If I could drop dead right now, I’d be the happiest man alive!”
“Our comedies are not to be laughed at”
“When I want your opinion, I’ll give it to you”