UNIT 6 Grammar practice
Gerunds & infinitives
1 Complete the text with the verbs in the box. Use a
gerund or infinitive. Sometimes there is more than
one possible answer.
do eat get make (x2) put wear
Job interview mistakes
Nobody wants to make a mistake in a job interview,
but some people can’t help (1) …………………
something wrong.
• One interviewee wanted (2) ………………… a
good impression by (3) ………………… a smart
suit, but half way through the interview she
realized that she’d forgotten (4) ………………… on
her smart shoes and was wearing white trainers!
• Another interviewee walked into the interview with
a burger and then started (5) ………………… it!
Unsurprisingly, he failed (6) ………………… the
job!
2 Write sentences. Use a gerund or infinitive.
Tina / refuse / play tennis / with Sam/ yesterday.
Tina refused to play tennis with Sam yesterday.
1 George / can’t stand / eat / seafood.
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2 they / wait / see / the headmaster / at the moment.
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3 swim / be / the best / form of exercise.
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4 Sue / be looking forward to / study / economics /
next year.
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5 you / remember / see / this film / last year?
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6 the students / prepare / take / their exams / now?
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Verb + object + infinitive
3 Complete the second sentence so that it has the
same meaning as the first sentence. Use object +
infinitive.
‘Stay away from the dog,’ Kim told Luke.
Kim warned Luke to stay away from the dog.
1 ‘You must dance,’ Nina said to me.
Nina forced ........................................................... . test.
2 ‘Don’t walk on the grass,’ the teacher told John.
The teacher warned .............................................. . you’ve got the job?
3 ‘Please, Peter, don’t do it,’ Katie said.
Katie begged ......................................................... . some time tomorrow. Even if they (8) don’t give /
4 ‘Would you like to go to the cinema, Louise?’
asked James.
James invited ........................................................ . in the interview.
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5 ‘Don’t forget to buy flowers,’ Tom told his brother.
Tom reminded ....................................................... .
6 ‘Sit down and be quiet,’ the teacher said to the class.
The teacher ordered ............................................. .
Participles & participial phrases
4 Complete the sentences with the verbs in the box.
Use the correct participle or participial phrases.
Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
check cry live run shake shock walk
Running around the track, he got very tired.
1 …………………… to hear the news, he turned pale
and left the room.
2 Having …………………… all his messages, he put
down the phone.
3 …………………… in the countryside, he’s lost
touch with many of his friends in the city.
4 …………………… into the job interview, he tripped
and fell over.
5 The teacher saw Vicky …………………… and
asked her what was wrong.
6 I felt the ground …………………… beneath my
feet and ran outside.
Consolidation
5 Complete the sentences with your own ideas.
Next year, I hope to study English literature at
university.
1 Next summer, I intend .............................................
2 I always avoid .........................................................
3 I usually enjoy .........................................................
4 My friend once persuaded ......................................
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5 I would love .............................................................
6 Choose the correct options.
A: Hi, how did / was the interview go?
B: OK, I think. The interviewer seemed (1) to like /
liking me.
A: What did they ask you (2) to do / doing?
B: Well, first I (3) was having / had a formal
interview, (4) who / which lasted 30 minutes.
Then I (5) might have done / had to do a written
A: When do you expect (6) to hear / hearing if
B: They said that they hope (7) to call / calling me
hadn’t given me the job, they will still offer
(9) to provide / providing feedback on how I did