LENGUA INGLESA II

1º Grado Estudios Ingleses - 2010-2011

Group A - Lecturer: Dr. Mar Vilar García

ICEBREAKING HOME GRAMMAR TASK

WEEK 8
GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES 2
Task 1: Please, do investigate on rules related to Gerunds and Infinitives (in EGU Units 56, 57 and 58) in order to
properly do this activity:

Complete these sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets. GERUND or/and INFINITIVE?
SENTENCES WITH GERUND OR/AND INFINITIVE JUSTIFY WHY
EXAMPLE I won’t forget .......................................... (go) to school. I will remember
(FORGET) Today I’ve got evening classes.
ANSWER: I won’t forget to go to school today.
I won’t forget .......................................... (go) to school for It will stay in my memory
my very first time, when I was 5.
ANSWER: I won’t forget going to school for my very first time.
ATTEMPT I attempted .......................................... (leave) but the police
stopped me.
I attempted .......................................... (lock) the door.

CONTINUE Although he’d been arrested for drunk driving he

continued .......................................... (drink and drive)
just the same.
The baby continued .......................................... (cry).

LIKE I like .......................................... (get up) early.

I like .......................................... (travel) by train.

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 1
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 – F. 868 883 185 – www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa
 LENGUA INGLESA II
1º Grado Estudios Ingleses - 2010-2011
Group A - Lecturer: Dr. Mar Vilar García

FORGET I just forgot .......................................... (pay) for the scarf.

I will never forget .......................................... (pay) my first

scarf.
GO ON When I’ve finished studying, I think I’ll go
on .......................................... (have) dinner.
Please don’t stop, go on .......................................... (show)
your pictures.
MEAN Selling my car will mean .......................................... (walk)
home in the dark every night.
I’m sure Peter didn’t mean .......................................... (hurt)
your brother – he only pushed him.
NEED You need .......................................... (work) harder if you
want to make progress.
The batteries in the radio need ..........................................
(change).
REGRET I regret .......................................... (inform) you that your
car tax has expired.
I regret not .......................................... (tell) the police about
my suspicions.
REMEMBER I remember .......................................... (read) about that
kidnapping case in the papers some years ago.
Remember .......................................... (sign) any new plastic
cards you receive.
START It has started .......................................... (rain).

After a stop, the train started ..........................................

(move).

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 2
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 – F. 868 883 185 – www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa
 LENGUA INGLESA II
1º Grado Estudios Ingleses - 2010-2011
Group A - Lecturer: Dr. Mar Vilar García

STOP I was mugged as I stopped .......................................... (do)

up my shoelace.
I stopped .......................................... (go) to evening classes.

TRY The householder tried .......................................... (fit) a

burglar alarm to the house to deter thieves.
Try .......................................... (be) careful at all times.

Task 2: Please, do investigate on rules related to Gerunds and Infinitives (in EGU Units 66, 67 and 68) in order to
properly do this activity:

Complete these sentences with the right form of the verb in brackets. GERUND or/and INFINITIVE?
SENTENCES WITH GERUND OR/AND INFINITIVE JUSTIFY WHY
ADJ + to I was afraid .......................................... (go) near the
ADJ + prep + -ing dog because I was afraid .........................................
(be) bitten.
I am sorry .......................................... (hear) Nicky
lost her job and, for that reason, I am really
sorry .......................................... (have) shouted at
him yesterday.
SEE SOMEBODY DO I saw Tom .......................................... (get) into his
SEE SOMEBODY DOING car and .......................................... (drive) away
and I saw him .......................................... (walk)
along the street.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
Once you have conveniently filled in this Work-sheet, please do bring it to Thursday’s class (March 31).

Facultad de Letras
Departamento de Filología Inglesa 3
Campus Universitario de La Merced. C/. Santo Cristo 1 - 30001 Murcia
T. 868 883 191 – F. 868 883 185 – www.um.es/dp-filologia-inglesa