Genund on Infinitve Exeretses ‘COMMON VERBS FOLLOWED BY THE GERUND: Enjoy fancy discuss dislike finish suggest recommend avoid miss. appreciate delay postpone: practise consider risk admit deny mention imagine tolerate understand involve complete report anticipate recall, ‘COMMON VERBS: agree ask™ decide help™ plan hope learn want™ would like” promise can afford ‘manage prepare” demand choose offer wait ‘would hate” would love” enjoyed living in France. | fancy seeing a film tonight. We discussed going on holiday together. I distike waiting for buses. We've finished preparing for the meeting, He suggested staying at the Grand Hotel. They recommended meeting earlier She avoided talking to her boss. ‘She misses living near the beach, | appreciated her helping me, He delayed doing his taxes. He postponed returning to Paris. She practised singing the song. She considered moving to New York. He risked being caught. He admitted cheating on the test, He dented committing the crime. He mentioned going to that college. He imagines working there one day I tolerated her talking understand his quitting, The job involves travelling to Japan once a month He completed renovating the house. He reported her stealing the money. | anticipated arriving late Tom recalled using his credit card at the store. FOLLOWED BY TO + INFINITIVE: ‘She agreed to give a presentation at the meeting asked to leave early /| asked him to leave early ‘We decided to go out for dinner He helped to clean the kitchen / he helped his flatmate to clean the kitenen She plans to buy a new flat next year hope to pass the exam ‘Thay are learning to sing want to come to the party /1 want him to come to the party. I would like to see her tonight / | would like you to see her toright We promised not to be late We can't afford to go on holiday. He managed to open the door without the key. ‘Thay prepared to take the test the teachers prepared the students to take the test He demanded to speak to Mr. Harris. Lenose to help. Frank offered to drive us to the supermarket. ‘She waited to buy 2 movie ticket. Vd hate to be late / I'd hate you to be late. Vd love to come /'I'd love him to come.seem | Nancy seemed to be disappointed. expect’ | They expectio arrive early / they expect Julie to arrive early intend | We Intend to visit you next spring pretend | The child pretended to be a monster. refuse | The guard refused to let them enter the building ‘would prefer" | 'd prefer to co it/'d prefer him to do it. deserve | He deserves to go to jail. appear | His health appeared to be better. arrange | Naomi arranged to stay with her cousin in Miami. “We can use an object before the infinitive with these verbs. (Note that ‘help’ can also be folowed by the infinitive without with no difference in meaning: helped to carry it'= "I helped carry it.) Exe! 1. 10. " 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 2. Put the 1 2 3 4 5 rcises ut the verb Into the correct form: I dont fancy (G0) out tonight. ‘She avoided (tell) him about her plans. would like (come) to the party with you. He enjoys (have) a bath in the evening. ‘She kept. (talk) during the film. | am learning (speak) English Do you mind (give) me a hané? She helped me (carry) my suitcases Ive finished (cook). Come and eat! He decided (study) Biology. Idisike (wait He asked (come) with us. | promise (help) you tomorrow. We discussed (go) to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home. ‘She agreed (bring) the pudding. | dont recommend (take) the bus, it takes forever! We hope (visit) Amsterdam next month, She suggested (0) to the museum They plan (start) college in the autumn, I don't want (leave) yet verb into the gerund or the infinitive with ‘to’: he delayed (get) out of bed He demanded (speak) to the manager. Joffered: (help). I miss. (go) to the beach. ‘We postponed (do) our homework.6. Idnate 7. She admitted 8. I chose 9. She waited 10. really appreciate 11. couldn't help. 12. Itseems 13. I considered 14. They practised 16. Finally I managed 16. | really cant stand (arrive) too late. (steal) the money, (work) here. (buy) a drink, {be) on hotiaay. (laugh). (be) raining, (move) to Spain —_____ speak) (finish) the work. (wait) for the bus. 17. Unfortunately, we can't atford (buy) a new car this year. 18. She risked (be) late. 19. Idlove (come) with you 20. | prepared (g0) on holiday. 3. Put the verb into the gerund or the infinitive with ‘to’: 1. Itappears (be) raining. 2. We intend (go) to the countryside this weekend 3. I pretended 4. Can you imagine 5. They tolerate, 6. | anticipate. 7. Awedding involves 8. He denies 9. He claims: 10. Lexpect 11. Julla reported 12. Ittends 18. Do you recall 14. She mentioned to doin the erg. 15. The teenager refused 16. understand 17. | would preter you 18. That criminal deserves. 19. She completed 20. We arrangac (be) sick so | didn't have to go to work, (live) without TV? (smoke) but they prefer people not to. (arrive) on Tuesday. (negotiate) with everyone in the family. (steal) the money, (be) a millionaire but | dont believe him, (be) there about seven. (see) the boys to the police. (ain) a lot in Seotiand, (meet) her atthe party last week? (go) to the cinema, but | don't know what she decided (go) on holiday with his parents. (be) late once or twice, but every day Is too much! (come) early if you can, (get) a long sentence. (paint) her fat. (mest) at four but at four thirty she stil hadn't arrived,