Grammar Practice

Gerunds and infinitives

Grammar Reference p171–172
7 Complete sentences a–j with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
a I’m not going to allow you to come (come) through the barrier if you refuse to
show/ showing (show) your pass.
b The airline passengers carried on reading (read) even though the captain asked
them to listen (listen) to the safety instructions.
c The lecturer tried his best to make (make) the class understand (understand) his
theories.
d He was a very strict father and regularly made his son cry (cry).
e A litre of water can’t be made to fit (fit) into a 350ml bottle.
f I’m sorry, but I’m not going to let you bring (bring) your dog into the shop.
g I’m going to speak loudly, because I want everyone at the back of the hall to hear
(hear) me.
h If you want to have (have) more free time, you had better get (get) a different job.
i I’d rather work (work) on a building site than in an office.
j She thought about becoming (become) a TV journalist, but she wasn’t very good
at speaking (speak) to a camera.