Key-word transformation practice: Gerunds and infinitives FCE Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given, Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five words. 1. It's really important that you pay the bill today. REMEMBER You must the bill today. 2. | think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner's class. SUGGEST H the beginner's class. 3. Meeting John in town was really surprising, EXPECT 1 John in town. 4. ('ithelp you with your homework. MIND. 1 you with your homework. 5. I hated driving on the left at first but now it's OK. USED 1 on the left now. 6. Don’t bother to apply for the job. POINT There for the job. 7. Were you successful in passing the exam? MANAGE Did the exam? 8. The meeting was postponed for almost an hour. PUT The meeting an hour. 9. She has to do a lot of different things in the new job. INVOLVE Her new job different things. 10.1 detest living here, it's quite a rough area. WANT 1 here, it's quite a rough area 14.He can be completely right. Perhaps, he just wanted to find his notebook. MIGHT He right. Perhaps, he just wanted to find his notebook 12.Last year he decided to stop smoking. GIVE. Last year he decided smoking. 13.1 couldn't pay for such an expensive house. AFFORD. couldn't such an expensive house. 14.1 can't stop thinking about you. HELP 1 you. 15.1 will never forget living in England. It was amazing. REMEMBER wil in England. It was amazing 16. The room needs to be cleaned, it's a complete mess! NEEDS The , i's @ complete mess! 17. didn’t want to say that. I'm really sorry. REGRET 1 thal. I'm really sorry. 18.1t's impossible for me not to laugh when he starts singing. HELP Ican't when he starts singing 19.1 really don't want to go out this evening. FEEL I really don't out this evening. 20.Amy played much better than her opponent, so it was unfair that she lost the match. DESERVE Amy, the match, because she played much better than her opponent. 21.Rock stars often wear dark glasses so that people don't recognize them. PREVENT Rock stars often wear dark glasses. them 22.It's obvious he shot himsef in the foot by accident. MEAN He obviously himself in the foot. 23.| hate it when I'm ill STAND. 1 il 24, Why don't we start jogging if we want some exercise? TAKING He suggested in order to get some exercise. 25.She won the match without difficulty. EASY She found the match,