V-Ing or Infinitive after Verbs 1

V-ing or Infinitive after Verbs 1
Put the verb into the correct form: V-ing or Infinitive (with or without to)
When I’m tired, I enjoy ................................ (watch) television.
It was a nice day, so we decided ................................ (go) for a walk.
It’s a nice day. Does anyone fancy ................................. (go) for a walk?
I’m not a hurry. I don’t mind ................................. (wait)
They don’t have much money. They can’t afford .............................. (go) out very often.
Our neighbour threatened ................................ (call) the police if we didn’t stop the noise.
We were hungry, so I suggested .................................... (have) dinner early.
Hurry up! I don’t want to risk ............................... (miss) the train.
I’m still looking for a job but I hope ................................. (find) something soon.
She doesn’t allow ................................. (smoke) in the house.
I’ve never been to Iceland but I’d like ................................. (go) there.
I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me ..................................... (do)?
She said the letter was personal and wouldn’t let me ................................ (read) it.
We were kept at the police station for two hours and then we were allowed ................................... (go).
Where would you recommend me .................................... (go) for my holidays?
I wouldn’t recommend ................................... (eat) in that restaurant. The food is awful.
The film was very sad. It made me ............................... (cry).
Carol’s parents always encouraged her ............................. (study) hard at school.
They denied ................................... (steal) the money.
I don’t enjoy ................................. (drive) very much.
I don’t want ................................. (go) out tonight. I’m too tired.
I can’t afford .................................. (go) out tonight. I haven’t got enough money.
Can you remind me .............................. (buy) some coffee when we go out?
Why do you keep ............................... (ask) me question? Can’t you leave me alone?
I refuse ............................ (answer) any more questions.
One of the boys admitted ................................. (break) the window.
The boy’s father promised .................................. (pay) for the window to be repaired.
Ann was having dinner when the phone rang. She didn’t answer the phone, she just carried on ............................... (eat).
I’ve enjoyed ............................... (meet) you. I hope .............................. (see) you again soon.
The baby began ................................ (cry) in the middle of the night.
V-ing or Infinitive after Verbs 2
Put the verb into the correct form: V-ing or Infinitive (with or without to)
Remember ................................. (phone) me tomorrow.
As you’re so tired, I don’t think you need ................................. (come) tonight.
Oh, no! It’s starting .......................... (rain)
Have you ever stopped .........................(wonder) why she behaves like that?
Do try ................................ (make) less noise. I’m learning.
On his way home, he stopped at the newsagent ........................... (buy) a paper.
I regret ................................ (say) that I won’t be able to come to the party.
I began ............................... (understand) what she wanted to say when she looked at me.
Do you remember .................................... (phone) him last week?
After two months without work, he regretted ................................... (leave) his job at the bank.
I’ll stop ................................. (lend) you money if you waste it on cigarettes.
I shall never forget ................................. (see) her for the first time.
If you’ve got a headache, why don’t you try ............................ (take) an aspirin?
Most people don’t need ................................. (support) financially once they have found reasonable jobs.
Please remember .............................. (lock) the door when you go out.
You lent me some money a few months ago. Did I? I don’t remember ............................... (lend) you any money.
Did you remember ............................ (phone) your sister? I complete forgot. I’ll phone her tomorrow.
Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ........................... (leave) it by the window and now it has gone.
When you see Mary, remember ................................ (give) her my regards.
I believe that I said was fair. I don’t regret ................................ (say) it.
I regret .............................. (say) that you have failed the test.
Put the verb into the correct form
	P: Peter	S: Sue
P:	Have you done all the shopping now?
S: 	Yes, I think so. I must remember ............................... (post) this letter.
P:	I remember ................................. (pass) a postbox somewhere.
S:	Just a minute, where’s my purse? It isn’t in my handbag.
P:	Did you forget .................................. (bring) it?
S: 	No, I had it not long ago. And my credit card is in there. Oh, my God, what are we going to do?
P:	Just stop ................................... (worry) and think. You must have put it down somewhere and forgotten .................................. (pick) it up. Try ............................. (remember) when you had it last.
S:	I remember ...................................... (have) it in the shoe shop.
P:	Then you stopped ................................ (buy) a newspaper.
S: 	Oh, it’s all right. It’s here in the shopping bag. Sorry, I can’t remember ................................. (put) it there.
P:	You could try .................................. (chain) it to your hand next time.
V-ing or Infinitive after Verbs 3
Put the verb into the correct form: V-ing or Infinitive (with or without to)
A. Elaine:	Are you going to have a holiday this year?
Gary:	We decided .................................... (spend) our holidays on a Spanish beach.
Paula:	Oh, good. I enjoy .................................. (lie) on the beach. I might manage ................................... (get) a suntan.
Elaine:	But I dislike .................................. (stay) in one place all the time. I refuse ............................... (sit) on the beach all day.
Martin:	I don’t mind ................................... (tour) around the car.
Elaine:	You promised ............................... (go) to Scandinavia with me. We could take the car.
Gary:	I do too much driving. I can’t face ........................... (drive) all holiday.
Martin:	I wasn’t planning ................................ (go) abroad. I can’t afford ............................... (spend) too much money.
B. Last year, I stopped ............................. (smoke). I’d been trying ......................... (give) up for ages. I needed ............................. (stop) because it was costing me a lot of money. And of course if I went on .............................. (smoke), I would be putting my health at risk. I wasn’t having much success until one day a friend said, “Why don’t you try ............................... (eat) sweets instead of smoking? That might break the habit.” And it worked. I don’t smoke now. But there’s one problem.
I like ............................. (go) to the dentist for a check-up now and again. Last time he said, “I regret .............................. (tell) you this, but your teeth don’t look very healthy,” he went on .............................. (say) that three of my teeth needed ................................ (pull) out. This was all because of the sweets. “Eating sweets means ............................ (do) a lot of damage to your teeth,” he said. I don’t regret ................................. (give) up smoking. I’d hate ................................ (become) addicted to tobacco again. But I’d love ............................. (have) healthy lungs and healthy teeth.
C. Put the verb into the correct form
My father remembered ................................... (spend) long happy hours on the beach when he was a child.
We regret ................................ (say) that you have not won a prize in our competition.
Your football boots need .................................. (clean) before the next match.
You don’t need ................................... (explain) the situation to me because I understand perfectly.
John tries .................................. (remember) his aunt’s address, but it had completely gone out of his mind.