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Verbs followed by gerund or full infinitive
Verbs followed by both gerund and full infinitive
Verbs followed by bare infintive and other cases to pay attention to
Exercise 12
Exercise 13
Exercise 14
Exercise 15*
Exercise 15*
Gerunds and Infinitives
Gerunds and Infinitives
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I'm glad Zena's learning to relax. I saw her yesterday evening quietly 1.
(read) a book. All I'd ever seen her 2.
(do) before was 3.
(open) one to flip through the pages.
Marilyn called on her mother the other day and found her 4.
(lie) on the sofa scarcely able to move. When they got her to hospital she was found 5.
[?]
(suffer) from pernicious anaemia.
When there is a bit of home decorating to be done the rest of the family are enthusiastic to begin with, but usually leave me 6.
(finish) the job. Once, when their favourite television programme came on, I was left 7.
(stand) on the stepladder 8.
(hold) the end of a piece of wallpaper.
'How are you 9.
(get) to Amsterdam on Thursday, by rail or by air?'
'I haven't decided. Whichever way I go, the problem is to know how I'm 10.
(get) there in time for the committee meeting at two.'
Marilyn got her father 11.
(lend) her some money to start her business with. I hear she's got her office 12.
(run) very smoothly now.
- 'You want to see Harry McArthur? I'm afraid he's gone 13.
(fish) and won't be back for some time.' - 'Really? I thought he'd gone 14.
(meet) Christine at the station and would be back quite soon.'
- 'The Managing Director says Denis isn't 15.
(use) the company cars without his personal permission. Apparently he damaged one the other day.' - 'He damaged mine once. I can assure you he's not 16.
(borrow) it again under any circumstances.'
The sound of gunfire sent us all 17.
(run) for cover. When silence reigned once more we sent two of the platoon 18.
(find) out what had happened.
'Sir James is very persuasive; I can see he'll soon have you 19.
(vote) for him if you listen to him any longer.'
'What would you have me 20.
(do), then - not 21.
(go) to any more of his political meetings?'
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* for C1 students
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