Đề ôn thi môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 11: To+V và V_ing

 	To V- V_ing
Các động từ đi với V_ing
admit, advise, anticipate, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, delay, deny, discuss, dislike, enjoy, finish, can’t help, can’t bear, can’t stand, keep, mention, mind, miss, postpone, practice, quit, recall, recommend, resent, suggest, hate, love, like, start, begin, forget, remember, stop, regret, continue, acknowledge, endure, imagine, justify, resist, feel like, forgive, risk, tolerate.
Exercise 1: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. It’s no use______ over spilt milk.
A. cry	B. crying	C. to cry	D. cried
2. I suggest______ another meeting next week.
A. hold	B. to hold	C. holding	D. held
3. She couldn’t bear ______ tears when she saw the film “ Romeo and Juliet”.
	A. shed	B. to shed	C. shedding	D. sheds
4. I really regret ______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
	A. hurt	B. to hurt	C. hurting	D. hurts
5. My friends arranged ______ to the airport in time.
	A. meet	B. to meet	C. meeting	D. met
6. My girl friend is afraid of ______ out alone when it gets dark.
	A. goes	B. to go	C. going	D. go
7. He continues ______ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.
	A. working	B. to work	C. worked	D. works
8. Can someone ______ me how ______ into film from the camera’s pictures?
	A. show / change	B. to show / to change	C. showing / change	D. show / to change
9. We won’t let you______ what we are going to do with him.
	A. know	B. to know	C. knowing	D. known
10. American women have got used to ______independently recently.
	A. live	B. to live	C. living	D. lives
11. They are looking forward to ______ your news.
	A. hear	B. to hear	C. hearing	D. heard
12. I am accustomed to ______ on my own.
	A. living	B. to live	C. live	D. lives
13. They always try ______ ______ the bridge as they promised before.
	A. to postpone/ to build 	B. postpone/ build	C. to postpone/ building	 D. postponing/ built 
14. He climbed over the wall without ______ by anybody.
	A. seeing	B. to see	C. being seen	D. to be seen
15. Everybody would like ______to a higher position.
	A. promote	B. promotes	C. promoting	D. to promote
16. I’ll try ______ such a foolish thing again.
	A. not to cause	B. to not cause	C. not causing	D. to cause not
17. Have you ever watched people ______ ______ fish? 
	A. try/ catch	B. try/ to catch	C. trying/ to catch	D. B&C are correct
18. Did you manage ______ ______these parcels alone?
	A. finishing/ to pack	B. finishing/ packing	C. to finish/ to pack	D. to finish/ packing
19. She doesn’t want you ______to her arriving.
	A. mention	B. to mention	C. mentioning	D. mentions
20. I don’t regret ______ her what I thought even if it upset her.
	A. to tell	B. told	C. tell	D. telling
Exercise 2: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take 	B. to take 	C. taking 	D. took
2. Do you agree _________ me some money?
A. lend 	B. to lend 	C. lending 	D. lent
3. Tom refuses _________ his address.
A. give 	B. giving 	C. to give 	D. gave
4. The passengers asked her how _________ to the police station?
A. to get 	B. getting 	C. got 	D. get
5. My friends arranged _________ to the airport in time.
A. meet 	B. to meet 	C. meeting 	D. met
6. Do you plan _________ out or _________ at home at this weekend?
A. go / stay 	B. to go / stay 	C. going / stay 	D. to go / staying
7. I dislike ______ in line. - So do I. That’s why I prefer _____ at night when there are fewer people.
A. wait / shop 	B. to wait / shopping 	C. waiting / shopping 	D. waiting / to shop
8. He continued _________ after his illness.
A. worked 	B. to work 	C. to working 	D. working
9. My watch’s hands keeps _________.
A. stopping 	B. to stop 	C. stopped 	D. stop
10. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?
A. try / catch 	B. to try / catching 	C. trying / to catch 	D. tried / caught
11. My grandfather is used to _________ up early in the morning.
A. getting 	B. to get 	C. get 	D. got
12. Don’t forget _________ her message when you see her.
A. give 	B. to give 	C. giving 	D. gave
13. I can’t help _________ his opinions.
A. consider 	B. to consider 	C. considering 	D. considered
14. You should try _________ any shirts you want to buy.
A. wear 	B. to wear 	C. wearing 	D. wears
15. He used to fall asleep without _________ his shoes off.
A. take 	B. to take 	C. taking 	D. taken
16. I stopped _________ about her illness and went on _________ you about all her other problems.
A. to talk / telling 	B. to talk / to tell 	C. talking / telling 	D. talk / tell
17. I’d love _________ coat like that.
A. have 	B. to have 	C. having 	D. has
18. I intend _________ her what I think.
A. tell 	B. to tell 	C. telling 	D. told
19. Every hour I stop _________ _________ a little rest.
A. working / to have 	B. to work / to have 	C. working / having 	D. to work / having
20. You should give up _________ right now if you want _________ longer.
A. smoke / lived 	B. to smoke / living 	C. smoking / to live 	D. smoked / live
Exercise 3: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. Students stopped _________ noise when the teacher came in.
A. make 	B. to make 	C. making 	D. made
2. When you see her, don’t forget _________ her my postcards.
A. give 	B. to give 	C. giving 	D. given
3. Don’t forget _________ her the message when you see him.
A. give 	B. to give 	C. giving 	D. gave
4. He spends hours _________ to repair his car.
A. try 	B. to try 	C. trying 	D. tries
5. I remember _________ you somewhere last month.
A. met 	B. to meet 	C. meet 	D. meeting
6. Mary agreed _________ to the circus with Ann.
A. went 	B. to go 	C. going 	D. goes
7. Mike is considering _________ a new car.
A. bought 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. buys
8. It’s no use _________ his opinion.
A. asking 	B. to ask 	C. ask 	D. asks
9. Mrs. Green prefers _________ TV to _________ to the cinema.
A. watching / go 	B. to watch / going 	C. watching / going 	D. watches / go
10. She expects _________ him tomorrow, but I look forward to _________ him right away.
A. see / see 	B. to see / see 	C. see / seeing 	D. to see / seeing
11. She should avoid _________ other people’s feeling.
A. hurting 	B. to hurt 	C. hurt 	D. hurts
12. The soil needs _________ immediately.
A. fertilize 	B. to fertilize 	C. fertilizing 	D. fertilized
13. They advise me _________ a raincoat.
A. wear 	B. to wear 	C. wearing 	D. wore
14. You need _________ these plants as soon as possible.
A. fertilize 	B. to fertilize 	C. fertilizing 	D. fertilizes
15. You’d better _________ what you think in front of the conference.
A. say 	B. to say 	C. saying 	D. said
16. He always tries _________ _________ there _________ her.
A. delaying / coming / meet 	B. to delay / to come / to meet
C. delaying / come / meeting 	D. to delay / coming / to meet
17. There is nothing _________ this situation to her.
A. hide 	B. to hide 	C. hiding 	D. hidden
18. I regret _________ able to attend your birthday party yesterday.
A. not to be 	B. to not be 	C. not be 	D. not being
19. Thank you for _________ me such a warm message.
A. send 	B. to send 	C. sending 	D. sent
20. She detests _________ all day with strangers.
A. chatting 	B. to chat 	C. to chatting 	D. chat
Exercise 4: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. Can you _________ Chinese?
A. speak 	B. to speak 	C. speaking 	D. spoke
2. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.
A. take 	B. to take 	C. taking 	D. took
3. We enjoy _________ here and _________ all your news.
A. be / hear 	B. to be / to hear 	C. being / hear 	D. is / hearing
4. Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able _________ you.
A. help 	B. helped 	C. helping 	D. to help
5. Please try _________ quiet when you come home.
A. be 	B. to be 	C. being 	D. been
6. I don’t like anybody _________ at me.
A. shout 	B. to shout 	C. shouting 	D. shouted
7. Do you agree _________ me a hand?
A. give 	B. to give 	C. giving 	D. given
8. Would you like _________ to the cinema with us tomorrow evening?
A. to come 	B. come 	C. coming 	D. came
9. Pupils started _________ the lesson yesterday.
A. write 	B. to write 	C. writing 	D. written
10. I like _________ school by bus, but I hate _________ in the rain and wait for it.
A. go / to stand 	B. to go / stand 	C. going / standing 	D. went / stood
11. Does your sister like _________?
A. cooks 	B. cooking 	C. to be cooked 	D. being cooked
12. This girl can’t bear _________ alone.
A. am 	B. to be 	C. being 	D. been
13. My uncle has given up _________.
A. to smoke 	B. smoke 	C. smokes 	D. smoking
14. Do you mind _________ to John ask him _________ us?
A. speaking / to help 	B. to speak / help 	C. speak / help 	D. speaks / to help
15. I’ll begin _________ this novel later.
A. read 	B. to reading 	C. reading 	D. to read
16. Please stop _________ me in the middle of the sentence.
A. interrupt 	B. to interrupt 	C. interrupting 	D. interrupts
17. My brother gave up _________ two years ago.
A. smokes 	B. smoke 	C. to smoke 	D. smoking
18. Did you miss _________ her yesterday?
A. to see 	B. saw 	C. see 	D. seeing
19. We arranged _________ the scientists here.
A. met 	B. to meet 	C. meeting 	D. meet
20. I wish _________ the principal at my school.
A. see 	B. to see 	C. seeing 	D. saw
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. My girl friend is afraid of _________ out alone when it gets dark.
A. goes 	B. to go 	C. going D. go
2. He continues _________ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.
A. working 	B. to work 	C. worked D. works
3. I’d like _________ there _________ my girlfriend’s parents.
A. go / see 	B. to go / to see 	C. going / seeing D. goes / seen
4. Would you like _________ to the party with us?
A. come 	B. to come 	C. coming D. came
5. I was very tired. I tried _________ my eyes open, but I couldn’t.
A. keep 	B. kept 	C. keeping D. to keep
6. I want _________ a pair of shoes in this shop, but I need to try _________ them.
A. buy / to wear 	B. to buy / to wear 	C. buying / wearing 	D. to buy / wearing
7. We have to go _________ this morning.
A. shopping 	B. shopped 	C. being shopped 	D. to be shopped
8. He spent hours trying _________ the clock.
A. repair 	B. to repair 	C. repairing 	D. repairs
9. It’s no use _________ for her arrival.
A. wait 	B. to wait 	C. waiting 	D. waits
10. Is there anything worth _________ here?
A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buys 	D. buying
11. The biologist doesn’t allow us _________ in the laboratory.
A. smoke 	B. to smoke 	C. smoking 	D. smoked
12. Would you mind _________ your address on the back of this check?
A. write 	B. to write 	C. writing 	D. written
13. I don’t enjoy _________ to the dentist’s.
A. go 	B. to go 	C. going 	D. goes
14. I don’t regret _________ her what I thought even if it upset her.
A. to tell 	B. told 	C. tell 	D. telling
15. Remember _________ Katie my greeting card when you see him.
A. give 	B. to give 	C. giving 	D. gave
16. My friends has given up _________ and prefers _________ pork.
A. drink / eat 	B. to drink / eating 	C. drinking / eating 	D. drank / eat
17. I had to ask the boys _________ _________ billiards all the day.
A. to stop / playing 	B. to stop / to play 	C. stopping / playing 	D. stops / to play
18. My teacher promised _________ me _________ for my next examination.
A. help / prepare 	B. to help / prepare 	C. helping / to prepare 	D. helped / preparing
19. I would like him _________ _________ more English lessons.
A. to start / take 	B. to start / taking 	C. starting / take 	D. starting / taking
20. I hate _________ _________ loudly without _________ the new words.
A. practise / reading / learn 	B. to practise / to read / to learn
C. practising / reading / learning 	D. practises / reading / to learn
Exercise 6: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. She doesn’t want you _________ to her arrival.
A. mention 	B. to mention 	C. mentioning 	D. mentions
2. Did you manage _________ _________ these parcels alone?
A. finishing / to pack 	B. finishing / packing 	C. to finish / to pack 	D. to finish / packing
3. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?
A. try / catch 	B. to try / to catch 	C. trying / to catch 	D. tried / catch
4. Can someone _________ me how _________ into film from the camera’s pictures?
A. show / change 	B. to show / to change C. showing / change 	D. show / to change
5. I’ll try _________ such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause 	B. to not cause 	C. not causing 	D. to cause not
6. Susan has decided _________ her friends _________ as she pleases.
A. allow / do 	B. to decide / to do 	C. deciding / do 	D. deciding / doing
7. Everybody would like _________ to a higher position.
A. promote 	B. promotes 	C. promoting 	D. to promote
8. He climbed over the wall without _________ by anybody.
A. seeing 	B. to see 	C. being seen 	D. to be seen
9. I remember _________ a toy car on my fifth birthday.
A. to be given 	B. being given 	C. to give 	D. giving
10. They always try _________ _________ the bridge as they promised before.
A. to postpone / to build 	B. postpone / build
C. to postpone / building 	D. postponing / built
11. I can’t help _________ for her acceptance.
A. to wait 	B. waiting 	C. wait 	D. waited
12. Don’t be afraid of _________ that animal.
A. touch 	B. touches 	C. touching 	D. to touch
13. I am accustomed to _________ on my own.
A. living 	B. to live 	C. live 	D. lives
14. They are looking forward to _________ your news.
A. hear 	B. to hear 	C. hearing 	D. heard
15. American women have got used to _________ independently recently.
A. live 	B. to live 	C. living 	D. lives
16. We won’t let you_________ what we are going to do with him.
A. know 	B. to know 	C. knowing 	D. known
17. The manager told me _________ harder.
A. work 	B. working 	C. to work 	D. worked
18. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _________ something.
A. do 	B. makes 	C. to doing 	D. doing
19. I can’t help _________ anxious about the exam results.
A. to feel 	B. feel 	C. feeling 	D. felt
20. I can hear a cat _________ on the roof.
A. scratching 	B. scratches 	C. to scratch 	D. was scratching
Exercise 7: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. It is essential that every student _________ to learn English at university.
A. to have 	B. have 	C. has 	D. had
2. These trousers need _________.
A. clean 	B. to clean 	C. cleaning 	D. cleaned
3. Technology plays a key role in _________ future.
A. to shape 	B. shaping 	C. shaped 	D. shape
4. I remember _________ them somewhere in the city.
A. to see 	B. saw 	C. seen 	D. seeing
5. It's better _________ too early than too late.
A. is 	B. be 	C. to be 	D. being
6. I didn't need _________ anything. I just sat there and listened.
A. say 	B. saying 	C. to say 	D. having said
7. We are _________ of the long journey.
A. tiring 	B. tire 	C. tired 	D. to tire
8. What do you hope _________ when you graduate?
A. do 	B. to do 	C. doing 	D. does
9. Where do you decide _________ go after class?
A. going 	B. go 	C. went 	D. to go
10. I think everyone wants _________ more spare time.
A. to have 	B. have 	C. having 	D. had
11. He is expecting _________ a trip to Ha Long Bay.
A. make 	B. to make 	C. making 	D. made
12. I regret _________ you that you fail the test.
A. to tell 	B. telling 	C. tell 	D. told
13. Is there anything here worth _________?
A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. bought
14. She regrets _________ some money. He never paid me back.
A. lent 	B. lend 	C. to lend 	D. lending
15. I’ll never forget _________ with you here last year.
A. working 	B. to work 	C. work 	D. worked
16. Remember _________ us a postcard when you get there.
A. send 	B. sending 	C. to send 	D. sent
17. I learnt _________ when I was
A. to drive 	B. drive 	C. drove 	D. driven
18. We don’t allow _________ here.
A. smoke 	B. smoking 	C. to smoke 	D. smokes
19. This computer needs _________.
A. repair 	B. to repair 	C. repairing 	D. repaired
20. Jack needs _________ a new computer.
A. to buy 	B. buy 	C. buying 	D. bought
Exercise 8: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. I remember _________ the chairs into the living room, but where are they now?
A. to bring 	B. bring 	C. bringing 	D. brought
2. Try _________ it. It isn’t worth _________.
A. to forget / worrying 	C. to forget / to worry	B. forgetting / worry 	D. forget / worrying
3. I asked Mary _________ for a moment.
A. to lend me her pen 	C. lend me her pen	B. lend to me her pen 	D. lending her pen to me
4. Ann told him _________ if she was late.
A. not wait for her 	C. not to wait for her	B. don’t wait for her 	D. doesn’t wait for her
5. Nancy’s mother told her _________ change her plans.
A. not 	B. doesn’t 	C. not to 	D. didn’t
6. Would you mind _________ the door?
A. open 	B. to open 	C. opening 	D. opened
7. You should give up _________ or you will die of cancer.
A. smoke 	B. to smoke 	C. smoking 	D. smoked
8. We regret _________ you that we can’t approve your suggestion.
A. inform 	B. to inform 	C. informing 	D. informed
9. He began _________ English two years ago.
A. learn 	B. learnt 	C. learning 	D. learns
10. The machine needs _________.
A. repair 	B. to repair 	C. repairing 	D. repaired
11. The driver stopped _________ a coffee because he felt sleepy.
A. have 	B. to have 	C. having 	D. had
12. Have you ever considered _________ a pharmacist?
A. become 	B. to become 	C. becoming 	D. became
13. I remember _________ my mother say the grass in the garden needed _________.
A. to hear / cutting 	B. hear / cut 	C. heard / to cut 	D. hearing / cutting
14. Would you like _________ go out with me?
A. go 	B. to go 	C. went 	D. gone
15. Avoid _________ such a mistake again.
A. make 	B. to make 	C. making 	D. made
16. My father wanted me _________ a pilot.
A. become 	B. becoming 	C. to become 	D. became
17. What makes you _________ so?
A. do 	B. did 	C. done 	D. doing
18. Mr. Thomas doesn’t allow _________ in his office.
A. smoke 	B. to smoke 	C. smoking 	D. smoked
19. Mr. Thomas doesn’t let anyone _________ in his office.
A. smoke 	B. to smokes 	C. smoking 	D. smokes
20. My teacher doesn’t allow us _________ while he is explaining the lesson.
A. talk 	B. talking 	C. to talk 	D. talks
Exercise 9: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. I do not have enough money _________ this book.
A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. bought
2. It is no use _________ to school if you _________ to work hard.
A. going / do not ready 	B. to go / do not ready	C. going / are not ready 	D. go / are not ready
3. They spent all day _________ and _________ on the beach.
A. to swim / sunbathing 	B. to swim / to sunbathe
C. swimming / to sunbathe 	D. swimming / sunbathing
4. We were made _________ all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do 	B. do 	C. doing 	D. done
5. We regret _________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.
A. to inform 	B. informing 	C. to tell to 	D. telling
6. Why don’t you try _________ the key anti-clockwise?
A. to turn 	B. on turning 	C. turning 	D. turn
7. We don’t allow _________ in the classrooms.
A. that students smoke 	B. smoke	C. students to smoke 	D. to smoking
8. I really must _________ on with my work now.
A. to get 	B. getting 	C. get 	D. to getting
9. Why don’t you do what you’re told, instead of _________ such a song and dance about it?
A. to make 	B. making 	C. made 	D. make
10. I rashly posted the parcel without _________ it.
A. weighing 	B. weigh 	C. weighed 	D. to weigh
11. Can you please _________ me a little about yourself?
A. to tell 	B. telling 	C. tell 	D. going to tell
12. How can you waste all that money on _________?
A. gamble 	B. to gamble 	C. gambling 	D. the gamble
13. “My watch is broken. ” “Why don’t you _________”
A. have it repair 	B. have it repairing 	C. have it for repair 	D. have it repaired
14. Yesterday we did nothing but _________
A. talking 	B. talked 	C. talk 	D. had talked
15. Instead of _________ a new car, she'll have her old one _________.
A. to buy / repaired 	B. buying / to repair 	C. buying / be repaired 	D. buying / repaired
16. I tried _________ the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching 	B. to catch 	C. catch 	D. catch up
17. I'm sorry I haven't got any money _______ you. Why don't you try _________ Peter?
A. to lend / to ask 	B. lending / asking 	C. to lend / asking 	D. lending / to ask
18. After _________ asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.
A. fall 	B. falling 	C. fell 	D. fallen
19. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary _________ him.
A. to marry 	B. marry 	C. marrying 	D. married
20. He told me _________ early.
A. to try to come 	B. to try coming 	C. try to come 	D. try coming
Exercise 10: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. She doesn’t permit _________in her house.
A. smoking 	B. to smoke	C. smoked	D. smoke
2. The robber made the bank manager _________ the money.
A. hand over 	B. to hand over 	C. handing over 	D. handed over
3. I advise you _________ your money in the bank.
A. to put 	B. put 	C. putting 	D. be put
4. I'll have the mechanic _________ my car this weekend.
A. to repair 	B. repaired 	C. repairing 	D. repair
5. When crossing the room, the night nurse happened to notice the old lady ______ to get out of bed.
A. has tried 	B. to try 	C. trying 	D. tried
6. “Those lanterns are interesting. " - "We saw _________ at the art fair"
A. them made 	B. make them 	C. they made 	D. making them
7. The manager had me _________ his paper for him last night.
A. to type 	B. type 	C. to have typed 	D. typed
8. We suggested _________ in hotels but the children were anxious _________ out.
A. sleep / to camp 	B. sleeping / to camp 	C. to sleep / to camp 	D. sleeping / camping
9. Mai should seriously consider _________ an actress. She is good at performing.
A. to become 	B. become 	C. becoming 	D. will become
10. "Where is the sofa?" "I got my son _________ it to the sitting room. "
A. take 	B. to take 	C. taken 	D. taking
11. I regret _________ you that I can't attend your party tomorrow.
A. to tell 	B. telling 	C. tell 	D. told
12. Have you ever tried _________ across this river?
A. swim 	B. swimming 	C. to swim 	D. swam
13. Students stopped _________ noise when the teacher came in.
A. make 	B. to make 	C. making 	D. made
14. How soon do you expect _________ for South America?
A. leave 	B. to leave 	C. leaving 	D. left
15. You shouldn’t risk _________ that building in its present condition.
A. entering 	B. enter 	C. entered 	D. to enter
16. I’ll need _________ a new winter coat before long.
A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. to be bought
17. Are you going to suggest _________ by train or not?
A. traveling 	B. travel 	C. to travel 	D. traveled
18. Those shirts need _________ but you needn’t _________ them now.
A. iron / iron 	B. to iron / to iron 	C. ironing / iron 	D. ironed / to iron
19. Our guests don’t plan _________ until the end of the week.
A. leave 	B. leaving 	C. to have left 	D. to leave
20. I can’t stand _________ to his complaints any longer.
A. listen 	B. listening 	C. to listen 	D. listened
Exercise 11: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. I will remember _________ Mr. Brown your massage.
A. to give 	B. giving 	C. give 	D. gave
2. Jack confessed to _________ the jewels.
A. stealing 	B. steal 	C. stole 	D. stolen
3. "Why did you go to work by taxi?" - "I let my son _________ my car to a party. "
A. driven 	B. drove 	C. drive 	D. to drive
4. Is this the right place to catch the bus to the shopping center?- Yes just be sure _____ the number fourteen.
A. to take 	B. taking 	C. take 	D. takes
5. She was made _______ hard late at night.
A. to study	B. study	C. studying	D. studied
6. She love party she is the first _______ and the last _________.
A. come / leave	B. to come / to leave	C. coming / leaving	D. to come / leaving
7. He is the only man _______ this problem.
A. solve	B. solving	C. solved	D. to solving
8. It is vital that she _______ at the meeting on time.
A. is	B. are	B. was	C. has been	D. be
9. They demand that the police _______ heavily who drive their car carelessly.
A. fine	B. to fine	C. fining	D. have fined
10. If you allow him ______ out at night, it can be much dangerous.
A. go	B. to go	C. going	D. went
11. I am buying paint______ my hall door.
A. painting	B. to paint	C. paint	D. painted
12. He opened the lion’s cage______ the lion.
A. feed	B. to feed	D. feeding	D. fed
13. He bought a pig-box ______ his saving in it.
A. to put	B. putting	C. put	D. to putting
14. It is difficult to get used to	_______ with chopsticks.
A. eat	B. eating	C. to eat	D. ate
15. He lost no time in_______ down to work.
A. get	B. getting	C. got	D. to getting
16. He gave up_______ .
A. gamble	B. to gamble	C. gambling	D. gambled
17. Try to avoid_______ him angry.
A. make	B. made	C. to make	D. making
18. Stop _______ and start_______ .
A. argue / work	B. arguing / working	C. to argue / to work	D. argued / worked
19. It is difficult to get used to ______ with chopsticks.
A. eat	B. to eat	C. eating	D. ate
20. I am against ______ any complaints.
A. make	B. to make	C. making	D. made
Exercise 12: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.
1. They should postpone _________ for another week or so.
A. to leave 	B. leave 	C. leaving 	D. left
2. He noticed two thieves _________ out of a house.
A. to come 	B. are coming 	C. in coming 	D. come
3. She couldn’t bear _________ tears when she saw the film “Romeo and Juliet”.
A. shed 	B. to shed 	C. shedding 	D. sheds
4. Ann likes _________ but she hates _________ up.
A. cook / washing 	B. to cook / wash 	C. cooking / washed 	D. cooking / washing
5. It’s no use _________ him.
A. helping 	B. to help 	C. help 	D. helps
6. I enjoy _________ to classical music.
A. listening 	B. to listen 	C. listens 	D. listen
7. I really regret _________ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt 	B. to hurt 	C. hurting 	D. hurts
8. He’ll try _________ the same mistake again.
A. not make 	B. to not make 	C. not making 	D. not to make
9. Would you mind _________ me a newspaper?
A. buy 	B. to buy 	C. buying 	D. bought
10. Would you like _________ the next dance with me?
A. to have 	B. having 	C. has 	D. had
11. I hate him _________ friends with those guys.
A. make 	B. to make 	C. making 	D. made
12. Did you remember _________ Ann? – Oh, no. I completely forgot it.
A. phone 	B. to phone 	C. phoning 	D. phoned
13. Does the city government intend _________ anything about pollution?
A. do 	B. to do 	C. doing 	D. did
14. They finished _________ and then they wanted _________ out for pleasure.
A. learn / to go 	B. to learn / go 	C. learnt / goes 	D. learning / to go
15. When you see Tom, remember _________ him my regards.
A. give 	B. to give 	C. giving 	D. given
16. I hope _________ that tiring work again.
A. not do 	B. not to do 	C. not doing 	D. to not do
17. They postpone _________ an Element School for the lack of finance.
A. built 	B. to build 	C. building 	D. builds
18. It’s no use _________ him. He never allows anybody _________ advice.
A. advise / give 	B. to advise / to give C. advising / giving 	D. advising / to give
19. Are his ideas worth _________ to?
A. listen 	B. to listen 	C. listening 	D. listened
20. He always avoids _________ me in the streets.
A. meet 	B. to meet 	C. met 	D. meeting
Exercise 13. Gerund and infinitive.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form (gerund or infinitive)
He hates (answer). the phone, and very often just lets it (ring).
If you go on (let) your dog (chase) .cars he’ll end by (be) .run over.
I prefer (drive) .to (be driven)..
I advised you (start) (look) for a flat at once.
Would you mind (lend). me 5$? I forgot (cash) .a cheque.
(Lie) on this beach is much more pleasant than (sit).. in the office.
She likes her children (go). to the dentist every six months.
An instructor is coming (show). us how (use) ..the aqualung.
I have no intention of (go) .to that film; I couldn’t bear (see) .my favourite actress in such a dreadful part.
I suggest (telephone) ..the hospital before (ask) the police (look) .for him.
After (hear) ..the conditions I decide (not enter). for the competition.
Some people seem (have) a passion for (write) the newspaper.
He expects me (answer).. by return but I have no intentions of (reply). at all.
I tried (explain). to him but he refused (listen) 
He postponed (make) a decision till it was too late (do) anything.
Try (forget).. it; it isn’t worth (worry).. about.
There is no point in (remain).. in a dangerous place if you can’t do anything (help) the people 
At first I enjoyed (listen) ..to him but after a while I got tired of (hear). the same story again and again.
It is usually easier (learn) a subject by (read). books than by (listen) ..to the lectures.
It wouldn’t be safe (start) now
Exercise 14
1) He made her (repeat)... the message.
2) He will be able to (swim)... very soon.
3) I want (see). the house where Shakespeare was born.
4) He wouldn’t let his boy (play)... with matches.
5) She is expected (arrive).... in a few hours.
6) Please let me (know)your decision as soon as possible.
7) You seem (know).... this area very well._ Yes, I used (live). here.
8) Would you like (go).. now or shall we (wait).. till the end ?
1. Tom takes my bag. ( I saw) 
->
2. he asked her to do the homework. ( he made)
->
3. I allowed him to go out. ( I let)
-> 
4. They followed me last night. ( I felt)
->
5. Peter has sent the letter to me. ( passive voice)
->
6. She wrote the lesson last night. ( passive voice)
->
7. we started studying Music in 1990.
-> we has
8. Tom last met Mai two weeks ago.
-> Tom has
9. They have