Упражнения на герундий и инфинитив

1. I'd like to drink a cup of tea.
2. Would you like to go to Australia?
3. She doesn't like getting up early.
4. My brother wouldn't like to be a manager.
5. Does your father like playing computer games?
6. I really like being your friend. You're cool!

1. Where do you need to go now?
2. My brother doesn't mind learning French.
3. Where did you decide to go on your holiday?
4. What do you hate doing ?
5. John enjoys playing the guitar.
6. I'd like to learn to draw.

1. — What do you want to do tonight?

   — I decided to visit my friends.

2. — Do you enjoy traveling travelling ?

   — Yes, I do. I'd like to go to Spain next month.

3. — Do you love listening to classical music?

   — I don't mind  listening to it.

1. I am learning to drive 'm learning to drive a car now.
2. We wanted to have a party yesterday.
3. John doesn't mind having does not mind having dinner with his friends tomorrow.
4. In my childhood I hated playing football.
5. Paul needs to buy a new car now.

1. The room needs cleaning .
2. I need to clean this room.
3. I stopped to drink a cup of coffee.
4. Stop drinking so much coffee! It's unhealthy.
5. Don't forget to call him when you arrive.
6. I remember calling him yesterday in the evening.
7. Try to learn five new words a day.
8. Try drinking warm water for your stomach ache.
9. He kept those photos to remember her face.
10. He kept looking for the keys until he found them.

1. The flood was strong enough to destroy the city.
2. He looked forward to meeting her again.
3. My hair is too long. It needs cutting to be cut .
4. Hey, stop making me feel so confused!
5. James kept looking for the keys until he found them.
6. When you don't know where to go , to split up splitting up is the worst idea.
7. She managed to smile despite the sharp pain.
8. It was hard not to notice the big bright sign on the wall.
9. He leaned in to kiss her cheek.

1. A: Do you want to dance ?

B: Sorry, I don't feel like dancing tonight.

I regretted not dancing having danced with him at the party.

2. I look forward to seeing Julian again.

I want to see Nadia too because I miss her.

I remember first seeing them at the marketplace during the harvest festival.

3. Last week Luca offered me to watch a movie at the cinema.

I didn't mind watching something with him.

During the film, I remembered having watched watching it before.

It was Alisha's idea to spend a Halloween night exploring a haunted mansion. She said it was going to be exciting. First, she asked us to find some information about that house. We gathered in Alisha's room the day before Halloween. Everyone was eager to know what we'd found. Jack said the mansion used to be a late earl's summer house decades ago. Despite being located in the city centre, the mansion got derelict soon after the earl's death. Gossips about ghosts crowding the mansion were to blame for this beautiful place to be abandoned. Norah added she'd read about the earl's hobby. He was said to have collected to have been collecting some pieces of art like paintings and silverware. Most things had probably been stolen long before, but there still was a chance to find something interesting in the locked attic, where no one dared go to go . Alisha thanked us for gathering the information and asked if we looked forward to finding the earl's treasures.

October 31, at midnight, we were standing in front of the locked gates of a haunted mansion. Jack took cutters out of his bag in order make made to make making a hole in the fence. He kept work to work worked working until the hole was big enough for everyone climbing to climb climbs climbed through. We hastily crossed the yard. Alisha started cracking ghost jokes, but no one was really scared. We entered the main doors and searched through the first floor, but the staircase leading to the attic with treasures was nowhere to see seing to be seen to be seing . Suddenly, Norah stopped to walk walking to be walked having walked and happily exclaimed she found the right turn. We saw an old worn wooden staircase. At the end of it, there was a rusty door made of metal. It was locked. We tried to open opening open opened it with a screwdriver, but it didn't help. We were too excited given up gave up giving up to give up . Alisha offered go to go going went back to her house and study the map of the mansion to find another way to the attic.

Complete the sentences with to + infinitive. There are two extra options.

1. + -ing: it's no use it's worth would like avoid can't help don't mind.
2. + to + infinitive: should decide promise would like agree lucky.
3. + infinitive: can make let must want will.

1. I forgot to buy bread. I'll have to go to the supermarket once again.
2. I'll never forget buying my first car.
3. I remember phoning Jack yesterday. I phoned him and told him the news.
4. Remember to phone me when you arrive at the airport. I'll be waiting for your call.
5. A: Look! It's going to rain!

   B: It doesn't matter. Let's go on playing football.

6. Jack finished his homework and went on to play football with his dad.
7. I regret to tell you that you have failed your test.
8. I regret telling my sister about my new boyfriend. She has already asked me hundreds of questions about him.
9. Stop playing computer games. You have to tidy up your room.
10. Jim was walking along the street when he saw a funny puppy. Jim stopped to play with it.

Amy: Do you remember meeting to meet meet Charles at the campsite last month?

Melanie: Charles? Of course, I remember him. He always stopped near our tent talking to talk talk to you. But you refused giving to give give him your phone number. You said he was boring.

Amy: Well, he managed finding to find find me on the internet. And we've decided doing to go go to the cinema next Friday.

Melanie: Wow! What made you changing to change change your mind about him?

Amy: He turned out to be so funny and interesting. Now I regret being to be be so rude to him at the camp.

Match the beginning of the sentence (1–10) with its ending (a–j).

Joe: What's the matter with you, Ben? You look so tired.

Ben: I've been working overtime this month. I'm absolutely exhausted. I'm looking forward to admit hate going on holiday.

Joe: Oh, I decide avoid let working overtime.

Ben: Me too, but this time I refused agreed should to do that because my boss enjoyed was lucky promised to give me a bonus. And I need money because I hope enjoy will to buy a new car.

Joe: What kind of car do you decide hate fancy buying?

Ben: Well, I can't help would love make to buy a big off-road vehicle. I remember forget decided dreaming about such a car when I was a child.

Joe: Ben, no childhood dream is worth glad want ruining your health. Don't forget remember enjoy to take care of yourself and relax.

Complete the idioms with the words given and match them to their meanings 1–6.

1. When somebody is not around, you miss and love them more.
2. You shouldn't be upset about your mistakes because you can't change the past.
3. People will only do what they want to do.
4. Money alone can't make you happy.
5. You can't get something without unpleasant effects.
6. Enjoyable things can't last forever.