TheGerundorInfinitiveaftertheVerbExercise2

1Usetheverbsinbracketstofillthegaps.
1 Wearranged............................underthestationclockathalfnine.(tomeet)
2 Ialwaystrytoavoid............................himwheneverIcan.(tosee)
3 Ilong............................ inScotlandagain.(tobe)
4 MyMumdemanded............................themanager.(tosee)
5 Mybrotherdenied............................ mychocolatemousse.Maybehishamsterateit.(toeat)
6 Itried............................butIjustcouldn't.(tounderstand)
7 IntheendIgaveup............................topersuadeher.(totry)
8 Charliewaspretending............................achicken.(tobe)
9 Theychose..........................inacheaphotelbutspendmoremoneyonmeals.(tostay)
10 WelikeGaliciasomuchthatwekeep............................backthere.(togo)
11 Hedeserves............................severelypunished.(tobe)
12 Whenwevisitmyaunt,theyexpectme............................onmybestbehaviour.(tobe)
13 Ididn'tmean............................herfeelings.I'mreallysorry.(tohurt)
14 Ialwaysputoff............................myhomeworkuntilthelastpossiblemoment.(todo)
15 Hegoeson............................ methesamethingoverandoveragain.(totell)
16 Ican'tstand............................inthequeueatthebaker's.(towait)
17 Thefiremenmanaged............................thefireprettyquickly.(toputout)
18 Ineverrisk............................throughthatpartoftown.(togo)
19 Clareoffered............................metotheairport,whichwasverykindofher.(totake)
20 Dadthreatened..........................mypocketmoneyifIdidn'tdomyhomework.(tostop)

2Checkyouranswersandputtheverbsinboldintotherightcolumns.Translatetheverbs.
VERB+TO+INFINITIVE

VERB+GERUND

Translation

Translation

1.............................. .............................. 1.............................. ..............................

2.............................. .............................. 2.............................. ..............................
3.............................. .............................. 3.............................. ..............................
4.............................. .............................. 4.............................. ..............................
5.............................. .............................. 5.............................. ..............................

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We arrangedtomeet underthestationclockathalfnine.(tomeet)
IalwaystrytoavoidseeinghimwheneverIcan.(tosee)
IlongtobeinScotlandagain.(tobe)
MyMumdemandedtoseethemanager.(tosee)
Mybrotherdeniedeatingmychocolatemousse.Maybehishamsterateit.(toeat)
ItriedtounderstandbutIjustcouldn't.(tounderstand)
IntheendIgaveuptryingtopersuadeher.(totry)
Charliewaspretendingtobeachicken.(tobe)
Theychosetostay inacheaphotelbutspendmoremoneyonmeals.(tostay)
WelikeGaliciasomuchthatwekeepgoingbackthere.(togo)
He deservestobeseverelypunished.(tobe)
Whenwevisitmyaunt,theyexpectme tobeonmybestbehaviour.(tobe)
Ididn'tmeantohurtherfeelings.I'mreallysorry.(tohurt)
Ialwaysputoffdoingmyhomeworkuntilthelastpossiblemoment.(todo)
Hegoesontellingmethesamethingoverandoveragain.(totell)
Ican'tstandwaitinginthequeueatthebaker's.(towait)
Thefiremenmanagedtoputout thefireprettyquickly.(toputout)
Ineverriskgoingthroughthatpartoftown.(togo)
Clareofferedtotakemetotheairport,whichwasverykindofher.(totake)
DadthreatenedtostopmypocketmoneyifIdidn'tdomyhomework.(tostop)

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VERB+GERUND

VERB+TO+INFINITIVE

avoid
deny
giveup
putoff
risk

arrange
choose
deserve
manage
threaten

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