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Practice: Verbs Into The Correct Form

The document provides practice exercises for verbs in the correct form and for using -ing and infinitive verbs. There are multiple choice questions testing verb forms and usage of gerunds and infinitives. The questions cover a range of verb tenses and contexts including questions about plans, habits, memories, fears and more.

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Practice: Verbs Into The Correct Form

The document provides practice exercises for verbs in the correct form and for using -ing and infinitive verbs. There are multiple choice questions testing verb forms and usage of gerunds and infinitives. The questions cover a range of verb tenses and contexts including questions about plans, habits, memories, fears and more.

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PRACTICE

Put the verbs into the correct form.

1. Yesterday afternoon Sarah _____ (go) to the station to meet Paul. When she _______ (get) there,
Paul _________ (already/wait) for her. His train _______ (arrive) earnly.
2. When I got home, Bill ______ (lie) on the sofa. The TV was on, but he _______ (not/watch) it. He
________ (fall) asleep and ________ (snore) loudly. I _______ (turn) the TV off, and just then he
_______ (wake) up.
3. Last night I _______ (just/go) to bed and ________ (read) a book when suddently I ________
(hear) a noise. I _______ (get) up to see what it was, but I ________ (not/see) anything, so I
_______ (go) back to bed.
4. Maria had to go to Paris last week, but she almost ______ (miss) the plane. She _______ (stand) in
line at the check-in counter when she suddently ______ (realize) that she ______ (leave) her
passport at home. Fortunately, she ______ (not/live) very far from the airport, so she _____ (have)
time to take a taxi home to get it. She _______ (get) back to the airport just in time for her flight.
5. I _____ (meet) Jeff and Amy yesterday as I ______ (walk) through the park. They _______ (be) at
the Sports Center, where they ________ (play) tennis. They ________ (go) to a café for some iced
tea and ______ (invite) me to join them, but I ________ (arrange) to meet a friend and _______
(not/have) time.
6. Julie : Hello, Kevin. I _________ (not/see) you for ages. How are you?
Kevin: I’m fine. How about you? You _________ (look) good.
Julie : Thanks. So, _________ (you/go) somewhere, or _________ (you/meet) somebody’s flight?
K: I _______ (go) to New York for a business meeting.
J: Oh. ___________ (you/often/go) away on business?
K: Fairly often, yes. And you? Where __________ (you/go)?
J: Nowhere. I ________ (meet) a friend. Unfortunately, her flight _______ (be) declayed – I
_______ (wait) here for nearly an hour.
K: How about the children?
J: They’re all fine, thanks. The youngest _________ (just/start) school.
K: How ___________ (she/do)?
_____________ (she/like) it?
J: Yes, she _______ (think) it’s great.
K: ______________ (you/work) these days? The last time I _________ (speak) to you, you
______ (work) in a travel agency.
J: That’s right. Unfortunately, the company ________ (go) out of business a couple of months
after I _______ (start) working there, so I ________ (lose) my job.
K: And ___________ (you/not/have) a job since then?
J: Not a permanent job, I ______ (have) a few temporary jobs. By the way, _________
(you/see) Mark recently?
K: Mark? He’s in Canada.
J: Really? How long ___________ (he/be) in Canada?
K: About a year now. I _________ (see) him a few days before he ________ (go).
He _________ (be) unemployed for months, so he ________ (decide) to try his luck
somewhere else. He ________ (really/look forward) to going.
J: What __________ (he/do) there?
K: I have no idea. I _________ (not/hear) from him since he ________ (leave). Anyway, I
_______ (have) to go now – my plane _______ (board). It ______ (be) really nice to see
you again.
J: You, too. Bye. Have a good trip.
K: Thanks. Bye.

-ing and the infinitive

1. He tried to avoid ________ my question.


a. to answer b. answer c. answering d. that he answered

2. I have to go now. I promised _______ late.


a. not being b. not to be c. to not be d. I wouldn’t be
3. Do you want _______ with you, or do you want to go alone?
a. me coming b. me to come c. that I come d. that I will come
4. I’m absolutely sure I locked the door. I distinctly remember _________ it.
a. locking b. to lock c. to have locked
5. She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help __________.
a. laughing b. to laugh c. that she laughed.
6. Ann hates _______, so she doesn’t fly very often.
a. flying b. fly c. to fly
7. I’m tired. I’d rather _________ out tonight, if you don’t mind.
a. not going b. not to go c. don’t go d. not go
8. “Is it OK if Ben stays here?” “I’d rather _________ with us.”
a. he comes b. him to come c. he came d. he would come
9. Are you looking forward _________ Ann again?
a. seeing b. to see c. to seeing
10. Lisa had to get used __________ on the left when she went to Tokyo.
a. driving b. to driving c. to drive
11. I’m thinking __________ a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?
a. to buy b. of to buy c. of buying
12. Did you have any ________ a visa?
a. trouble to get b. troubles to get c. troubles getting
13. A friend of mine phoned ________ me to a party.
a. for invite b. to invite c. for inviting d. for to invite
14. Jim doesn’t speak very clearly. ________________________.
a. It’s hard to understand him.
b. He’s hard to understand.
c. He’s hard to understand him.
15. The sidewalk was icy, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid ___________.
a. of falling b. from falling c. to fall
16. I didn’t hear you ___________ in. You must have been very quiet.
a. come b. to come c. came
17. ____________ a hotel, we looked for someplace to have dinner.
a. Finding b. After finding c. Having found d. We found

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