TO V, V-ING

Bài 1: Put the verb into the correct form –ing or to .... Sometimes either form is possible.

1. They denied stealing the money. (steal)

2. I don't enjoy .... very much. ( drive)

3. I don't want .... out tonight.I'm too tired. (go)

4. I can't afford .... out tonight. I don't have enough money. (go)

5. Has it stopped .... yet? (rain)

6. Our team was unlucky to lose the game. We deserved .... (win)

7. Why do you keep .... me questions? Can't you leave me alone. (ask)

8. Please stop .... me questions! (ask)

9. I refuse .... any more questions. (answer)

10. One of the boys admitted .... the window. (break)

11. The boy's father promised .... for the window to be rapaired. (pay)

12. If the company continues .... money the factory may be closed. (lose)

13. Does Sarah know about the meeting? No,I forgot .... her. (tell)

14. The baby began .... in the middle of the night. (cry)

15. Julia has been ill but now she's beginning .... better. (get)

16. I've enjoy .... you. I hope .... you again soon. (meet, see)

 Choose the best answer:

 1. Many young people are fond of ________________ football and other kinds of
sports.
o A. play
o B. to play
o C. playing
o D. played
 2. They couldn’t help _______________ when they heard the little boy singing a love
song.
o A. laughing
o B. to laugh
o C. laugh
o D. laughed
 3. Your house needs ______________ .
o A. redecorated
o B. redecorating
o C. being redecorated
o D. to redecorate
 4. I remember _____________ them to play in my garden.
o A. to allow
o B. allow
o C. allowing
o D. allowed
 5. It was a nasty memory. Do you remember both of us wearing sunglasses to avoid
________________ by the supervisors?
o A. to recognize
o B. to be recognized
o C. recognizing
o D. being recognized
 6. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather ___________ equally.
o A. treat
o B. be treated
o C. have treated
o D. treating
 7. Did you accuse Nam of ___________ a plate? Well, I saw him __________ it off
the table with his elbow.
o A. break/ knock
o B. breaking/ knocking
o C. to break/ to knock
o D. breaking/ knock
 8. We found it very difficult _____________ with Gamma.
o A. to work
o B. work
o C. working
o D. worked
 9. I can’t read when I am traveling. It makes me _____________ sick.
o A. feel
o B. to feel
o C. felt
o D. feeling
 10. I need ___________ what’s in the letter. Why don’t you let me ___________ it?
o A. to know/ to read
 o B. know/ read
o C. to know/ read
o D. knowing/ read
 11. I suggest ______________ some more mathematical puzzles.
o A. do
o B. to do
o C. doing
o D. done
 12. We regret ___________ you that we cannot approve your suggestion.
o A. inform
o B. to inform
o C. informing
o D. informed
 13. The driver stopped _____________ a coffee because he felt sleepy.
o A. have
o B. to have
o C. having
o D. had
 14. Have you ever considered ______________ a pharmacist?
o A. become
o B. becoming
o C. to become
o D. became
 15. You had better ____________ at home until you feel better.
o A. staying
o B. stayed
o C. to stay
o D. stay
 16. I remember __________ my mother said the grass in the garden needed
__________.
o A. to hear/cutting
o B. hear/cut
o C. heard/to cut
o D. hearing/ cutting
 17. Peter sometimes helps his sister --------------.
o A. do homework
o B. to do homework
o C. with homework
o D. all are correct
 18. I would rather ___________ at home than ___________ out with you.
o A. staying / going
o B. to stay / to go
o C. stay / go
o D. stayed / went
 19. I would rather you ______________.
 o A. drive
o B. to drive
o C. drove
o D. driven
 20. She didn’t say a word and left the room.
o A. She left the room without saying a word.
o B. She leaving the room without saying a word.
o C. She left the room saying a word.
o D. She left the room to say a word.
 21. My father wanted me ______________ a pilot.
o A. become
o B. to become
o C. becoming
o D. became
 22. Please wait a minute. My boss is busy ____________ something.
o A. write
o B. writing
o C. to write
o D. to writing
 23. My teacher doesn’t allow us ______________ while he is explaining the lesson.
o A. talk
o B. to talk
o C. talking
o D. talked
 24. We have plenty of time. We needn’t ________________.
o A. hurry
o B. to hurry
o C. hurrying
o D. hurried
 25. I promised ____________ on time. I mustn’t ______________ late.
o A. be/be
o B. to be/to be
o C. to be/ be
o D. be/to be
 26. Mary and I are looking forward _____________- you.
o A. of seeing
o B. for seeing
o C. to seeing
o D. to see
 27. I don't enjoy .... very much. (drive)
 28. I don't want .... out tonight.I'm too tired. (go)
 29. I can't afford .... out tonight. I don't have enough money. (go)
 30. Has it stopped .... yet? (rain)
 31. Our team was unlucky to lose the game. We deserved .... (win)
 32. Why do you keep .... me questions? Can't you leave me alone. (ask)
 33. Please stop .... me questions! (ask)
 34. I refuse .... any more questions. (answer)
 35. One of the boys admitted .... the window. (break)
 Chia động từ trong ngoặc cho đúng.
 1.He agreed _____ (buy) a new car.
o A. to buy
o B. buy
o C. buying
 2. I can’t imagine Peter _____ (go) by bike.
o A. to go
o B. go
o C. going
 3. The question is easy _____ (answer).
o A. to answer
o B. answer
o C. answering
 4. The man asked me how _____ (get) to the airport.
o A. to get
o B. get
o C. geting
 5. I look forward to _____ (see) you at the weekend.
o A. see
o B. seeing
 6. The boys like ( play)_____ games but hate ( do)_____ lessons.
o A. to play - to do
o B. play - do
o C. playing - doing
 7. Would you like ( go) _____ now or shall we wait till the end?
o A. going
o B. to go
o C. go
 8. We used ( dream)_______ of a television set when we (be)_______ small.
o A. dream - are
o B. to dream - were
o C. to dream - are
 9. Would you mind ( show ) ____me how ( send)_____ an email?
o A. showing - to send
o B. showing - sending
o C. to show - to send
o D. to show - sending
 Chia động từ trong ngoặc.
 1. I enjoy (collect) ______ dolls and it becomes my pleasure.
 2. My brother hates (do) ________ the same things day after day.
 3. Would you mind _____________ (watch) my bag for a few minutes?
 4. I enjoy _____________ (listen) to music while I’m doing the cooking.
 5. He wants _____________ (buy) a new computer game.
 6. I’d like _____________ (speak) to Mr Davis, please. Is he there?
 7. Please avoid _____________ (make) silly mistakes in this exercise.
 8. The children would love _____________ (eat) French fries.
 9. We tried _____________ (call) you but your mobile was off.
 10. They intend _____________ (build) houses on the school playing fields.
 Complete the sentences using the correct form (ing-form or to-infinitive of the verb
in brackets)
 1. Anita demanded ___________ (know) why she had been fired.
o to know
o knowing
 2. The horses struggled ___________ (pull) the wagon out of the mud.
o to pull
o pulling
 3. Do you ever regret ___________ (not study) at university, Peter?
o not to study
o not studying
 4. He only wants privacy. He can’t understand people ___________ (ask) him
personal questions.
o to ask
o asking
 5. I can’t stand my boss. I have decided ___________ (look) for another job.
o to look
o looking
 6. This is a very badly organized project. I will never consider __________ (take)
part in it.
o to take
o taking
 7. I miss _____ (go) to the Ky Co beach.
o to go
o going
 8. I couldn't help _____ (laugh) because of her funny stories.
o to laugh
o laughing
 9. Unfortunately, we can't afford _____ (buy) a new motorbike this year.
o to buy
o buying
 10. They practised _____ (speak) French with her foreign friends.
o to speak
o speaking
 11. I’m sure I gave him back the money. I remember __________________ it back to
him. (give)
o to give
o giving
 12. There’s no point in _________________ the matter. He has already made his
decision. (discuss)
o to discuss
o discussing