EXERCISE 1 . Fill in the correct tense of the infinitive.

1. We ‘d better not bother her – she seems to be studying (study). 2. The accused denied ___ (do) anything wrong. 3. Paul pretended ___ (win) a lot of money but in fact he had won nothing at all. 4. She must ___ (work) outdoors when we rang. She didn’t answer the phone. 5. Jane hoped ___ (give) the prize, but someone else won it. 6. He seemed ___ (swim). He was all wet. 7. I should ___ (give) him some money before I went out, but I forgot. 8. She says she would love ___ (come) to dinner with us tonight. 9. He must ___ (practise) that piece for hours – he plays it very well now. 10. The athlete seemed ___ (be) out of breath – he must ___ (run) for hours.

EXERCISE 2. Complete the text using an infinitive or an –ing form.

Yasu and Sun-Young wanted to go shopping. Yasu needed to buy a jacket because he had forgotten ____ 1. (bring) one from Japan. They asked their teacher to recommend a good place to buy second-hand clothes. She told them to go to Haight Street.

That afternoon, they took the #71 bus to Haight Street. As soon as they got off the bus, Yasu was cold. Sun-Young offered ____ 2. (give) him her jacket, but he refused ____ 3. (take) it. He regretted not ____ 4. (get) his leather jacket from home, but he couldn't stand _____ 5. (borrow) a jacket from a girl.

As they were entering the thrift store, a homeless Vietnam veteran in a wheelchair asked them ____ 6. (give) him money. They pretended not ____ 7. (hear) him. Inside the thrift store, there was lots of great stuff! Sun-Young bought two hats and a red dress. Yasu found a cool Levi's jacket. ____ 8. (talk to) the clerk was difficult because he had three piercings in his lip and two in his tongue.

Now that Yasu was warm, they decided ____ 9. (explore) Haight Street and nearby Golden Gate Park. They stopped at a lot of different shops. Yasu even considered _____ 10. (do) a tattoo, but he decided to wait. At Golden Gate Park, they saw about fifty people dancing and playing drums. _____ 11. (listen to) the music was a lot of fun. _____ 12. (wait for) the #71 bus home was not fun.

Overall, they really enjoyed _____ 13. (visit) Haight Street and agreed _____ 14. (do) all of their clothes shopping at second-hand stores – except for underwear. After that, they avoided _____ 15. (buy) clothes at the expensive department stores on Union Square.

EXERCISE 3. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets in the infinitive or the –ing form.

1. Remember to go (go) to the bank. You’ve got to pay the bills. 2. I don’t remember ___ (see) this film before. 3. When he had written his first book he went on ___ (write) seven more. 4. She went on ___ (talk) even after her friend had fallen asleep. 5. I regret ___ (leave) school at the age of 16. 6. I regret ___ (tell) you that you have failed the test. 7. He means ___ (build) a boat and travel round the world. 8. Doing well on this course means (study) very hard. 9. I’ve been trying ___ (start) this car for hours. 10. Why don’t you try ___ (put) some petrol in the tank? 11. I don’t want to drive a car; I’m afraid of ___ (have) an accident. 12. She’s afraid ___ (walk) alone tonight. 13. He forgot ___ (invite) his friend to the party. 14. I’ll never forget ___ (see) snow for the first time. 15. On the way home he stopped ___ (buy) some chocolate. 16. The baby didn’t stop ___ (cry) all night.

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