Additional exercises -ing and to … ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

ENGLISH GRAMMAR IN USE FOR INTERMEDIATE

Additional exercises

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26	Put the verb into the correct form. 1 How old were you when you learnt _____ to drive _____ ? (drive) 2 I don't mind ___ walking ____ home, but I'd rather ____ get ____ a taxi. (walk, get) 3 I can't make a decision. I keep ______________ my mind. (change) He had made his decision and refused ______________ his mind. (change) Why did you change your decision? What made you ______________ your mind? (change) 4 5 6 It was a really good holiday. I really enjoyed ______________ by the sea again. (be) Did I really tell you I was unhappy? I don't remember ______________ that. (say) 'Remember ______________ Tom tomorrow.' 'OK. I won't forget.' 7 8 9 The water here is not very good. I'd avoid ______________ it if I were you. (drink) I pretended ______________ interested in the conversation, but really it was very boring. (be) I got up and looked out of the window ______________ what the weather was like. (see) I have a friend who claims ______________ able to speak five languages. (be) I like ______________ carefully about things before ______________ a decision. (think, make) 10 11 12 13 14 I had a flat in the centre of town but I didn't like ______________ there, so I decided ______________ (live, move) Steve used ______________ a footballer. He had to stop ______________. because of an injury. (be, play) After ______________ by the police, the man admitted ______________ the car, but denied ______________  at 100 miles an hour. (stop, steal, drive) A: How do you make this machine ______________? (work) B: I'm not sure. Try ______________ that button and see what happens. (press) 15 16 17
27	Make sentences from the words in brackets. 1 I can't find the tickets. (I /seem /lose /them) ______ I seem to have lost them _________. 2 I don't have far to go. (it /not /worth /take /a taxi) _______ It’s not worth taking a taxi _____________. 3 I'm feeling a bit tired. (I /not /fancy /go /out) 4 Tim isn't very reliable. (he /tend /forget /things) 5 I've got a lot of luggage. (you /mind /help /me?) 6 There's nobody at home. (everybody /seem /go out) 7 We don't like our apartment. (we /think /move) 8 The vase was very valuable. (I /afraid /touch /it) 9 Ben never carries a lot of money with him. (he /afraid /robbed) 10 I wouldn't go to see the film. (it /not /worth /see) 11 I'm very tired after that long walk. (I /not /used /walk /so far) 12 Sue is on holiday. I received a postcard from her yesterday. (she /seem /enjoy /herself) 13 Dan had lots of photographs he'd taken while on holiday. (he /insist /show /them to me) 14 I don't want to do the shopping. (I'd rather /somebody else /do /it)
28	Complete the second sentence so that the meaning is similar to the first. 1 I was surprised I passed the exam. I didn't expect _____ to pass the exam. ____________ 2 Did you manage to solve the problem? Did you succeed _____ in solving the problem.? _______________ 3 I don't read newspapers any more. I've given up ___________________________________________. 4 I'd prefer not to go out tonight. I'd rather ___________________________________________. 5 He finds it difficult to sleep at night. He has trouble ___________________________________________. 6 Shall I phone you this evening? Do you want ___________________________________________? 7 Nobody saw me come in. I came in without ___________________________________________. 8 They said I was a cheat. I was accused ___________________________________________. 9 It will be good to see them again. I'm looking forward ___________________________________________. 10 What do you think I should do? What do you advise me ___________________________________________? 11 It's a pity I couldn't go out with you last night. I'd like ___________________________________________. 12 I wish I'd taken your advice. I regret ___________________________________________.

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