Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form: gerund or infinitive.
1. She agreed (buy) a new chandelier.
2. I look forward to (see) you at the concert.
3. My parents wanted me (be) home at 10 0’ clock.
4. Are you thinking of (spend) next weekend in the country?
5. Avoid (make) silly mistakes.
6. They go on (listen) loud music.
7. Do you know what (do) if there’s a fire in the office?
8. I enjoy (write) postcards.
9. I’ve got some work (do).
10. I meant (say) four, but I said forty.
11. My sister likes (bake) cakes.
12. Mike postponed (do) the exam.
13. Do you intend (eat) a cake for breakfast?
14. When we finish (drink) our tea, we’ll probably go shopping.
15. Are you planning (go) to the meeting?
16. Mary expects (pass) the exam tomorrow.
17. After the film, I hope (get) some flour at the supermarket.
18. My friends and I intend (go) out after dinner.
19. Yesterday Peter meant (talk) to you, but he didn’t have time.
20. I was warned (not tell) anyone about what I saw.
C) Rewrite the sentences using the words given. The first one is done for you as an example.
1. My mother allows me to use her car.
lets
My mother lets me use her car.
2. Don´t let me forget to pay the electricity bill.
remind
the electricity bill.
3. I think you should meet her.
want
I meet her.
4. Someone said I shouldn’t trust strangers.
warned
I trust strangers.
5. Why don’t you come and stay with us for the weekend?
invite
They for the weekend.
6. The robbers made us give them our mobile phones.
forced
The robbers our mobile phones.
Our teacher lets us use the dictionary in the tests.
allows
7. Our teacher the dictionary in the tests.
At[эт] the[зэ] age[эйдж] of[ов] 17, he[хи:] started working[ʹвё:кинг] on[он] a[э,(эй)] ship[шип]. During[ʹдйуэринг]his[хиз] time[тайм] on[он] the[зэ] ship[шип],he[хи:] began[биʹгэн] to[ту:] study[ʹстади] different[ʹдиф(э)рэнт]subjects[МН.Ч.].
In[ин] 1768 was[воз] his[хиз] first[фё:ст] trip[трип] around[эʹраунд] the[зэ] world[вё:лд].
Cook's [Сущ.Пр.П.] second[ʹсэкэнд] trip[трип] was[воз] in[ин] 1772. It[ит] lasted for[фо:] four[фо:]years[МН.Ч.].
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