The document provides a list of verbs that can be followed by gerunds or infinitives in English. It includes 44 verbs that take gerunds and 47 verbs that take infinitives. There are also examples provided to illustrate the different verb patterns. The document then provides quizzes to test understanding of using gerunds and infinitives after different verbs.
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Verbs ending in -ing (Present Continuous)Sarah Tanti
The document provides examples of verbs made into gerunds by adding "-ing" and uses these gerunds in sentences to show how they indicate an ongoing or continuous action. It lists common verbs like "call," "draw," "sing," and "rain" that become "calling," "drawing," "singing," and "raining" as gerunds, and provides additional examples like "dance," "drive," "ride," and "write."
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The document outlines a kindergarten lesson on colors. It begins by having the teacher point to images of the primary colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) and say the name. Then the teacher plays a "yes or no" game where they name a color and the children respond if it's correct or not. Next, the teacher points to images of secondary colors (white, brown, black, grey) saying the names. Finally, the teacher shows objects for the children to name the color(s) of. The lesson exposes the children to color names and works on identification and recognition.
Our tongue contains taste buds that help us identify the four basic tastes of sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. The document lists examples of foods and items that correspond to each of the four tastes, such as sweets like cake and chocolate being sweet, and salty foods including salt, crisps, and peanuts. It also notes that our mouth and tongue allow us to experience the sense of taste through our taste buds.
My TEFL resources. See my resources webpage at http://www.globalcitizen.co.uk/inforesources/teflresources/resources.html
Download to enjoy the full audio/animation.
This selection of my favourite English lesson resources is adapted specifically for other Hong Kong primary children. All have an informal, fun-based approach and are original designs courtesy of yours truly.
Some Powerpoints cover several lessons and include accompanying printable worksheets and games - most can be adapted for older or younger pupils.
Please contact regarding any errors or copyright claims.
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Sequencing refers to a series of items or events occurring in a specific order. Fun, sequencing activities done at home with your child will prepare him/her to recognize the sequence of events in stories. Sequencing is a precursor to retelling stories and predicting what might happen next.
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Verbs ending in -ing (Present Continuous)Sarah Tanti
The document provides examples of verbs made into gerunds by adding "-ing" and uses these gerunds in sentences to show how they indicate an ongoing or continuous action. It lists common verbs like "call," "draw," "sing," and "rain" that become "calling," "drawing," "singing," and "raining" as gerunds, and provides additional examples like "dance," "drive," "ride," and "write."
This document lists several occupations including teacher, doctor, carpenter, policeman, nurse and mother. It notes that these names of persons are examples of nouns. The document provides a list of occupations to demonstrate that names of persons are nouns.
This short story describes the positions of various objects using basic locational words. Apples are located both up in a tree and down on the ground. A red ball starts in a pool but ends out of the pool. The sun is positioned above clouds while a girl is below clouds.
This document is a collection of worksheets for teaching students about beginning blends and digraphs. It includes pictures for students to identify the beginning sounds and sort into categories based on blends and digraphs. The worksheets provide practice with visuals for sounds such as bl, br, cl, cr, dr, fr, sk, sl, sm, sn, sp, st, ch, sh, th, ph, sh, and wh. The document encourages teachers to use the free resource and provides contact information for the creator.
The document outlines a kindergarten lesson on colors. It begins by having the teacher point to images of the primary colors (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple) and say the name. Then the teacher plays a "yes or no" game where they name a color and the children respond if it's correct or not. Next, the teacher points to images of secondary colors (white, brown, black, grey) saying the names. Finally, the teacher shows objects for the children to name the color(s) of. The lesson exposes the children to color names and works on identification and recognition.
Our tongue contains taste buds that help us identify the four basic tastes of sweet, salty, bitter, and sour. The document lists examples of foods and items that correspond to each of the four tastes, such as sweets like cake and chocolate being sweet, and salty foods including salt, crisps, and peanuts. It also notes that our mouth and tongue allow us to experience the sense of taste through our taste buds.
My TEFL resources. See my resources webpage at http://www.globalcitizen.co.uk/inforesources/teflresources/resources.html
Download to enjoy the full audio/animation.
This selection of my favourite English lesson resources is adapted specifically for other Hong Kong primary children. All have an informal, fun-based approach and are original designs courtesy of yours truly.
Some Powerpoints cover several lessons and include accompanying printable worksheets and games - most can be adapted for older or younger pupils.
Please contact regarding any errors or copyright claims.
This story is about Mr Odd and Mrs Even who live in neighboring lands called Odd and Even. Mr Odd likes odd numbers and Mrs Even likes even numbers. After an earthquake, their lands are mixed up and various numbers of animals and objects from each land are combined. The summary asks to determine whether each new total number belongs in Mr Odd or Mrs Even's land.
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Rhyming words end with the same letters and sound. This document provides examples of rhyming words like table and stable. It also includes a short poem about an ant stepping on an elephant's toe with rhyming words grow, toe, eyes, and size. The document teaches that rhyming words can be spelled differently but sound the same, like buy and try. It asks which word rhymes with pig, and the answer is hip or wig.
Our body's organs work constantly to keep us alive and healthy, whether we are active or resting. As long as we care for our body through healthy eating and exercise, it will continue functioning at its best and allow us to live a long life. Our body works hard for us, so we must take good care of it in return.
The document provides a list of verbs that are followed by gerunds or infinitives. It includes 44 verbs that take gerunds and 47 verbs that take infinitives. There are also examples of verbs followed by pronouns and gerunds/infinitives, as well as prepositional phrases followed by gerunds. Several quizzes are included to test understanding of gerund and infinitive usage.
The document provides a list of verbs that are followed by gerunds or infinitives. It includes 44 verbs that take gerunds and 47 verbs that take infinitives. There are also examples of verbs followed by pronouns and gerunds/infinitives, as well as prepositional phrases followed by gerunds. Several quizzes are included to test understanding of gerund and infinitive usage.
This story is about Mr Odd and Mrs Even who live in neighboring lands called Odd and Even. Mr Odd likes odd numbers and Mrs Even likes even numbers. After an earthquake, their lands are mixed up and various numbers of animals and objects from each land are combined. The summary asks to determine whether each new total number belongs in Mr Odd or Mrs Even's land.
This document asks a series of counting questions about various objects such as apples, balloons, birds, fishes, tomatoes, girls, and butterflies. It also asks how many footballs and strawberries there are. The document suggests watching a video and provides a link.
The document introduces primary colors as red, blue, and yellow, which cannot be made from other colors. Secondary colors are defined as green, orange, and violet, which can be made by mixing two primary colors - orange is made from red and yellow, green from yellow and blue, and violet from blue and red. The document uses a colorful fan to teach children about primary and secondary colors.
The document teaches counting to 100 by tens. It shows numbers grouped into tens from 1-10, 11-20, and so on up to 91-100. Under each group it states how many tens are in that set, such as "That is one ten!" for numbers 1-10 and "That is ten tens!" for numbers 91-100.
The document lists various articles of clothing such as trousers, jeans, shorts, skirts, dresses, t-shirts, shirts, sweaters, jackets, coats, hats, gloves, and scarves. It also mentions footwear including boots, shoes, and trainers. The document asks what type of clothing the reader and other people are wearing and provides example questions and YouTube links for songs.
This document provides a list of words that end with consonant blends for the purpose of practicing reading such words. The words listed are lift, help, find, swift, round, lump, raft, stamp, find, nest, and draft.
This document provides a list of rhyming words organized by their short vowel sound. It contains rhyming words for the short vowel sounds of a, e, i, o, and u. The words are grouped together based on their final rime patterns of consonant plus vowel combinations like -at, -en, -it, -ot, and -ut. This allows readers to easily find rhyming words that share the same short vowel sound at the end for writing poems, songs, or other creative works.
The document describes various weather conditions, stating that it can be sunny, partly cloudy, cloudy, beautiful, hot, cold, hailing, raining, snowing, windy, stormy, clear, or foggy. It provides simple statements about the current weather for each condition.
Rhyming words end with the same letters and sound. This document provides examples of rhyming words like table and stable. It also includes a short poem about an ant stepping on an elephant's toe with rhyming words grow, toe, eyes, and size. The document teaches that rhyming words can be spelled differently but sound the same, like buy and try. It asks which word rhymes with pig, and the answer is hip or wig.
Our body's organs work constantly to keep us alive and healthy, whether we are active or resting. As long as we care for our body through healthy eating and exercise, it will continue functioning at its best and allow us to live a long life. Our body works hard for us, so we must take good care of it in return.
The document provides a list of verbs that are followed by gerunds or infinitives. It includes 44 verbs that take gerunds and 47 verbs that take infinitives. There are also examples of verbs followed by pronouns and gerunds/infinitives, as well as prepositional phrases followed by gerunds. Several quizzes are included to test understanding of gerund and infinitive usage.
The document provides a list of verbs that are followed by gerunds or infinitives. It includes 44 verbs that take gerunds and 47 verbs that take infinitives. There are also examples of verbs followed by pronouns and gerunds/infinitives, as well as prepositional phrases followed by gerunds. Several quizzes are included to test understanding of gerund and infinitive usage.
The document discusses gerunds and infinitives. It provides examples of how gerunds and infinitives can be used as subjects, complements, or objects of sentences. It also discusses how some verbs are followed by gerunds, while others are followed by infinitives. Finally, it lists some commonly used adjective + preposition combinations that can be followed by gerunds.
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Formato plano 10th p3week3_gerunds and infinitivesmichaeltisi85
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This document contains an English language exercise evaluating speaking, reading, writing and grammar skills. It includes conversations, summaries of events, opinions on honesty, exercises with verb tenses like simple past and future with "will", and questions to practice these tenses. The exercises cover topics like daily activities, past experiences, and future plans and predictions.
EF4UI Unit 7A Past modals must have past participle etc(Half).pptxPremLearn
The document provides an outline for an English lesson on past modals. It includes activities like family vocabulary games, reading exercises, grammar highlighting and exercises on possessives, listening practice on family interviews, and speaking practice asking about partners' families. Sample conversation questions are provided to introduce the topic of meeting new people.
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The document provides examples of how to change direct speech into indirect or reported speech in English. It covers changing pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and other elements when moving from direct to indirect speech. It also addresses reporting verbs that can be used to introduce indirect speech and how they are followed by that-clauses, to-infinitive clauses, or gerund clauses.
The document provides examples of how to change direct speech into indirect or reported speech in English. It covers changing pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, and other elements when moving from direct to indirect speech. It also addresses reporting verbs that can be used to introduce indirect speech and how they are followed by that-clauses, to-infinitive clauses, or gerund clauses.
The document provides examples of how to change direct speech into indirect or reported speech in English. It covers changing pronouns, adverbs, conjunctions, time expressions and other elements when moving from direct to indirect speech. Verbs used to report speech like said, told, asked, ordered etc. are also discussed.
The document discusses verb patterns with infinitives and gerunds. It provides examples of different structures that verbs can take including infinitive of purpose, verb + to infinitive, verb + (-to) infinitive, adjective + to infinitive, it + be + adjective + to infinitive, gerund as subject, fixed expressions + gerund, verb + gerund, and preposition + gerund.
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Walmart Business+ and Spark Good for Nonprofits.pdfTechSoup
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This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
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Gerund&infinitive
1. ğpk 1
GERUND & INFINITIVE
(V + V –ing) LIST of VERBS FOLLOWED by GERUNDS
1. admit He admitted stealing the money.
2. advise She advised waiting until tomorrow.
3. anticipate I anticipate having a good time on vacation.
4. appreciate I appreciated hearing from them.
5. avoid He avoided answering my question.
6. bear I can't bear waiting in long lines.
7. begin It began raining.
8. complete I finally completed writing my term paper.
9. consider I will consider going with you.
10. continue He continued speaking.
11. delay He delayed leaving for school.
12. deny She denied committing the crime.
13. discuss They discussed opening a new business.
14. dislike I dislike driving long distances.
15. enjoy We enjoyed visiting them.
16. finish She finished studying about ten.
17. forget I'll never forget visiting Napoleon's tomb.
18. hate I hate making silly mistakes.
19. can’t help I can't help worrying about it.
20. keep I keep hoping he will come.
21. like I like going to movies.
22. love I love going to operas.
23. mention She mentioned going to a movie.
24. mind Would you mind helping me with this?
25. miss I miss being with my family.
26. postpone Let's postpone leaving until tomorrow.
27. practice The athlete practiced throwing the ball.
28. prefer Ann prefers talking to driving to work.
29. quit He quit trying to solve the problem.
30. recall I don’t recall meeting him before.
31. recollect I don't recollect meeting him before.
32. recommend She recommended seeing the show.
33. regret I regret telling him my secret.
34. remember I can remember meeting him when i was a child.
35. resent I resent her interfering in my business.
36. resist I couldn't resist eating the dessert.
37. risk She risks losing all of her money.
38. stand I can't stand waiting in long lines.
39. start It started raining.
40. stop She stopped going to classes when she got sick.
41. suggest She suggested going to a movie.
42. tolerate She won't tolerate cheating during an examination.
43. try I tried changing the light bulb, but the lamp still didn't work
44. understand I don't understand his leaving school.
2. ğpk 2
(V + to V) VERBS FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY AN INFINITIVE
1. afford I can't afford to buy it.
2. agree They agreed to help us.
3. appear She appears to be tired.
4. arrange I'11 arrange to meet you at the airport.
5. ask He asked to come with us.
6. can't bear I can't bear to wait in long lines.
7. beg He begged to come with us.
8. begin. It began to rain.
9. care I don't care to see that show.
10. claim She claims to know a famous movie star.
11. consent She finally consented to marry him.
12. continue. He continued to speak.
13. decide I have decided to leave on Monday.
14. demand I demand to know who is responsible.
15. deserve She deserves to win the prize.
16. expect I expect to enter graduate school in the fall.
17. fail She failed to return the book to the library on time.
18. forge. I forgot to mail the letter.
19. hate I hate to make sil1y mistakes.
20. hesitate Don't hesitate to ask for my help.
21. hope Jack hopes to arrive next week.
22. learn He learned to play the piano.
23. like I like to go to the movies.
24. love I love to go to operas.
25. manage She managed to finish her work early.
26. mean I didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
27. need I need to have your opinion.
28. offer They offered to help us.
29. plan I am planning to have a party.
30. prefer Ann prefers to walk to work.
31. prepare We prepared to welcome them.
32. pretend He pretends not to understand.
33. promise I promise not to be late.
34. refuse I refuse to believe his story.
35. regret. I regret to tell you that you failed.
36. remember I remembered to lock the do or.
37. seem That cat seems to be friendly.
38. can't stand I can't stand to wait in long lines.
39. start It started to rain.
40. struggle I struggled to stay awake.
41. swear She swore to tell the truth.
42. threaten She threatened to tell my parents.
43. try. I’m trying to learn English.
44. volunteer He volunteered to help us.
45. wait I will wait to hear from you.
46. want I want to tell you something.
47. wish She wishes to come with us.
3. ğpk 3
PREPOSIONAL EXPRESSIONS
FOLLOWED BY GERUNDS
VERBS FOLLOWED BY
GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES
IT + INFINITIVE OR A
GERUND SUBJECT
be accused of V-ing admit to V/V-ing mind be a bad experience
be accustomed to advise need be a bad idea
in addition to afford offer be better
be afraid agree permit be clever
apologize (to someone) for ask persuade be dangerous
believe in avoid plan be difficult
blame (someone) for beg postpone be easy
be capable of begin prefer be essential
be committed to consider prepare be foolish
complain about continue pretend be a good experience
dream of convince promise be a good idea
forgive (someone) for decide quit be fun
be excited about demand recall be hard
be guilty of deny refuse be important
instead of discuss regret be impossible
be interested in dislike remember be interesting
look forward to encourage remind be necessary
be opposed to enjoy risk be a pleasure
prevent (someone) from expect seem be possible
be scared of fail start be relaxing
stop (someone) from force stop take effort
succeed in forget struggle take energy
take advantage of hesitate suggest take money
be terrified of hope threaten take patience
thank (someone) for invite wait take time
think of learn want
be tired of like warn
be worried about manage
(V+ pro(noun)+to V)
VERBS FOLLOWED BY A (PRO) NOUN+AN INFINITIVE
1. advise She advised me to wait until tomorrow.
2. allow She allowed me to use her car.
3. ask I asked John to help us.
4. beg They begged us to come.
5. cause Her laziness caused her to fail.
6. challenge She challenged me to race her to the corner.
7. convince I couldn't convince him to accept our help.
8. dare He dared me to do better than he had done.
9. encourage He encouraged me to try again.
10. expect I expect you to be on time.
11. forbid I forbid you to tell him.
12. force They forced him to tell the truth.
13. hire She hired a boy to mow the lawn.
14. instruct He instructed them to be carefu1
15. invite Harry invited the Johnsons to come to his party.
16. need We needed Chris to help us figure out the solution.
17. order The judge ordered me to pay a fine.
18. permit He permitted the children to stay up late.
19. persuade I persuaded him to come for a visit.
20. remind She reminded me to lock the door.
21. require Our teacher requires us to be on time.
22. teach My brother taught me to swim.
23. tell The doctor told me to take these pills.
24. urge I urged her to apply for the job.
25. want I want you to be happy.
26. warn I warned you not to drive too fast.
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QUIZ1: (10pts.) Change the verb in parentheses into a gerund:
1. (skydive) can be dangerous.
2. (eat) We finished _the meal three hours ago.
3. (swear) My grandmother won’t tolerate _.
4. (sweep) After the floor, you can clean the windows.
5. (fight) with your sister will get you in trouble.
6. (dance) He loves .
7. (cough) His kept his sister awake all night.
8. (lie) is a terrible habit.
9. (waste) She insists on her time.
10.(gamble) is risky.
QUIZ 2: (5pts.) For each question, change the sentence so that it uses a gerund, like this:
It is important to study hard. --> Studying hard is important.
1. It is difficult to read Japanese.
2. It is essential for a business person to have a laptop computer.
3. It is depressing to be poor.
4. It was exciting to climb Ararat Mountain in 1998.
5. It will be hard to pass the final test.
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QUIZ3: (9pts.) Gerund and Preposition Use: Complete the sentences by using a
preposition and the words in parentheses. Remember that verbs should be put into the
gerund form as they follow a preposition.
1. Jack decided on chicken instead (order/steak).
Jack decided on chicken instead of ordering.
2. I'm interested (watch/film) by Alfred Hitchcock.
3. He apologized (be/late).
4. I certainly can't blame you (not/want) to come.
5. She's thinking (study/England).
6. We are really very excited (hike/Andes) this coming summer.
7. Katherine isn't really used (walk/work).
8. We thanked them (drive/us/home) after the football game.
9. Could you please tell me who is responsible (accept/applications)?
10. I'm sure she has a good reason (not/be/here).
QUIZ 4: (10pts)
GERUND OR INFINITIVE?
1. I remember the President in Ankara.
a. meet b. to meet c. meeting d. to meeting
2. Did you remember the letter?
a. post b. to post c. posting d. to posting
3. I'm not used up this early.
a. get b. to get c. getting d. to getting
4. I used to the cinema a lot.
a. go b. to go c. going d. to going
5. I regret Mary about the weddding.
a. tell b. to tell c. telling d. to telling
6. Mrs Jones, I regret you that your credit limit has been exceeded.
a. inform b. to inform c. informing d. to informing
7. Stop this terrible noise at once!
a. make b. to make c. making d. to making
8. I wanted to stop some presents, but we didn't have enough time.
a. to b. to buy c. buying d. to buying
9. Look, it's starting .
a. rain b. to rain c. raining d. to raining
10. I started English when I was four.
a. learn b. to learn c. learning d. to learning
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QUIZ 5: (19pts)
Sample:
GERUND AND INFINITIVE
THE GERUND (VERBAL NOUN/-ING FORM)
1. He said that he had stolen the watch.
He admitted stealing the watch.
2. He said that she must go with him.
He insisted on her
3. I would like to see the film again.
I wouldn't mind
4. Let's leave the car here.
What about_ _?
5. He drove too quickly, so they arrested him.
He was arrested for
6. Why don't we stop here?
What about _?
7. Paul wonders if he might emigrate.
Paul is thinking of .
8. He told us he was sorry that he was late.
He apologised for
9. He will resign, no matter what I say.
I can't prevent him .
10. Sorry to disturb you like this.
Forgive me for .
11. He told them that he was guilty.
He admitted _.
12. He complained over and over again.
He kept on .
13. The park attendant told them they were not allowed to walk on the grass.
The park attendant told them to stop .
14. It cost too much.
It wasn't worth (buy).
15. It was kind of you to meet me.
Thank you for .
16. It was kind of you to lend me the book.
Thank you for .
17. I t would be quite pleasant to go to the concert.
I wouldn't mind .
18. I would be grateful if you would not play that rock music.
Would you mind not .
19. "Why don't we stay at home and play Monopoly," he said.
He suggested .
20. "It wasn't me," he protested.
He denied .
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QUIZ 6: (10pts)
1. We have agree----------- smoking
a. to quit b. quitting c. both to quit and quitting
2. We were afraid of -------------weight
a. to gain b. gaining c. both to gain and gaining
3. Have you considered-----------------to a specialist?
a. to go b. going c. both to go and going
4. Do you like --------------an evening watching television?
a. to spend b. spending c. both to spend and spending.
5. Even though it was raining very hard, we would like ------------- to the park. a.
to have gone b. going c. both to have gone and going
6. I remember -------------------- much more than I should have.
a. to drink b. drinking c. both to drink and drinking
7. If your TV remote doesn’t work, maybe you should try ----------------- the
batteries.
a. to change b. changing c. both to change and changing
8. We tried----------------the fire department, but the phone lines were down.
a. to call b. calling c. both to call and calling
9. I don’t min-----------------museums if they’re really interesting.
a. to visit b. visiting c both to visit and visiting
10. We advised Carlos------------------his attorney
a. to call b. calling c. both to call and calling
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QUIZ 6: (12pts)
Gerund or Infinitive: "-ing" or "to"
Complete with the gerund or infinitive of the verb given.
1. I can't think of (go) to visit her in hospital without (buy) _some flowers.
2. The examiner gave the students some time (think) _.
3. The band plans (start) (play) by 9pm.
4. The play is programmed (start) at 7pm, so we have decided (meet) at 6.30.
5. I am looking forward to (see) the film again.
6. I intend (study) English (understand) American business methods.
7. She still plans on (marry) him even after he refused (buy) an engagement ring.
8. I cannot resist (eat) fish and chips when I am in England.
9. She enjoys (go) to parties and (dance) in discos all night long.
10. I stopped (live) in London when I realised it was time for me (move) on.
11. Don't forget (turn) off the heating before (leave) the house.
12. I understood (buy) red roses for your girlfriend on St Valentine's Day was a bit
old-fashioned.
FCE Use of English
Part 3: 'Key' Word Transformation
7) Verb Patterns
You knowledge of verb patterns such as gerund and infinitive is frequently tested.
For Questions 1-8, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first
sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and five
words.
1. It's really important that you pay the bill today.
REMEMBER
You must ................................................ the bill today.
2. I think it would be a good idea if you joined the beginner's class.
SUGGEST
I .................................................... the beginners class.
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3. Meeting John in town was really surprising.
EXPECT
I ..................................................... John in town.
4. In the future she became a successful business woman.
WENT
She ................................................... a successful business woman.
5. I'll help you with your homework.
MIND
I ...................................................... you with your homework.
6. I hated driving on the left at first but now it's OK.
USED
I ....................................................... on the left now.
7. Don't bother to apply for the job.
POINT
There ......................................................... for the job.
8. Were you successful in passing the exam?
MANAGE
Did ............................................................ the exam?
1-Correct answers:
remember to pay
2-suggest joining
suggest you join
suggest that you join
3-did not expect to meet
didn't expect to meet
4-went on to become
5-do not mind helping
don't mind helping
6-am used to driving
'm used to driving
've got used to driving
7-is no point in applying
's no point in applying
is no point applying
8-is no point in applying
's no point in applying
is no point applying