1. The document provides instructions for completing grammar exercises involving the use of gerunds and infinitives. 2. The exercises involve filling in blanks with appropriate verb forms, rewriting sentences using verbs in bold with gerund or infinitive forms, and completing sentences to have the same meaning as provided sentences. 3. The exercises focus on practicing correct use of gerund and infinitive verb forms in sentences.

1. GRAMMARKEY
1. Complete the text with the gerund or infinitive forms of suitable verbs.
Travel around the world and earn money!
If you can’t afford(1) ……paying………… for a holiday and you’re dreaming about
(2) ……getting………… away from normal life, then (3) …applying…………… for this
unique job may be the answer! A website is offering (4) ………to send……… a
traveller around the world for a year. What’s more, they’ve agreed (5) ……to
pay………… this lucky person to go! In order (6) ……to find………… the right traveller,
the company is asking applicants (7)…to send…………… a video explaining why they
are the best person for the job. In addition to (8) …………seeing…… the world, the
winner will be able (9) …to contributer…………… to charity programmes around the
world
2. Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in bold with a gerund or infinitive.
1) ‘Please run with me, Dad!’ asked Tim. (begged)
Tim begged his dad to run with him
2) ‘I’ll pick you up, Fiona,’ Mum said. (promised)
Mum promised to pick Fiona up
3) ‘I won’t go to the dentist,’ said Sara. (refused)
Sara refused to go to the dentist
4) When I play tennis, I feel happy. (makes)
Playing tennis makes me happy
5) Harry can’t wait to start university.
(looking forward)
Harry is looking forward to starting
6) ‘I’m not going to smoke any more’, said Luke. (giving up)
Luke is giving up smoking
7) ‘OK, I’ll have the ice-cream,’ said Josh. (decided)
Josh decided to have the ice-cream
3. Complete the second sentence so that it has the same meaning as the first
sentence.
1) Candidates are obliged to do an intelligence test.
Candidates must/ have to do an intelligence test
2) The interviewer asked her some difficult questions.
She was asked some difficult questions
3) Mr Hardwick interviewed me – he was very polite.
Mr Hardwick, who was very polite, interviewed me
4) You’ll be if you don’t leave now.
You’ll be late unless you leave

2. 5) ‘There’s no way I’m going to the hotel,’ said Amy.
Amy refused to go to the hotel
4. Correct seven more mistakes in the dialogue.
A: What’s the worst job you’ve ever been having HAD?
B: My worst job was in a restaurant whose WHERE I had to clean and prepare
fish all day. I still couldn’t CAN’T eat fish today because of that! What about
you?
A: I think my worst job was the one I had last summer, where WHEN I had working
WORKED in a factory. I had to throw empty boxes into a machine, when crushed
them. One time, I remember to fall FALLING asleep. The boxes kept on COMING
to come towards me and I ended up nearly being buried in boxes! I wouldn’t go
back to that job now even if you had paid me €500 a day