UNIT 55 • Verb + ~ing or to... (1) (remember / regret etc.)

Nov 20, 2016

Put the verb into the correct form, ‘~ing’ or ‘to …’. Sometimes either form is possible.
- They denied . . .
  stealing
  the money.
  - to steal
  - stealing
  - steal
- I don’t enjoy . . .
  driving
  very much.
  - to drive
  - driving
  - drive
- I don’t want . . .
  to go
  out tonight. I’m too tired.
  - to go
  - going
  - go
- I can’t afford . . .
  to go
  out tonight. I haven’t got enough money.
  - to go
  - going
  - go
- Has it stopped . . .
  raining
  yet?
  - to rain
  - raining
  - rain
- Can you remind me . . .
  to buy
  some coffee when we go out?
  - to buy
  - buying
  - buy
- Why do you keep . . .
  asking
  me questions? Can’t you leave me alone?
  - to ask
  - asking
  - ask
- Please stop . . .
  asking
  me questions!
  - to ask
  - asking
  - ask
- I refuse . . .
  to answer
  any more questions.
  - to answer
  - answering
  - answer
- One of the boys admitted . . .
  breaking
  the window.
  - to break
  - breaking
  - break
- The boy’s father promised . . .
  to pay
  for the window to be repaired.
  - to pay
  - paying
  - pay
- Ann was having dinner when the phone rang. She didn’t answer the phone; she just carried on . . .
  eating
  .
  - to eat
  - eating
  - eat
- ‘How did the thief get into the house?’ ~ ‘I forgot . . .
  to shut
  the window.’
  - to shut
  - shutting
  - shut
- I’ve enjoyed . . .
  meeting
  you. I hope . . .
  to see
  you again soon.
  - to meet … to see
  - meeting … seeing
  - meet … see
- The baby began . . .
  crying
  in the middle of the night.
  - to cry
  - crying
  - cry
- Julia has been ill but now she’s beginning . . .
  to get
  better.
  - to get
  - getting
  - get
Here is some information about Tom when he was a child. He can still remember some facts from his childhood but he can’t remember the other. Write sentences beginning ‘He can remember …’ or ‘He can’t remember …’.
- He was in hospital when he was four.
  He can
- He went to Paris when he was eight.
  He can
- Once he fell into a river.
  He can’t
- He cried on his first day at school.
  He can
- He said he wanted to be a doctor.
  He can’t
  or
  He can’t
- Once he was bitten by a dog.
  He can’t
Complete these sentences with a suitable verb in the correct form, ‘~ing’ or ‘to …’.
- Please remember . . .
  to lock
  the door when you go out.
  - to lock
  - locking
  - lock
- A: You lent me some money a few months ago.
  B: Did I? Are you sure? I don’t remember . . .
  lending
  you any money.
  - to lend
  - lending
  - lend
- A: Did you remember . . .
  to phone
  your sister?
  B: Oh no, I completely forgot. I’ll phone her tomorrow.
  - to phone
  - phoning
  - phone
- When you see Mandy, remember . . .
  to give
  her my regards, won’t you?
  - to give
  - giving
  - give
- Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember . . .
  leaving
  it by the window and now it has gone.
  - to leave
  - leaving
  - leave
- I believe that what I said was fair. I don’t regret . . .
  saying
  it.
  - to say
  - saying
  - say
- (After a driving test) I regret . . .
  to tell
  you that you have failed the test.
  - to tell
  - telling
  - tell
- Keith joined the company 15 years ago. He was quickly promoted and became assistant manager after two years. A few years later he went on . . .
  to become
  manager of the company.
  - to become
  - becoming
  - become
- I can’t go on . . .
  working
  here any more. I want a different job.
  - to work
  - working
  - work
- When I came into the room, Liz was reading a newspaper. She looked up and said hello to me, and then went on . . .
  reading
  her newspaper.
  - to read
  - reading
  - read

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