-ing or infinitive with to
Choose the correct form:
She keeps ___ (interrupt) me.
interrupting
Fill in the gap:
___ (receive) praise is always nice.
Answer: Receiving
Rewrite:
“What shall we talk about?”
He asked her ___.
Answer: what they should talk about
Choose the correct reported version:
“I’m tired.”
She said that she ___ tired.
Answer: was
Complete:
She threatened ___ call the police.
Answer: to
Complete the sentence:
It’s no use ___ (argue) with him.
arguing
Choose the correct form:
I called her ___ ask for help.
Answer: to ask
Choose the correct word:
He asked me ___ I liked coffee.
a) that
b) if
Answer: b) if
Rewrite in reported speech:
“I can understand how you feel.”
Answer: He/She said (that) he/she could understand how I felt.
Fill in the verb:
He reminded me ___ lock the door.
Answer: to
Correct the mistake:
I decided getting a new job.
Answer: I decided to get a new job.
Correct the sentence:
She went there for meeting him.
Answer: She went there to meet him.
Rewrite the request:
“Could you close the window?”
Answer: He asked me to close the window.
Change the time word:
“I’m here today.”
Answer: He said (that) he was there that day.
Choose the correct form:
He denied ___ on his CV.
a) to lie
b) lying
Answer: b) lying
Choose the correct option:
She can’t help ___ when she’s nervous.
a) to laugh
b) laughing
Answer: b) laughing
Spot and correct the mistake:
She told me she is busy.
Answer: She told me she was busy.
Correct the word order:
She asked me where did I live.
Answer: She asked me where I lived.
Spot and correct the mistake:
She told me she is busy.
Answer: She told me she was busy.
Complete:
I apologised ___ being late.
Answer: for
Explain the difference in meaning:
1. I remembered locking the door.
2. I remembered to lock the door.
Answer:
1. remembered locking = memory of a past action
2. remembered to lock = did not forget to do it
Rewrite fully:
“I wasn’t the boss,” she said.
Answer: She said (that) she wasn’t the boss.
Rewrite:
“Would you be willing to help?”
Answer: She asked me if I would be willing to help.
Rewrite fully:
“I wasn’t the boss,” she said.
Answer: She said (that) she wasn’t the boss.
Rewrite using the correct pattern:
She said it was my fault that I ordered the wrong food.
Answer: She blamed me for ordering the wrong food.