Gerunds & Infinitives
Choose the correct form: gerund or infinitive. I enjoy ______ (listen) to music.
I enjoy listening to music.
Which language is the word “soprano” borrowed from?
Italian
Fill the gap: I _______ (used to / be used to) play tennis every weekend when I was a child.
I used to play tennis every weekend when I was a child.
Fill the gap: I can’t find my keys. I _______ (must / might / can’t) have left them in the car.
I must have left them in the car.
Choose the correct verb: I didn't ___ that Karen had changed her hair colour.
A) notice
B) realize
A) notice
Choose the correct answer: We can’t afford ______ a new laptop. (buy / buying / to buy)
to buy
The group of musicians playing together is called an ______.
An orchestra
Choose the correct option: She lives in Canada now, so she is _______ the cold weather.
A) used to
B) get used to
C) used to
A) used to
Choose the correct option: She looked really happy this morning. She _______ good news.
A) must have heard
B) can’t have heard
C) might not have heard
A) must have heard
Complete the sentence: The government plans to ______ taxes next year.
A) rise
B) raise
A) raise
Complete the sentence with the correct form: I tried ______ (call) her, but her phone was switched off.
I tried to call her, but her phone was switched off.
If you make a loud noise when breathing during sleep, you ____.
snore
Correct the mistake: I can’t get used to drive on the left side of the road.
I can’t get used to driving on the left side of the road.
Rewrite using a past modal: I’m certain they didn’t see us. It was too dark.
They can’t have seen us. It was too dark.
Which part of the body fits the verb?
You should never bite your ______ during an exam.
nails
Rewrite the sentence without changing its meaning, using “remember + gerund”: “It’s important that you don’t forget to call your mother.”
Remembering to call your mother is important.
If someone sleeps in the middle of the day for a short time, it is called a ______.
A nap
Complete the sentences and explain the difference:
I’m not used to _______ (eat) spicy food.
I didn’t use to _______ (eat) spicy food.
I’m not used to eating spicy food. = It still feels strange; I’m not familiar with it.
I didn’t use to eat spicy food. = In the past it wasn’t my habit, but maybe it changed.
Complete the sentence using the correct structure: The soup tastes _______ it has too much salt.
A) like
B) as if
C) feel like
B) as if
Choose the correct verb and body part: He was confused, so he ______ his ______ in frustration.
A) shrugged – shoulders
B) shook – waist
C) folded – eyebrows
A) shrugged – shoulders
Complete the two sentences and explain the difference:
a) I stopped ______ (smoke - infinitive).
b) I stopped ______ (smoke - gerund).
I stopped to smoke. = I stopped doing something in order to smoke. (purpose)
I stopped smoking. = I quit smoking. (I no longer smoke.)
If someone dreams but is aware that they are dreaming, they are having a ______ dream.
lucid
Rewrite the sentence using the phrase in brackets without changing the meaning: “Living alone was strange at first, but now it feels completely normal.” (get used to)
I got used to living alone.
Rewrite the sentence using a verb of the senses (+ like / as if): “I think the car is going to break down.”
The car sounds as if it’s going to break down.
Write the part of the body related to the verb: The steak was tough and difficult to chew.
Teeth