Compound adjectives
This innovative film will have ... effects on filmmaking techniques. FAR
FAR-REACHING
You / should / not / choose / buy / the cheapest opera tickets.
You should not have chosen to buy the cheapest opera tickets.
..... your mobile phone during a theatrical performance is strictly forbidden. (USE)
Say the use of gerund
The portrait is thought ................ in 1595.
to have been painted
to be painted
to be painting
to have been painted
Sandra always remembers ___ her phone with her every time she leaves the house.
We were on the edge of our seats all through the film. It was ............ ! HEART
HEART-STOPPING
We / have / make / the decision / not / hire / Robert as an usher.
We have made the decision not to hire Robert as an usher.
Janet was angry about ....... to retake the exam. (HAVE)
Say the use of gerund
HAVING-after preposition
She was the first woman .......... president.
to be elected
to elect
being elected
to be elected
Rich people, ___ to the very best in life, will never experience or understand real poverty.
The ............... musical Phantom of the Opera is about a disfigured composer who terrorises an opera theatre. LONG
LONG-RUNNING
It / be / extremely / important / protect / your image online.
It is extremely important to protect your image online.
I can’t bear ............. her so unhappy. She really wanted the job in the box office. (SEE)
Say the use of gerund
SEEING-after certain verbs
It's no use ................. to escape. This is a maximum security prison.
to try
trying
try
trying
We’ve got ___ bread left. We need to buy some more when we go out this afternoon.
Having the music festival on a mountain in the middle of winter was a bit ..................... ! ILL
ILL-JUDGED
You / be / the second / person / tell / me / it’s a great play this morning.
You are the second person to tell me that it's a great play this morning.
On ............... about the auditions for the new song contest, I signed up immediately. (HEAR)
Say the use of gerund
HEARING- after preposition (after ON at the beginning of a sentence)
You are not supposed ........... now.
to be doing
to been doing
being doing
to be doing
You can go to the social gathering ___ you take the necessary precautions.
Millions of people went to see the films. It’s not surprising that this trilogy is one of the ........................... book adaptations of all time. HIGHEST
HIGHEST-GROSSING
She / refuse / let / me work on my speech during the break.
She refuses to let me work on my speech during the break.
................ accepted on such a prestigious course made my day. (BE)
Say the use of gerund
BEING-subject
Convicts can choose how ..................., either by lethal injection or by electric chair.
to execute
to be executed
being executed
to be executed
___ the truth, he wouldn’t have written the story.