EXERCISE 11. Gerunds vs. infinitives. (Charts 13-1 - 13-4)
Directions: Create sentences from the given words. Use I. Use any tense. Work in pairs,
in groups, or as a class.
Example: want and go
+ I want to go (to New York City next week).
- plan and go
- consider and go
- offer and lend
- like and visir
- enjoy and read
- intend and get
- decide and get
- seem and be
- put off and write
1 0. forget and go
1 1. can't afford and buy
- ny and learn
- need and learn
- would love and take
- would like and go and swim
- promise and come
1 7. finish and study
- would mind and help
- hope and go
- think about and go
2 1. quit and try
- expect and stay
- stop and eat
- refuse and lend
- agree and lend
26, postpone and go
- begin and study
- continue and walk
- talk about and go
- keep and ny and impme
EXERCISE 12. Gerunds vs. infinitives. (Charts 13-1 + 13-4)
Directions: Complete the sentences with the correct form, gerund or infinitive, of the words
in parentheses.
A: Have you made any vacation plans?
B: I was hoping (go) t6 40 to an island off the Atlantic coast, but my
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wife wanted (drive) down the Pacific coast. We've decided
2
(compromise) by going to neither coast. We've
3
agreed @ad) a place where both of us want
4
(go) 5
A: So where are you going?
B: Well, we've been considering (go) fish) 11-
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Canada. We've also discussed (take) a train across central and
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western Canada. We've also been talking about (renr) a sailboat
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and (go) 10 (sail) 11 in the Gulf of Mexico.
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