UNIT 1 – MY HOBBIES

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GERUND AND INFINITIVE
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance) ………………. .
2. He is crazy about (sing) ………………. .
3. I don't like (play) ………………. . cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) ………………. in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ……………….
6. Sam dreams of (be) ………………. a popstar.
7. He is interested in (make) ………………. friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) ………………. by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) ………………. the dinner ourselves.
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. (cook) ………………. is one of her hobbies.
2. (cycle) ………………. is fun.
3. (Get) ………………. a good job is not easy.
4. (Find) ………………. a parking space is quite difficult in this area.
5. (drive) ………………. becomes more and more expensive.
6. (learn) ………………. about other cultures makes people more tolerant.
7. No (smoke) ………………. in this area.
8. (work) ……………….  overtime is quite common in this company.
9. (eat) ………………. fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
10. (make) ………………. fun of other people is not nice.
Exercise 3: Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):
1) I don't fancy(go) ………………. out tonight.
2) She avoided(tell) ………………. him about her plans.
3) I would like (come) ………………. to the party with you.
4) He enjoys (have) ………………. a bath in the evening.
5) She kept(talk) ………………. during the film.
6) I am learning (speak) ………………. English.
7) Do you mind (give) ………………. me a hand?
8) She helped me (carry) ………………. my suitcases.
9) I've finished (cook) ……………….- come and eat!
10) He decided (study) ……………….………………. biology.
11) I dislike (wait). ……………….……………….
12) He asked (come) ………………. with us.
13) I promise (help) ………………. you tomorrow.
14) We discussed (go) ………………. to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
15) She agreed(bring) ………………. the pudding to the dinner.
16) I don't recommend (take) ………………. the bus - it takes forever!
17) We hope (visit) ………………. Amsterdam next month.
18) She suggested (go) ………………. to the museum.
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19) They plan (start) ………………. college in the autumn.
20) I don't want (leave) ………………. yet.
Exercise 4: Multiple choice.
1. I dream about …. (build) a big house.
A. To build
B. Build
C. Building
2. My parents wanted me …. (be) home at 11 o'clock.
A. To be
B. Be
C. Being
3. Avoid …. (make) silly mistakes.
A. Making
B. To make
C. Make
4. Do you know what …. (do) if there's a fire in the shop?
A. To do
B. Doing
C. Do
5. I enjoy … (write) picture postcards.
A. Writing
B. To write
C. Write
6. He'd like … (fly) an aeroplane.
A. Flying
B. Fly
C. To fly
7. Peter gave up … (smoke) .
A. Smoking
B. To smoke
C. Smoke
8. They've got some work … (do).
A. Doing
B. Do
C. To do
9. We decided … (buy) a new car.
A. To buy
B. Buying
C. Buy
10. I learned …… (ride) the bike at the age of 5
A. To ride
B. Riding
C. Ride
11. She doesn't mind …. (work) the night shift.
A. Working
B. To work
C. Work
12. The teacher expected …. Sarah (study) hard.
A. To study
B. Studying
C. Study
13. We decided …. (run) through the forest.
A. To run
B. Running
C. Run
14. Are you thinking of …. (visit) London?
A. To visit
B. Visiting
C. Visit
15. I look forward to …. (see) you at the weekend.
A. See
B. Seeing
C. no see
16. The man asked me how …. (get) to the airport.
A. To get
B. Getting
C. Get
17. The question is easy …. (answer).
A. To answer
B. Answer
C. Answering
18. He agreed …. (buy) a new car.
A. To buy
B. Buying
C. Buy
19. I can't imagine Peter …. (go) by bike.
A. To go
B. going
C. Went
20.You ………….. to go to bed tonight because you have to get up early tomorrow.
A. should
B. must
C. ought
21. The driver was ________.
A. serious injured B. injure seriously C. seriously injured
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22.We … move to the new house next month.

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A. are going to

B. will

C. A & B

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