"NON-FINITE FORMS OF THE VERB - Infinitive, Gerund, Participe" - Murphy Units 61,66,67,94; Karpiuk O. English 11

Use the Gerund, the Participle or the Infinitive:

1. You should give up         (to smoke) too much.

2. I prefer        (ski) to         (skate).

3. Stop        (make) so much noise.

4. I like          (swim) in the sea.

5. I look forward to         (meet) Sam again.

6. I was made       (do) all this work again and again.

Use the Gerund, the Participle or the Infinitive:

1. What made you     (say) all these awful words?

2. Whould you mind         (open) the door for me?

3. I should like        (see) him the next day.

4. Yesterday he started        (make) a new project.

5. Besides        (make) a mistake he tried        (put) the blame on others.

6. He went without         (tell) us.

Choose:

1. The children were          [exciting, excited]. The performance was          [excited, exciting].

2. The film was             [interested, interesting]. She got             [interesting, interested].

3. The job was really            [exhausting, exhausted]. We were            [exhausting, exhausted].

4. I find politics             [interested, interesting]. I am             [interested, interesting] in politics.

5. Everyone was            [surprising, surprised] that she passed the exam. It was quite            [surprised, surprising] even for her.

6. The film was               [disappointed, disappointing]. We were               [disappointing, disappointed].