Gerund
· After prepositions
E.g.: their friends died in a car accident after having bee drinking.
· After likes and dislikes verbs
E.g.: He enjoys explaining what a TAD project is
· After certain verbs: imagine, miss, forgive, suggest …
E.g.: She suggested informing the students about the law.
Infinitive without to (bare infinitive)
· After modal verbs (except ought to)
E.g.: Alcohol can hurt you.
· After had better and would rather.
E.g.: I would rather not drive.
· With make and let
E.g.: The glasses make them feel like they are drunk.
Infinitive with to
· After some adjectives: afraid, glad, sorry, happy, amazed, hard …
E.g.: Mary was happy to hear his friend was out of danger.
· After certain verbs : agree, ask, decide, forget, help, learn, offer, prepare, want, wish ….
E.g.: They decided to join the TAD.
A) Complete the gaps using the gerund, to-infinitive or bare infinitive of the verbs in brackets.
1. You should offer _______________ (get) her some professional advice.
2. I wish _______________ (speak) about the problems that affect young people.
3. You must _______________ (wake up) and _______________ (find) the right solutions for you.
4. She insisted on _______________ (not hide) the problems you may _______________ (have) if you drink.
5. I don’t mind _______________ (drive) if you are tired.
6. It´s hard _______________ (imagine) _______________ (go) through these difficult situations.
7. She agreed _______________ (take) her best friend to the association.
8. After _______________ (fail) a breath test; you must _______________ (go) to the police station.
9. He gave up _______________ (smoke) two weeks now.
10. She insisted on not _______________ (tell) him the truth.
11. They made him _______________ (listen) to their conversation.
12. You can´t _______________ (come) in without _______________ (ask) permission first.
13. They wanted _______________ (become) experts in technology.
14. Before _______________ (go) to bed you must _______________ (comb) your hair.
15. Ann is so unfit that she can´t _______________ (touch) her toes without _______________ (bend) her knees.
16. I don´t mind _______________ (get up) early.
B) Finish the sentences below so that they have a similar a similar meaning to the ones above.
1. I went to the theatre and I liked it.
I liked ______________________________________
2. Would you like to keep me company?
Are you interested in ___________________________
3. You shouldn´t eat so many hamburgers.
You had better ________________________________
4. Being a good student is not difficult.
It´s easy _____________________________________
5. Mark was allowed to drink alcohol at the party.
They let Mark __________________________________
6. When I was 16 I was taught to drive.
I learnt how ____________________________________
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