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Put the verbs below in the text:

Shopping in the Haight: Gerunds and Infinitives

 bringing     buying     exploring     getting     listening     taking     to bring     to do     to explore     to give     to
give     to take     to understand     understanding     waiting     

Yasu and Sun-Young wanted to go shopping. Yasu needed to buy a jacket because he had forgotten one from
Japan. They asked their teacher to recommend a good place to buy second-hand clothes. She told them to go to Haight
Street.

That afternoon, they took the #71 bus to Haight Street. As soon as they got off the bus, Yasu was cold. Sun-Young
offered him her jacket, but he refused it. He regretted not his leather jacket from home, but
he couldn't stand a jacket from a girl.

As they were entering the thrift store, a homeless Vietnam veteran in a wheelchair asked them him money.
They pretended not him. Inside the thrift store, there was lots of great stuff! Sun-Young bought two hats
and a red dress. Yasu found a cool Levi's jacket. the clerk was difficult because he had three piercings in
his lip and two in his tongue.

Now that Yasu was warm, they decided Haight Street and nearby Golden Gate Park. They stopped at a lot
of different shops. Yasu even considered a tattoo, but he decided to wait. At Golden Gate Park, they saw about
fifty people dancing and playing drums. to the music was a lot of fun. for the #71 bus home was not
fun.

Overall, they really enjoyed Haight Street and agreed all of their clothes shopping at second-hand
stores--except for underwear. After that, they avoided clothes at the expensive department stores on Union
Square.

2. Choose the best form of the verb:

1 Bob enjoys ____________ tennis.

to play playing both

2 Harold decided ____________ a lesson.

to write writing both

3 Judy considered _____________ ESL 65.

to take taking both

4 Elizabeth mentioned ______________ to the store.

going to go both

5 The teacher expects _______ everyone in class tomorrow.

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 seeing to see both

6 Margery hates _________ classical music.

to hear hearing both

7 Sanrik avoided ___________ to the dentist as much as possible.

to go going both

8 Sokhom offered __________ the student.

to help helping both

9 Vanrith appreciated ____________ the gift.

to receive receiving both

10 Zewditu loves __________ pretty flowers.

to see seeing both

11 Bophavann seems ___________ ice cream.

to like liking Both

12 Sheila promised ___________ the movie.

seeing to see both

13 Rosa suggested ___________ to the Sizzler.

going to go both

14 Allen intends __________ in the ESL computer classrooms in the fall.

working to work both

15 Maria wanted _________________.

taking Thursday off from work to take Thursday off from work both

16 Sophorn refused _________ for an appointment.

waiting to wait both

17 Chanbory asked __________ the menu.

seeing to see both

18 Thanh put off ____________ for the class.

to register registering both

19 Sadine needs _________ a book for reading class.

buying to buy both
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 3. Fill in the word in brackets as gerund or infinitive.

Example: They go on ______ (read) the book.

Answer: They go on reading the book.

1. I can't imagine Peter (go) by bike.

2. He agreed (buy) a new car.
3. The question is easy (answer).
4. The man asked me how (get) to the airport.
5. I look forward to (see) you at the weekend.
6. Are you thinking of (go) to London?
7. We decided (go) for a walk in the forest.
8. The teacher expected Sarah (work) hard

4. Fill in the word in brackets as gerund or infinitive.

Example: They go on ______ (read) the book.

Answer: They go on reading the book.

1. We decided (buy) a new car.

2. They've got some work (do).
3. Peter gave up (smoke).
4. He'd like (fly) an aeroplane.
5. I enjoy (write) picture postcards.
6. Do you know what (do) if there's a fire in the shop?
7. Avoid (make) silly mistakes.
8. My parents wanted me (be) home at 11 o'clock.

5. Fill in the word in brackets as gerund or infinitive.

Example: They go on ______ (read) the book.

Answer: They go on reading the book.

1. My friend is good playing volleyball.

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2. She complains bullying.

3. They are afraid losing the match.

4. She doesn't feel working on the computer.

5. We are looking forward going out at the weekend.

6. Laura dreams living on a small island.

7. Andrew apologized being late.

8. Do you agree staying in a foreign country?

9. The girls insisted going out with Kerry.

10. Edward thinks climbing trees in the afternoon.

6. Put the verbs in the right verbal form

Yuri was in his first year at university, studying History. He was rather a lazy student, and he tended to avoid
(work)…………… whenever he could. In the middle of the semester, his history professor gave out an
assignment, due in two weeks. Yuri intended (do)………………. the assignment, but he postponed (write)
………….. it for a week. The following week, he forgot (do)……………… it. The night before the
assignment was due, he suddenly remembered it, and rushed to the library. He tried (read)………………. as
much as possible on the topic, but there wasn't enough time. Yuri considered (ask)…………………. for
more time to do his paper, but the History professor was known to be very tough on students, so finally he
decided (cheat)………………. and copy his paper from somewhere else. He found an old article on the same
topic, and quickly typed it out. The next day, he submitted the paper.
The following week, he was alarmed (see)……………….. the professor approaching him, looking angry.
"Is this your own work, or did you copy it?" asked the professor. Yuri denied (copy)………………. the
paper.
"If you expect me (believe)……………………… that, you must be very stupid," said the professor. "Every
word is taken from an article I wrote myself five years ago. Did you really think I would forget (write)
…………….. it?"