5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
The boy’s finished ______________________________ (eat) his supper. 1 dislike ______________________________ (ride) on the subway. They can’t risk ______________________________ (be) seen. The driver couldn’t avoid ______________________________ (hit) the pedestrian. 1 don’t mind ______________________________ (have) to work till late on Fridays. 1 aIways enjoy ______________________________ (visit) new places.
Ex. 3. Complete each sentence with one of these verbs: answer 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.
apply
be
be
listen
make
see
try
use
wash
work
write
He tried to avoid answering my question. Could you please stop _______________________ so much noise? I enjoy _______________________ to music. I considered _______________________ for the job but in the end I decided against it. Have you finished _______________________ your hair yet? If you walk ínto the road without looking, you risk _______________________ knocked down by a passing car. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on _______________________. I don’t mind you _______________________ the phone as long as you pay for all your calls. Hello! Fancy _______________________ you here! What a surprise! I’ve put off _______________________ the letter so many times. I really must do it today. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody _______________________ so stupid? Sarah gave up _______________________ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.
Ex. 4. Complete the sentences for each situation using -ing. 1. Ann: What shall we do? Bob suggested going to the cinema.
Bob: We could go the cinema.
2. Ann: Do you want to play tennis Bob: No, not really. Bob didn’t fancy _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Ann: You were driving so fast! Bob: Yes, it’s true. Sorry! Bob admitted. _________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Ann: Why don’t we go for a swim? Bob: Good idea! Ann suggested ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. Ann: You broke into the shop. Bob: No, 1 didn’t! Bob denied ___________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Ann: Can you wait a few minutes? Bob: Sure, no problem. Bob didn’t mind ________________________________________________________________________________ Ex. 5. Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the first sentence. Use -ING. 1. I can do what I want and you can´t stop me. You can´t stop me doing what I want. 2. It´s not a good. idea to travel during the rush hour. It´s better to avoid ______________________________________________________________________________ 3. Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today? Shall we postpone ________________________________ until. _______________________________________? 4. The driver of the car said it was true that he didn´t have a licence. The driver of the car admitted ____________________________________________________________________
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