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Use gerund or infinitive to fill in the blanks.

1. I’m a fan of Demi Moore. I’m really looking forward to ___________ ( see ) her latest film.
2. Although we arranged __________ ( meet )  there at 8, she didn’t come.
3. Let’s go. It’s no use __________ ( wait ).
4. Gaye’s mother warns her __________ ( not touch ) the cable.
5. Don’t forget __________ ( close ) all the windows and doors before __________ ( leave ) the house.
6. As the bad guys were chasing me, I decided __________ ( disguise ) myself by __________ ( dress ) as a woman.
7. I can’t help ___________ ( sneeze ) when I smell blackpepper.
8. My father’s doctor advised him __________ ( give up) ___________. (smoke)
9. Last night I was fined for ___________ ( drive) fast.
10. Children don’t enjoy __________ ( go ) to the dentist.

 

KEY

1. seeing  2. to meet   3. waiting   4. not to touch   5. to close / leaving   6. to disguise / dressing   7. sneezing   8. to give up / smoking   9. driving  10. going

Gerund or Infinitive ( Exercises )

Put the verbs in parantheses into the correct form of the infinitve or the -ing form (gerund)

We were happy _______________ ( hear ) that Altan is coming to see us.

Oura was the first athlete ____________ ( finish ) the triathlon.

It’s snowing outside. There’s no point in ___________ ( play ) football now.

It was so nice of Engin ____________ ( send ) me a birthday card.

Fahri enjoys ____________ ( play) Playstation 3 after midnight.

Jale should _____________ ( tell ) him the truth immediately.

Zeki suggests ____________ ( call ) the theatre to find out what time the play begins.

Aylin and Ali rushed to the airport only _______________ ( arrive ) as the plane was taking off.

Rooney was the last _____________ ( finish ) the training.

It’s no use ____________ ( cry ). I won’t forgive you.

Ersoy spent a lot of time _____________ ( play ) computer games so he didn’t finish his sales report.

My parents planned ____________ ( go ) to Malta last year.

They saw me _____________ ( cry ) as they walked past my car.

I haven’t seen my daughter for 10 days. I’m looking forward ____________ ( meet ) her tomorrow.

I’m really sorry but I don’t know how _______________ ( install ) this software.

Nesli watched the plane ____________  ( take off ) and then she left.

While I was taking some notes, I noticed Mary ___________ ( stare ) at me.

The chicken restaurant in Forum is certainly worth ___________. ( visit )

I’m sorry. I didn’t mean __________ ( hurt ) you.

How about ____________ ( go ) to a Turkish restaurant tonight.

Key:

1. to hear  2. to finish  3. playing  4. to send  5. playing  6. tell  7. calling  8. to arrive  9. to finish  10. crying  11. playing  12. to go  13. crying  14. to meeting  15. to install  16. take off  17. staring   18. visiting  19. to hurt  20. going

The infinitive without to is used

• after modal verbs ( can, will, may, might, must, could, would etc…)

          – I must stop smoking because I cough terribly in the mornings.

          – You shouldn’t tell her a lie.

• after ” had better / would rather / would sooner “

         - If you want to save money, you had better buy an economical car.

• after ” feel, hear, let, make, see, help ” in active form.

         – I never let my sister use my computer.

         – On Sundays I help my mother water the flowers.

         – Unfortunately my manager made me work extra three hours yesterday.

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Infinitive with to

We use to infinitive

• to show purpose.   Hasan went to the market to buy some batteries for his portable cd player.

                                        I called her to say “I love you.” ( purpose of my call )

• after certain verbs ( agree, appear, decide, expect, hope, plan, promise, want, refuse, plan….)

         - They agreed to meet in front of Kipa at 3 o’clock.

         – Lale’s decided to buy a new car after the accident.

         – Although Metin promised to buy the tickets, he forgot.

         – Because of some financial problems, the company refused to employ new employees.

         – Merve wants to redecorate her house.

• after certain adjectives: ( sorry, happy, difficult, unable, glad, obliged etc… )

          - My father was happy to hear that I had found a good job.

          – It is difficult to change a flat tyre if you don’t know how to change it.

          – Meral was sorry to hear that she hadn’t passed the test.

• after ” I would like / would love / would prefer ” to show specific preference.

          – I would like to drink red wine, please.

          – Because it was a tiring day, she’d prefer to stay at home.

• after certain nouns: ( pleasure, privilege etc… )

          – It was really a pleasure to cook something for her.

          – It’s my privilege to announce the most valuable player of the season.

• after ” too / enough ” constructions

          – My sister Elif is too short to be a basketball player.

          – I’m too tired to go to Hurley’s party.

          – Deniz is tall enough to be a model.

          – Although she finished two universities, she isn’t talkative enough to be a sales manager.

• after: be + the first / second etc… / next / last / best etc…

          - I was the last to finish the race.

          – Autumn is the best season to go to Abant.

• with: it + be + adjective ( + of + noun / pronoun )

          - It was kind of him to bring some flowers when he first visited his girlfriend’s parents.

          – It was rude of me to behave like that in front of the audience.

• with ” only” showing an unsatisfactory result

          – Kemal went there only to learn he had failed the driving test. ( he went there but the result was disappointing )

• in the expression: ” for + someone + to inf“

          – For Alex de Souza to score a goal from a free-kick is very easy.

          – For me to win this prize was unbelievable.

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LOOK FORWARD TO : to feel excited about something that is going to happen in the future.

Check these sentences

I’m going on a holiday next week. I’m really looking forward to it because I’m very tired of working.

She hasn’t seen her son for a month. He’s coming tomorrow. She’s looking forward to seeing her son.

Fenerbahçe has just transferred Ronaldo. All the fans are looking forward to meeting him at the Atatürk Airport.

 

******ATTENTION: We use a gerund ( -ing form of the verb ) after look forward to.

e.g.  I’m looking forward to going to Turkey next week. 

 

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