1 Complete the sentences with the infinitive form of the verbs below.
buy ¿ arrive ¿ make ¿ teach ¿ get
1. There
was a lot of traffic. We were lucky …………………… on
time.
2. Erin
promised …………………… me how to make that delicious
roast lamb.
3. Did
you agree …………………… dinner tonight?
4. You
will need …………………… sugar, milk, eggs, flour and
chocolate to make that dessert.
5. I
missed my bus and it took me two hours …………………… home.
2 Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first.
Use a gerund.
1. It’s not a good idea to eat too much salt.
3. Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds or
infinitives.
There may be more than one correct answer.
1. I
have to go home. I forgot ……………………
(turn off) the oven!
2. I
don’t remember …………………… (try) this fish before. This is
my first time!
3. I’m
tired. I must stop …………………… (rest).
4. I must stop …………………… (eat) so much ice cream. It’s not good for
me.
4. Complete the text with the verbs in brackets. Use gerunds or
infinitives.
There may be more than one correct answer.
Americans enjoy 1. …………………… (eat) bananas more than any other fruit.
However, most Americans would be surprised 2. …………………… (learn) that there were no bananas in the
US until the late 1800s. The first people to start
3. …………………… (grow) bananas probably lived in East Asia as early as the
6th century BC. People in Africa learned 4. …………………… (cultivate) this delicious yellow fruit long before Europeans even thought of 5. …………………… (plant) them. In the 15th century, Portuguese sailors travelled to West Africa and found a fruit called “banema” by the local people. In English, people decided
6. …………………… (call) the fruit “banana”. The sailors took banana plants
with them. Bananas eventually reached the USA in the late 1800s, but
7. …………………… (convince) Americans to taste them was hard. In the
1900s, supermarkets tried 8. …………………… (get) people to buy bananas by
9. …………………… (sell) the fruit with special coupons for cornflakes. They suggested 10. …………………… (slice) bananas into a bowl and adding cornflakes and milk. With a few simple suggestions like this, the banana quickly succeeded in 11. …………………… (become) very popular!
3. …………………… (grow) bananas probably lived in East Asia as early as the
6th century BC. People in Africa learned 4. …………………… (cultivate) this delicious yellow fruit long before Europeans even thought of 5. …………………… (plant) them. In the 15th century, Portuguese sailors travelled to West Africa and found a fruit called “banema” by the local people. In English, people decided
6. …………………… (call) the fruit “banana”. The sailors took banana plants
with them. Bananas eventually reached the USA in the late 1800s, but
7. …………………… (convince) Americans to taste them was hard. In the
1900s, supermarkets tried 8. …………………… (get) people to buy bananas by
9. …………………… (sell) the fruit with special coupons for cornflakes. They suggested 10. …………………… (slice) bananas into a bowl and adding cornflakes and milk. With a few simple suggestions like this, the banana quickly succeeded in 11. …………………… (become) very popular!
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