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Use the GERUND to connect the following: 1. Peter’s sometimes late. He can’t help it. …………Peter can’t help being late. ………………………………………….. 2. Gordon has to get up early. He dislikes it. ………………………………………………………………………………….. 3. Paul asked Mary to come home. He remembers it. ………………………………………………………………………………….. 4. Jill occasionally speaks Spanish. She can’t avoid it. ………………………………………………………………………………….. 5. Jim didn’t take his holiday until June. He delayed it. ………………………………………………………………………………….. 6. Jim was speaking French when Bob came in. He stopped. …………………………………………………………………………………. 7. Jim wanted to see the race. He didn’t want to miss it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 8. You may have an accident if you drive that car. You risk it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 9. I wouldn’t like to work in an office. I don’t fancy it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 10. I spent all my money. I regret it, because I’ve got none left now. …………………………………………………………………………………. 11. Henry has his lunch very late. He is used to it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 12. John saw the girl. He denies it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 13. I had dinner with a film star. I’ll never forget it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 14. Richard took the books home with him. He admitted it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 15. Mary wanted to have dinner at a restaurant. She suggested it. …………………………………………………………………………………. 16. You should speak English all the time. You should practise it. ………………………………………………………………………………….
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Use the GERUND or INFINITIVE forms of the verbs in brackets: 1. After she had decided …………………… (stay) in Turkey, she got used to ……………… (eat) Turkish foods. 2. They seem …………………. (have) plenty of money. 3. I’m sorry sir, I’m late, but I promise …………………….. (not / be) late again. 4. I remember ……………………… (go) to the cinema with my girlfriend when I was a teenager. 5. He is ashamed of ……………………… (steal) that money. 6. I think we’d better …………………………. (exchange) names and addresses. 7. Would you mind ………………………. (show) me how ……………………….. (work) the new machine? 8. She warned her child ………………………………… (not / touch) the wire. 9. Can you manage …………………………… (finish) ……………………… (pack) these parcels alone? 10. His doctor advised him ………………………… (give up) ……………………….. (sit) up late at night
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Complete the text about Ziggy Starr when she was a child using USED TO / DIDN’T USE TO and the verbs in brackets: I didn’t use to have (not have) many friends when I was a child so I …………………………. (play) with my toys all day. I ………………………………….. (worry) about things a lot but I ……………………………………… (not bite) my nails or suck my thumb. I remember that I ……………………………….. (cry) a lot and I ……………………………. (be) really afraid of the dark.
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Rewrite the sentences using USED TO: 1. When she was a child, she lived in a small village. ……….When she was a child, she used to live in a small village. ………………. 2. When he was a young man, he enjoyed playing basketball. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 3. In ancient Rome, wall paintings were a popular form of advertising. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 4. Before she learned to read, her parents read stories to her. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 5. Before he came to Ankara, life was cheap in Turkey. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6. Jim spoke German ar school, but he has now forgotten. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 7. Susan was a nurse before she got married and raised a family. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 8. Sally played tennis when abroad, but she prefers swimming now. ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9. Before they bought their house, they lived in an apartment. ………………………………………………………………………………………
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