FORMS OF VERBS

I. INCLASS- PRACTICE

1. They denied stealing (steal) the money.

2. They decided to steal (steal) the money.

3. I remembered locking (lock) the door when I left but I forgot to shut (shut) the windows.

4. Please remember to post (post) the letter.

5. I now regret saying (say) what I said. I shouldn’t have said it.

6. The minister went on talking(talk) for two hours.

7. It has started to rain (rain).

8. John intends to buy (buy) a house.

9. It’s starting ……to rain…….. (rain).

10. I don’t enjoy ……driving………… (drive) very much.

11. I don’t want …to go……… (go) out tonight. I’m too tired.

12. Can you remind me…to…buy…….. (buy) some coffee when we go out?

13. Have you finished …washing…………(wash) your hair yet?

14. Why do you keep …asking……………(ask) me question? Can’t you leave me alone?

15. I refuse ……to answer…………..(answer) any more questions.

16. One of the boys admitted……breaking………..(break) the window.

17. The boy’s father promised…to pay…………(pay) for the window to be repaired.

18. The baby began……to cry………(cry) in the middle of the night.

19. I was very tired. I tried ……to keep………..(keep) my eyes open but I couldn’t.

20. A: The photocopier doesn’t seem to be working.

B: Try ……pressing………..(press) the green button.

21. I need ……to take………(take) more exercise.

22. He needs …to work…………...(work) harder if he wants to make progress.

23. I rang to the doorbell but there was no answer. Then I tried…knocking………….(knock) on

the door, but there was still no answer.

24. Can you help me ……get……..(get) the dinner ready?

25. Why do you dislike ……living………(live) here?

26. Have you decided where …to go……….(go) for your holiday?

27. I don’t like people ……shouting……….(shout) at me.

28. I enjoy …being………..(be) alone.

29. I would like …to be………(be) rich.

30. We’d like ……to have…….(have) gone on holiday but we didn’t have enough money.

31. When I was a child, I hated …going…………(go) to bed early.

32. Have you got a moment? I’d like …talking…………..(talk) to you about something.

33. Caroline never wears a hat. She doesn’t like …wearing…………..(wear) hats.

34. “ Would you like …to sit……….(sit) down?” –“No thanks. I’ll stand”.

35. We expected …to be…………(be) late.

36. Can you remind me …phoning…………(phone) Ann tomorrow?

37. Who taught you drive…………..(drive)?

38. I wouldn’t recommend …to stay………….(stay) in that hotel.

39. She doesn’t allow …smoking…………(smoke) in the house.

40.She doesn’t allow us ……to smoke………(smoke) in the house.

41.Hot weather makes me …fell……..(feel) tired.

42.Let me …carry……….(carry) your bag for you.

43.The film was very sad. It made me …cry……….(cry).

44.I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me …to do………..(do)?

45.I am suggested …going……….(go) to the cinema.

46.Suddenly everybody stopped ……talking………(talk).

47.He tried to avoid …answering……………(answer) my question.

48.Have you ever considered ……to go living……….(go) …………..(live) in another country?

49.Paula has given up …smoking…….(smoke).

50.She admitted …having………….(have) stolen the money.

51.If you walk into the road without looking, you risk…being……….(be) knocked down

52.Can you please stop……to make………(make) so much noise.

53.Sarah gave up …trying……….(try) to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

54.It was late, so we decided ……to take……….(take) a taxi home.

55.Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed …to lend……...(lend) him some money.

56.How old were you when you learn …to drive………….(drive)?

57.We decided …not to go………….(not/go) out because of the weather.

58.Are you thinking of ……buying………(buy) a car?

59.They seem ……to have………(have) plenty of money.

60.Can somebody show me how …to change…………..(change) the film in this camera?

II. HOMEWORK

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. It’s no use______ over spilt milk.

A. cry B. crying

C. to cry D. cried

2. I suggest______ another meeting next week.

A. hold B. to hold

C. holding D. held

3. She couldn’t bear ______ tears when she saw the film “ Romeo and Juliet”.

A. shed B. to shed

C. shedding D. sheds

4. I really regret ______ your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.

A. hurt B. to hurt

C. hurting D. hurts

5. My friends arranged ______ to the airport in time.

A. meet B. to meet

C. meeting D. met

6. My girl friend is afraid of ______ out alone when it gets dark.

A. goes B. to go

C. going D. go

7. He continues ______ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.

A. working B. to work

C. worked D. works

8. Can someone ______ me how ______ into film from the camera’s pictures?

A. show / change B. to show / to change

C. showing / change D. show / to change

9. We won’t let you______ what we are going to do with him.

A. know B. to know
C. knowing D. known

10. American women have got used to ______independently recently.

A. live B. to live

C. living D. lives

11. They are looking forward to ______ your news.

A. hear B. to hear

C. hearing D. heard

12. I am accustomed to ______ on my own.

A. living B. to live

C. live D. lives

13. They always try ______ ______ the bridge as they promised before.

A. to postpone/ to build = delay + Ving B. postpone/ build

C. to postpone/ building D. postponing/ built

14. He climbed over the wall without ______ by anybody.

A. seeing B. to see

C. being seen D. to be seen

15. Everybody would like ______to a higher position.

A. promote B. promotes

C. promoting D. to promote

16. I’ll try ______ such a foolish thing again.

A. not to cause

B. to not cause

C. not causing

D. to cause not

17. Have you ever watched people ______ ______ fish?

A. try/ catch B. try/ to catch

C. trying/ to catch D. B&C are correct

18. Did you manage ______ ______these parcels alone?

A. finishing/ to pack B. finishing/ packing

C. to finish/ to pack D. to finish/ packing

19. She doesn’t want you ______to her arriving.

A. mention B. to mention

C. mentioning D. mentions

20. I don’t regret ______ her what I thought even if it upset her.

A. to tell B. told

C. tell D. telling

Exercise 2: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.

A. take B. to take

C. taking D. took

2. Do you agree _________ me some money?

A. lend B. to lend

C. lending D. lent

3. Tom refuses _________ his address.

A. give B. giving C. to give D. gave

4. The passengers asked her how _________ to the police station?

A. to get B. getting C. got D. get

5. My friends arranged _________ to the airport in time.

A. meet B. to meet C. meeting D. met

6. Do you plan _________ out or _________ at home at this weekend?

A. go / stay B. to go / stay C. going / stay D. to go / staying

7. I dislike ______ in line. - So do I. That’s why I prefer _____ at night when there are fewer people.

A. wait / shop B. to wait / shopping C. waiting / shopping D. waiting / to shop

8. He continued _________ after his illness.

A. worked B. to work C. to working D. working

9. My watch’s hands keeps _________.

A. stopping B. to stop C. stopped D. stop

10. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?

A. try / catch B. to try / catching C. trying / to catch D. tried / caught

11. My grandfather is used to _________ up early in the morning.

A. getting B. to get C. get D. got

12. Don’t forget _________ her message when you see her.

A. give B. to give C. giving D. gave

13. I can’t help _________ his opinions.

A. consider B. to consider C. considering D. considered

14. You should try _________ any shirts you want to buy.

A. wear

B. to wear

C. wearing

D. wears

15. He used to fall asleep without _________ his shoes off.

A. take

B. to take

C. taking

D. taken

16. I stopped _________ about her illness and went on _________ you about all her other problems.

A. to talk / telling

B. to talk / to tell

C. talking / telling

D. talk / tell

17. I’d love _________ coat like that.

A. have

B. to have

C. having

D. has

18. I intend _________ her what I think.

A. tell

B. to tell

C. telling

D. told

19. Every hour I stop _________ _________ a little rest.

A. working / to have
B. to work / to have

C. working / having

D. to work / having

20. You should give up _________ right now if you want _________ longer.

A. smoke / lived

B. to smoke / living

C. smoking / to live

D. smoked / live

Exercise 3: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. Students stopped _________ noise when the teacher came in.

A. make

B. to make

C. making

D. made

2. When you see her, don’t forget _________ her my postcards.

A. give

B. to give

C. giving

D. given

3. Don’t forget _________ her the message when you see her.

A. give

B. to give

C. giving

D. gave

4. He spends hours _________ to repair his car.

A. try

B. to try
C. trying

D. tries

5. I remember _________ you somewhere last month.

A. met

B. to meet

C. meet

D. meeting

6. Mary agreed _________ to the circus with Ann.

A. went

B. to go

C. going

D. goes

7. Mike is considering _________ a new car.

A. bought

B. to buy

C. buying

D. buys

8. It’s no use _________ his opinion.

A. asking

B. to ask

C. ask

D. asks

9. Mrs. Green prefers _________ TV to _________ to the cinema.

A. watching / go

B. to watch / going

C. watching / going

D. watches / go

10. She expects _________ him tomorrow, but I look forward to _________ him right away.

A. see / see

B. to see / see

C. see / seeing
D. to see / seeing

11. She should avoid _________ other people’s feeling.

A. hurting

B. to hurt

C. hurt

D. hurts

12. The soil needs _________ immediately.

A. fertilize

B. to fertilize

C. fertilizing

D. fertilized

13. They advise me _________ a raincoat.

A. wear

B. to wear

C. wearing

D. wore

14. You need _________ these plants as soon as possible.

A. fertilize

B. to fertilize

C. fertilizing

D. fertilizes

15. You’d better _________ what you think in front of the conference.

A. say

B. to say

C. saying

D. said

16. He always tries _________ _________ there _________ her.

A. delaying / coming / meet

B. to delay / to come / to meet

C. delaying / come / meeting

D. to delay / coming / to meet

17. There is nothing _________ this situation to her.

A. hide

B. to hide

C. hiding

D. hidden

18. I regret _________ able to attend your birthday party yesterday.

A. not to be

B. to not be

C. not be

D. not being

19. Thank you for _________ me such a warm message.

A. send

B. to send

C. sending

D. sent

20. She detests _________ all day with strangers. Hate someone or something very much

A. chatting

B. to chat

C. to chatting

D. chat

Exercise 4: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. Can you _________ Chinese?

A. speak

B. to speak

C. speaking

D. spoke

2. My parents decided _________ a taxi because it was late.

A. take

B. to take
C. taking

D. took

3. We enjoy _________ here and/ or _________ all your news.

A. be / hear

B. to be / to hear

C. being / hearing

D. is / hearing

4. Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able _________ you.

A. help

B. helped

C. helping

D. to help

5. Please try _________ quiet when you come home.

A. be

B. to be

C. being

D. been

6. I don’t like anybody _________ at me.

A. shout

B. to shout

C. shouting

D. shouted

7. Do you agree _________ me a hand?

A. give

B. to give

C. giving

D. given

8. Would you like _________ to the cinema with us tomorrow evening?

A. to come

B. come

C. coming
D. came

9. Pupils started _________ the lesson yesterday.

A. write

B. to write

C. writing

D. written

10. I like _________to school by bus, but I hate _________ in the rain and wait for it.

A. go / to stand

B. to go / stand

C. going / standing

D. went / stood

11. Does your sister like _________?

A. cooks

B. cooking

C. to be cooked

D. being cooked

12. This girl can’t bear _________ alone.

A. am

B. to be

C. being

D. been

13. My uncle has given up _________.

A. to smoke

B. smoke

C. smokes

D. smoking

14. Do you mind _________ to John ask him _________ us?

A. speaking / to help

B. to speak / help

C. speak / help

D. speaks / to help
15. I’ll begin _________ this novel later.

A. read

B. to reading

C. reading

D. to read

16. Please stop _________ me in the middle of the sentence.

A. interrupt

B. to interrupt

C. interrupting

D. interrupts

17. My brother gave up _________ two years ago.

A. smokes

B. smoke

C. to smoke

D. smoking

18. Did you miss _________ her yesterday? Miss + Ving

A. to see

B. saw

C. see

D. seeing

19. We arranged _________ the scientists here.

A. met

B. to meet

C. meeting

D. meet

20. I wish _________ the principal at my school.

A. see

B. to see

C. seeing

D. saw
Exercise 5: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. My girl friend is afraid of _________ out alone when it gets dark.

A. goes

B. to go

C. going

D. go

2. He continues _________ after his illness. But now, he is having stomachache.

A. working

B. to work

C. worked D. works

3. I’d like _________ there _________ my girlfriend’s parents.

A. go / see

B. to go / to see

C. going / seeing D. goes / seen

4. Would you like _________ to the party with us?

A. come

B. to come

C. coming D. came

5. I was very tired. I tried _________ my eyes open, but I couldn’t.

A. keep

B. kept

C. keeping

D. to keep

6. I want _________ a pair of shoes in this shop, but I need to try _________ them.

A. buy / to wear

B. to buy / to wear

C. buying / wearing

D. to buy / wearing

7. We have to go _________ this morning.

A. shopping
B. shopped

C. being shopped

D. to be shopped

8. He spent hours trying _________ the clock.

A. repair

B. to repair

C. repairing

D. repairs

9. It’s no use _________ for her arrival.

A. wait

B. to wait

C. waiting

D. waits

10. Is there anything worth _________ here?

A. buy

B. to buy

C. buys

D. buying

11. The biologist doesn’t allow us _________ in the laboratory.

A. smoke

B. to smoke

C. smoking

D. smoked

12. Would you mind _________ your address on the back of this check?

A. write

B. to write

C. writing

D. written

13. I don’t enjoy _________ to the dentist’s.

A. go

B. to go
C. going

D. goes

14. I don’t regret _________ her what I thought even if it upset her.

A. to tell

B. told

C. tell

D. telling

15. Remember _________ Katie my greeting card when you see him.

A. give

B. to give

C. giving

D. gave

16. My friends has given up _________ and prefers _________ pork.

A. drink / eat

B. to drink / eating

C. drinking / eating

D. drank / eat

17. I had to ask the boys _________ _________ billiards all the day.

A. to stop / playing

B. to stop / to play

C. stopping / playing

D. stops / to play

18. My teacher promised _________ me _________ for my next examination.

A. help / prepare

B. to help / prepare

C. helping / to prepare

D. helped / preparing

19. I would like him _________ _________ more English lessons.

A. to start / take

B. to start / taking

C. starting / take
D. starting / taking

20. I hate _________ _________ loudly without _________ the new words.

A. practise / reading / learn

B. to practise / to read / to learn

C. practising / reading / learning

D. practises / reading / to learn

Exercise 6: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. She doesn’t want you _________ to her arrival.

A. mention

B. to mention

C. mentioning

D. mentions

2. Did you manage _________ _________ these parcels alone?

A. finishing / to pack

B. finishing / packing

C. to finish / to pack

D. to finish / packing

3. Have you ever watched people _________ _________ fish?

A. try / catch

B. to try / to catch

C. trying / to catch

D. tried / catch

4. Can someone _________ me how _________ into film from the camera’s pictures?

A. show / change

B. to show / to change C. showing / change

D. show / to change

5. I’ll try _________ such a foolish thing again.

A. not to cause

B. to not cause

C. not causing

D. to cause not

6. Susan has decided _________ her friends _________ as she pleases.

A. allow / do

B. to allow / to do

C. allowing / do

D. allowing / doing

7. Everybody would like _________ to a higher position.

A. promote

B. promotes

C. promoting

D. to promote

8. He climbed over the wall without _________ by anybody.

A. seeing

B. to see

C. being seen

D. to be seen

9. I remember _________ a toy car on my fifth birthday.

A. to be given

B. being given

C. to give

D. giving

10. They always try _________ _________ the bridge as they promised before.

A. to postpone / to build

B. postpone / build

C. to postpone / building

D. postponing / built

11. I can’t help _________ for her acceptance.

A. to wait
B. waiting

C. wait

D. waited

12. Don’t be afraid of _________ that animal.

A. touch

B. touches

C. touching

D. to touch

13. I am accustomed to _________ on my own = by myself

A. living

B. to live

C. live

D. lives

14. They are looking forward to _________ your news.

A. hear

B. to hear

C. hearing

D. heard

15. American women have got used to _________ independently recently.

A. live

B. to live

C. living

D. lives

Used to V: I used to like candies

Be/get used to Ving: quen/ dần quen với việc làm gì

Be/ get accustomed to Ving

16. We won’t let you_________ what we are going to do with him.

A. know

B. to know

C. knowing

D. known
17. The manager told me _________ harder.

A. work

B. working

C. to work

D. worked

18. Americans often say “Thank you” when you help them _________ something.

Help sb do/ to do st

A. do

B. makes

C. to doing

D. doing

19. I can’t help _________ anxious about the exam results.

A. to feel

B. feel

C. feeling

D. felt

20. I can hear a cat _________ on the roof.

A. scratching

B. scratches

C. to scratch

D. was scratching

Exercise 7: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. It is essential that every student _________ to learn English at university.

A. to have

B. have

C. has

D. had

2. These trousers need _________.

A. clean
B. to clean

C. cleaning

D. cleaned

3. Technology plays a key/ important role in _________ future.

A. to shape

B. shaping

C. shaped

D. shape

4. I remember _________ them somewhere in the city.

A. to see

B. saw

C. seen

D. seeing

5. It's better _________ too early than too late.

A. is

B. be

C. to be

D. being

6. I didn't need _________ anything. I just sat there and listened.

A. say

B. saying

C. to say

D. having said

7. We are _________ of the long journey.

A. tiring

B. tire

C. tired

D. to tire

8. What do you hope _________ when you graduate?

A. do

B. to do
C. doing

D. does

9. Where do you decide _________ after class?

A. going

B. go

C. went

D. to go

10. I think everyone wants _________ more spare time.

A. to have

B. have

C. having

D. had

11. He is expecting _________ a trip to Ha Long Bay.

A. make

B. to make

C. making

D. made

12. I regret _________ you that you fail the test.

A. to tell

B. telling

C. tell

D. told

13. Is there anything here worth _________?

A. buy

B. to buy

C. buying

D. bought

14. She regrets _________ some money. He never paid her back.

A. lent

B. lend

C. to lend
D. lending

15. I’ll never forget _________ with you here last year.

A. working

B. to work

C. work

D. worked

16. Remember _________ us a postcard when you get there.

A. send

B. sending

C. to send

D. sent

17. I learnt _________ when I was 20.

A. to drive

B. drive

C. drove

D. driven

18. We don’t allow _________ here.

A. smoke

B. smoking

C. to smoke

D. smokes

19. This computer needs _________. Need + Ving / Need + tobe Pii

A. repair

B. to repair

C. repairing

D. repaired

20. Jack needs _________ a new computer.

A. to buy

B. buy

C. buying

D. bought
Exercise 8: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. I remember _________ the chairs into the living room, but where are they now?

A. to bring

B. bring

C. bringing

D. brought

2. Try _________ it. It isn’t worth _________.

A. to forget / worrying

C. to forget / to worry

B. forgetting / worry

D. forget / worrying

3. I asked Mary _________ for a moment.

A. to lend me her pen

C. lend me her pen

B. lend to me her pen

D. lending her pen to me

4. Ann told him _________ if she was late.

A. not wait for her

C. not to wait for her

B. don’t wait for her

D. doesn’t wait for her

5. Nancy’s mother told her _________ change her plans.

A. not

B. doesn’t

C. not to

D. didn’t

6. Would you mind _________ the door?

A. open

B. to open

C. opening

D. opened

7. You should give up _________ or you will die of cancer.

A. smoke

B. to smoke

C. smoking

D. smoked

8. We regret _________ you that we can’t approve your suggestion.

A. inform

B. to inform

C. informing

D. informed

9. He began _________ English two years ago.

A. learn

B. learnt

C. learning

D. learns

10. The machine needs _________.

A. repair

B. to repair

C. repairing

D. repaired

11. The driver stopped _________ a coffee because he felt sleepy.

A. have

B. to have

C. having

D. had

12. Have you ever considered _________ a pharmacist?

A. become
B. to become

C. becoming

D. became

13. I remember _________ my mother say the grass in the garden needed _________.

A. to hear / cutting

B. hear / cut

C. heard / to cut

D. hearing / cutting

14. Would you like _________ go out with me?

A. go

B. to go

C. went

D. gone

15. Avoid _________ such a mistake again.

A. make

B. to make

C. making

D. made

16. My father wanted me _________ a pilot.

A. become

B. becoming

C. to become

D. became

17. What makes you _________ so?

A. do

B. did

C. done

D. doing

18. Mr. Thomas doesn’t allow _________ in his office.

A. smoke

B. to smoke
C. smoking

D. smoked

19. Mr. Thomas doesn’t let anyone _________ in his office.

A. smoke

B. to smokes

C. smoking

D. smokes

20. My teacher doesn’t allow us _________ while he is explaining the lesson.

A. talk

B. talking

C. to talk

D. talks

Exercise 9: Choose the best answer for each sentence below.

1. I do not have enough money _________ this book.

A. buy

B. to buy

C. buying

D. bought

2. It is no use _________ to school if you _________ to work hard.

A. going / do not ready

B. to go / do not ready

C. going / are not ready

D. go / are not ready

3. They spent all day _________ and _________ on the beach.

A. to swim / sunbathing

B. to swim / to sunbathe

C. swimming / to sunbathe

D. swimming / sunbathing

4. We were made _________ all the cleaning in the house.

A. to do

B. do

C. doing

D. done

5. We regret _________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.

A. to inform

B. informing

C. to tell to

D. telling

6. Why don’t you try _________ the key anti-clockwise?

A. to turn

B. on turning

C. turning

D. turn

7. We don’t allow _________ in the classrooms.

A. that students smoke

B. smoke

C. students to smoke

D. to smoking

8. I really must _________ on with my work now.

A. to get

B. getting

C. get

D. to getting