1. Infinitive or –ing? Practising

2. Choose the correct answer 1 My friends decided to stay / staying in tonight. 2 I can’t stand to wait / waiting for people who are late. 3 My boyfriend promised to help / helping me with maths. 4 Mum suggested to go / going to Greece in the summer. 5 I refused to let / letting John drive my car. 6 I avoid to travel / travelling in the centre during rush hours. 7 I expect to hear / hearing from the manager soon. 8 He pretended to be / being ill. 9 I hope to see / seeing you at the concert tomorrow. 10 Can you imagine to live / living in a tiny village?

3. Results 1 My friends decided to stay in tonight. 2 I can’t stand waiting for people who are late. 3 My boyfriend promised to help me with maths. 4 Mum suggested going to Greece in the summer. 5 I refused to let John drive my car. 6 I avoid travelling in the centre during rush hours. 7 I expect to hear from the manager soon. 8 He pretended to be ill. 9 I hope to see you at the concert tomorrow. 10 Can you imagine living in a tiny village?

4. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Infinitive or –ing? 1 I remember _______ (meet) him when I was in London. 2 We stopped _______ (buy) some petrol. 3 I won’t forget _______ (phone) you tonight. 4 Try _______ (be) quiet when you come home. 5 Don´t worry, I remembered _______ (lock) the front door before I left.

5. Results 1 I remember meeting him when I was in London. 2 We stopped to buy some petrol. 3 I won’t forget to phone you tonight. 4 Try to be quiet when you come home. 5 Don´t worry, I remembered to lock the front door before I left.

6. Choose the correct option Please, remember to post/posting the letter. I tried to put/putting on the boots but they were too small. I´ll never forget to meet/meeting Mr. President during his visit to our town. Can you remember to see/seeing this man before you left? My brother stopped to smoke/smoking. That´s good news. I always remember to switch/switching off the lights before I leave house.

7. Results Please, remember to post the letter. I tried to put on the boots but they were too small. I´ll never forget meeting Mr. President during his visit to our town. Can you remember seeing this man before you left? My brother stopped smoking. That´s good news. I always remember to switch off the lights before I leave house.

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