Infinitive and -ing
Revision Exercise(複習)
Put the verb in the correct form, -ing or to-infinitive. (Sometimes either form is possible.) If you are not sure about the answers, please refer to Part 1 or Part 2.
填上正確的動詞形式-ing或不定式(有些地方兩者皆可)。如對答案不肯定,可參考第一或第二部份。
Example: Please remember___________(shut) the windows before you leave.
I clearly remember___________(shut) the windows before I left.
A: "My calculator is not working."
B: "Have you tried___________(change) the batteries?"
You must try___________(see) things from other people's point of view.
Your car needs___________(repair).
Do you needs___________(buy) such an expensive car?
Would you like___________(join) us?
The Prime Minister denied___________(make) that remark.
Grandmother said she dislike___________(travel) by air.
I don't understand how you cold enjoy___________(listen) to that kind of music.
You mustn't postpone___________(make) a decision.
She loves___________(sing).
When we saw the mess he was in, we couldn't help___________(laugh).
I regret___________(inform) you that your application has not been successful.
How I regret___________(tell) her the secret!
Susan managed___________(get) a pass in Mathematics.
She asked___________(see) her son's teacher.
Mary intends___________(study) abroad.
I wouldn't risk___________(swim) in the sea when a typhoon is approaching.
They continued___________(talk) despite the teacher's warning.
I don't mind___________(look after) your children while you go shopping.
Have you finished___________(read) that book?
ANSWERS
changes
to see
repairin / to be repaired
to buy
to join
making / having made
travelling
listening
making
singing / to sing
laughing
to inform
telling / having told
to get
to see
to stud / studying
swimming
to talk or talking
looking after
reading
By Benjamin Ho
本欄內容取材自 Survival English for New Canadians 新移民英語,星島日報唐人街辦事處有售。