Task(151A:a,b B:a,b)

Complete with the gerund or infinitive of a verb from the list.

1. I’m exhausted! I don’t fancy doing tonight.
2. If you carry on talking, you’ll have to leave the room.
3. We’d better go some shoping if we want to cook tonight.
4. I’m very impatient. I can’t stand waiting in queues.
5. She tends to get angry when people disagree with her.
6. My parents used to make me tidy my room every morning.
7. I’d rather not come tonight. I need to study.
8. I can’t wait to work on holiday.
9. I don’t mind going out late tonight if I can leave early tomorrow.
10. Do you happen to know her phone number?

Circle the correct form.

1. I’ll never forget to see / seeing the Grand Canyon fior the first time.
2. He needs to call / calling the helpline. His computer has crashed.
3. Have you tried to read / reading a book to help you sleep?
4. I must have my keys somewhere. I can remember to lock / locking the door this morning.
5. We ran home because we had forgotten to turn / turning the oven off.
6. Their house needed to paint / painting so they called the painters.
7. Did you remember to send / sending your sister a card? I’ts her birthday today.
8. We tried to learn / learning to ski last winter but we were hopeless!

Right or wrong? Correct the wrong phrases.

1. Nowdays I use to go to bed early.(wrong, I use going)
2. When we visited our friends in London we couldn’t get used to drink tea with breakfast.(right)
3. Sorry I’m not used to staying up so late. I’m usually in bed by midnight.(right)
4. There used to be a cinema in our village , but it cut it closed down three years ago. (wrong, used to being)
5. Paul used to having a beard when he was younger. (right)
6. A I don’t think I could work at night. B It’s not so bad. I use to it now.(wrong, I use to it nowing)
7. Did you used to wear a uniform at your school?(wrong, used to wearing)

Complete used to, to be used to, or get used to and the verb in brackets.

1. When Nathan started his first job, he couldn’t used to get up at 6 a.m.(get up)
2. If you want to lose weight, then you’ll have to get used eatting less.(eat)
3. I don’t like having dinner at 10:00- I’m not used to having a meal so late.(not / have)
4. When we were children we used to spending all day playing football in the park.(spend)
5. Jasmine has been a nurse all her life so she’s used to working nights.(work)
6. I’ve never worn glasses before, but I’ll have to get used to wearing them.(wear)
7. I didn’t recognize you! You be used to having long hair, didn’t you?(have)
8. Amelia is an only child. She’s not used to shareing her things.(not / share)