The Infinitive. Revision
1. Choose the correct form of the word that best completes the sentence.
1. He heard somebody… his name.
a) to call; b) call; c) calls; d) called;
2. I hate him … like that.
a) to talk; b) talk; c) talks; d) talked;
3. They made him … every day.
a) to practice; b) practice; c) practices; d) practiced;
4. He was seen … the house.
a) to break into; b) break into; c) breaks into; d) broke into;
5. She advised me … the truth.
a) to tell; b) tell; c) tells; d) telling;
6. I … to see him yesterday.
a) happen; b) to happen; c) happened; d) was happened;
7. She seems … for a long time.
a) to wait; b) to be waiting; c) to have waited; d) to have been waiting;
8. She … to be a famous scientist.
a) expects; b) expected; c) is expecting; d) is expected;
9. He is sure … about it.
a) asks; b) to be asked; c) ask; d) asked
10. This document is known … last week.
a) to sign; b) to be signed; c) to have been signed; d) to have been signing.
2. Transform the sentences using the constructions with the infinitive: a) Complex Object; b) for +to-infinitive; c) Complex Subject.
a) 1. We expected that the representatives of the company would arrive soon. ____________________________ 2. When he saw that she entered the room he rose to greet her. 3.____________________________ They found that the conference was useful. ______________________________4. We knew that he was guilty of the crime. ______________________________5. She didn’t mean that they would return so soon. _______________________________
b) 1. It’s quite natural that he should act like that. ______________________________ 2. It’s impossible that he should let us down. ______________________________3. The main thing is that all of us should work in close cooperation. ______________________ 4. Let us wait till a definite answer arrives. ________________________5. The contents of the document are so vague that we can’t accept it. ____________________________
c) 1. It is very likely that my article will be published in the journal. _______________________________ 2. It was known that the play has been running for a few months. ________________________________ 3. They say that he was injured in the car accident. ____________________________________ 4. It appears that the tests have been checked. __________________________________ 5. They believe that this man committed the crime. ________________________________
3. A dangerous fugitive ([´fju:dЗətiv] - втікач) has escaped from prison. Read this transcript of the police bulletin and fill the blanks with the infinitive structures.
Here is a bulletin from the Mason County Sheriff’s Office. Death row prisoner Charles Gallagher (1) ______________ (to report / to escape) from the maximum security facility at Grandview. Gallagher and two other prisoners (2) _______________ (to think / to smuggle) out of the prison in a laundry truck. Prison authorities are noncommittal (невизначений) as to how the break could have taken place, but according to usually reliable sources, the three men (3) _______________ (to believe / to aid) in their escape by a confidant within the prison. Ironically, a new state-of-the-art security system (4) ________________ (to suppose / to install) two months ago, but because of unexplained delays and apparent bureaucratic problems, it is not yet operative. Listeners should be aware that the three prisoners (5) ________________ (to think / to arm) and (6) _______________________ (to believe / to travel) in the direction of Aberdeen. Listeners (7) _________________ (also / to warn / not / to approach) the fugitives and (8) __________________ (to ask / to contact) the Mason County Sheriff’s Office or call the toll-free number, 1-800-555-3232, if they have any information.