7 Put the verbs in brackets into the -ing form or the infinitive.

1. Tom stopped ...to pick up... (pick up) his washing on the way home.

2. If you don't stop..................................(smoke), you'll make yourself ill.

3. Try..................................(phone) John at the office if he's not at home.

4. I tried my best..................................(finish), but there just wasn't enough time.

5. He was promoted in 1990 and went on..................................(become) a company director.

6. The band went on..................................(play) even after the lights had gone out.

7. "Why is the baby crying?" "I think he wants..................................(feed)."

8. Sharon wants..................................(talk) to you.

9. Jane was afraid..................................(show) her school report to her parents.

10. I'm afraid of..................................(lose) my way in the forest.

11. What do you mean..................................(do) with all that money?

12. Playing a musical instrument well means..................................(practise) for years.

13. I regret..................................(inform) you that your husband has been arrested.

14. She regrets..................................(spend) so much money on her new dress.

15. Do you remember..................................(ride) a bicycle for the first time?

16. Remember..................................(post) the letters on your way home.

17. I'd prefer..................................(pretend) I didn't hear what you just said.

18. I prefer..................................(borrow) books from the library to..................................(buy) them.

19. Don't forget..................................(bring) some cash in case they don't accept credit cards.

20 I was sorry..................................(hear) about you failing the exam.

21 He said he was sorry for..................................(speak) to you so rudely.

22 Oh no! I totally forgot..................................(turn off) the cooker.

23 I'll never forget..................................(sail) through that storm in the Atlantic.

8 Put the verbs in brackets into the ing for or the infinitive.

I'll never forget 1) ...going... (go) to America for the first time. I was incredibly excited although I was trying 2).....................(act) cool and casual. I know. I remember 3).....................(be) quite envious because I wanted 4).....................(go) there too. Yes, I know. I was a bit over the top, I wasn't I? I'm sorry for 5).....................(behave) so badly. Yes, you were! You just went on 6).....................(talk) about America constantly. It was quite funny though when I think back. You hardly let me 7).....................(say) a word. I'm sorry, but you know that in my excitement I nearly left a lot of things behind like my camera and my money. I didn't know you had such a bad memory. I'm not usually so forgetful. I had a lot on my mind. Anyway, I don't remember actually 8)..................... .....................(leave) anything behind in the end.How did you feel when you first arrived there? I remember 9).....................(worry) about what to do and where to go. I wanted 10).....................(see) everything but I didn't know where 11).....................(begin).So where did you go first? Well, we started in New York. At first, the traffic was so bad that I was afraid 12).....................(cross)

the road. But it got easier. I saw the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty and lots of other things. It was incredible! I love New York!