2. Complete this letter to the editor of a newspaper. Use the correct form of the verbs.
Dear Editor:
Cars are essential in today’s society. We need them …………… 1.(get) from place to place. However, ……………2.(drive) is a privilege, not a right. I’m in favour of …………… 3(suspend) licences for serious moving violations. Futhermore, if someone has his or her licence suspended more than once, that person should not be permitted ……………..4.(drive) at all.
I learned…………5(drive) when I was sixteen. I remember ……………….6 (be) very happy when I first got my licence. In fact, my friends and family ven helped celebrate my …………..7(pass) the road test. But my parents cautioned me ……………8(not take) this new responsibility lightly. In order……………...9 (give) me a sense of responsibility, they made me ………….9(pay) my own car insurance from the start. They expected me ……….11(be) more cautious, courteous driver at all times. They insisted on my …….. 12(obey) all regulations.
Some of my friends objected to ………..13(have to) wear seatbelts. The couldn’t stand ………14(feel) “confined”. Seatbelts save lives and help ……………15(prevent) serious injuries. It’s completely irresponsible ………………..16(not use) them, and if my friends refused …………..17(buckle up), I didn’t let them …………18(ride) with me.
I believe that too many people consider ………….19(drive) a sport. Stricter laws, and the enforcement of those laws , will make people……………..20(behave) more carefully on the road., and that, in turn, will result in………………21(save) lives. It’s time …………..22(make) our roads safer.
Sally McKay, Detroit.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the infinitive or -ing form.
At first I was afraid.. ......................(jump) from the aeroplane but my instructor helped me …………………….(overcome) my fear.
I suggested that she should ...............(start) exercising but she told me she couldn't afford………………………..(join) a gym.
He intends………………………… (leave) early in the morning, although this means.. ..................(wake up) at 5:30 am.
I would prefer………………………… (have) my own business rather than ………………(work) for somebody else.
"Do you regret………………… (turn down) his job offer?" " No, because the job involved……………..(travel) abroad a lot.'
He was made………………………….. (reveal) the name of his accomplice after he was seen.....................(leave) the disused factory with her.
"Let's...............(go) somewhere else. There's no point .................(wait) for a table in this place."
He went on ..............(talk) for hours about his trip to Africa and how he would always remember……………………(meet) a tribe of natives.
They were advised .....................(take) plenty of warm clothing with them to avoid ...................(feel) cold once they were on the mountain.
She loves………………… (be) given gifts, and she will never forget………….. (receive) a huge bouquet of pink roses on her last birthday.
Keith isn't used to ................ (live) in a tropical climate; he is often heard………… (complain) about the humid weather and the unbearable heat.
She was advised by her doctor …….............(go) on a diet, so she has stopped……. ...............(eat) sweets and chocolates.
Let’s ……………….(make) spaghetti for dinner. I’d rather……….. (have) labm chops and mint sauce.
It was very kind of you …………..(give) me a gift for my birthday; I liked it very much. I just wanted ……………. (get) you something small; I’m glad ………….(see) you like it.
John and I have decided …………………(move) to the country. That’s a great idea! I wouldn’t mind…………. (leave) the city and …………. (go) somewhere where it’s peaceful.
I saw Katie ……………. (run) down the street in the morning. She was probably trying …………. (catch) the 7.30 bus.
Are you expecting Sally ………………(come over) for dinner tonight? Yes, I promised …………….(cook) her favourite dish if she came over.
I didn’t sleep well last night. There were some boys outside and I could hear them ……….(laugh) till 2:00 in the morning.
I was so happy ……………….(hear) that Tom Smith won the award. He is the first person under the age of twenty…………. (win) such an important award.
Mrs. Scott has offered……………… (look after) the children while we are away. She is such a nice woman. She is always willing ………….(help) us.
Does Tim enjoy …………….(watch) football games? Yes, he does, but he prefers ………………(play) football with his friends to ………….(watch) it on TV.
Why are you so late? You promised ………………(be) on time. I’m sorry, but I was busy ……………..(repair) the car.
Did you watch the late film on TV last night? No, I was too tired ………..(stay up) and watch it all.
Mrs. Hampton came round yesterday………….. (show) us photographs of her holiday in Italy.
Jane wastes her time ………………(chat) on the phone.
We love …………………..(give) dinner parties at the weekend.
I may…………….. (buy) you an ice cream if you behave yourself.
I’ll spend my day off ……………. (write) letters to my friends.
Mike is used to ………….(wear) suits to work.
We intended ……………. (go away) this weekend but unfortunately we won’t be able to.
Complete the sentences for your partner with a verb (phrase) in the gerund or infinitive. Tell your partner if his/her sentences are true or not. Then read your first sentences.