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Đáp án bài tập To V Ving
Exercise 1. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. They are used to (prepare) __preparing_____ new lessons.
2. By (work) _____working__ day and night , he succeeded in ( finish) ___finishing____ the job in time.
3. His doctor advised him (give) ____to give up___up (smoke)___smoking____.
4. Please stop (talk)___talking____. We will stop (eat) ____to eat___lunch in ten minutes.
5. Stop (argue) ___arguing____and start (work) ___to work____.
6. I like (think) ___to think____carefully about things before (make) ___making____decision.
7. Ask him (come) __to come_____in. Don't keep him (stand) ____standing___at the door.
8. Did you succeed in (solve) __solving_____the problem?
9. Don’t forget (lock)___to lock____ the door before (go)____going___ to bed.
10. Don’t try (persuade) ___to persuade____ me . Nothing can make me (change)____change___ my mind. Exercise 2:
1. Nam suggested ____talking____ (talk) the children to school yesterday.
(cấu trúc Suggest + Ving: đề xuất, gợi ý làm việc gì)
2. They decided _____to play____ (play) tennis with us last night.
(cấu trúc Decide + to Vinf: quyết định làm gì)
3. Mary helped me ____repair____ (repair) this fan and ____clean___ (clean) the house.
(cấu trúc Help + sb + Vinf: giúp ai đó làm gì)
4. We offer ____to make____ (make) a plan.
(cấu trúc Offer + to Vinf: đề nghị làm gì)
5. We required them ___to be_____ (be) on time.
(cấu trúc Require + sb + to Vinf: yêu cầu làm gì)
6. Kim wouldn’t recommend him ____to go___ (go) here alone.
(cấu trúc Recommend + sb + to Vinf: Giới thiệu cho ai làm việc gì mà người nói cảm
thấy thú vị, hay hoặc bổ ích)
7. Before ____going____ (go) to bed, my mother turned off the lights.
(cấu trúc Before + Ving: Trước khi làm gì)
8. Minh is interested in ____listening____ (listen) to music before ___going__ (go) to bed.
(cấu trúc “giới từ” + Ving)
9. This robber admitted ____stealing__ (steal) the red mobile phone last week.
(cấu trúc Admit + Ving: thừa nhận làm gì)
10. Shyn spends a lot of money ____repairing____ (repair) her car.
(cấu trúc S + spend + time/money + Ving…: dành thời gian làm việc gì)
11. It took me 2 hours ____to buy___ (buy) the clothes and shoes.
(cấu trúc It takes + sb + time/money + to Vinf…)
12. Do you have any money ____to pay____ (pay) for the hat? (cấu trúc Have + to Vinf)
13. Would you like ____to visit____ (visit) my grandparents in Paris?
(cấu trúc Would you like + to Vinf…?: cấu trúc mời ai đó làm gì)
14. Don’t waste her time ______complaining_____(complain) about her salary.
(cấu trúc Waste time + Ving: lãng phí thời gian làm việc gì)
15. That questions need _____replying______ (reply).
(cấu trúc Need + Ving: cần được làm gì)
16. Viet is used to ____crying____ (cry) when he faces his difficulties.
(cấu trúc tobe used to + Ving: diễn tả một thói quen lặp đi lặp lại ở hiện tại)
17. It’s time they stopped ____working__ (work) here.
(cấu trúc Stop + Ving: dừng việc đang làm)
18. Will she remember ____to collect___ (collect) his suit from the dry – cleaners or shall I do it?
(cấu trúc Remember + to Vinf: nhớ để làm gì)
19. Jim forgot ____sending____ (send) this message last night.
(cấu trúc Forget + Ving: quên làm gì)
20. Hung stopped ___to eat___ (eat) meat yesterday.
(cấu trúc Stop + to Vinf: dừng để làm gì) Exercise 3:
1. to coming ➔ to come (want + to Vinf)
2. running ➔ run (use + to Vinf)
3. celebrating ➔ to celebrate (have + to Vinf)
4. to avoiding to avoid (try + to Vinf) ➔
5. post ➔ to post (forget + to Vinf) Exercise 4:
1. You don’t have to play football with my best friends today.
2. You suggested visiting her parents the next week.
3. Thanh spends 3 hours a day doing the homework.
➔ It takes Thanh 3 hours a day to do the homework.
➔ Thanh wastes 3 hours a day doing the homework.
4. Hanh reminded to close all the window and turn off the lights before going out .
5. Linh told him not to repair her bicycle.
Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer.
1 - B; 2 - C; 3 - D; 4 - A; 5 - A;
6 - C (try doing: thử làm gì) ; 7 - C; 8 - C; 9 - B; 10 - A;
11 - C; 12 - C; 13 - D; 14 - A; 15 - D;
16 - B; 17 - C; 18 - B; 19 - A; 20 - A;
Exercise 6. Give the correct form. Gerund or Infinitive
1 - going; 2 - making; 3 - to see; 4 - to read; 5 - paying;
6 - to make; 7 - seeing; 8 - to pay; 9 - reading; 10 - to go;
11 - acting; 12 - teaching; 13 - writing; 14 - complain; 15 - spending;
16 - training; 17 - visiting; 18 - to feed; 19 - seeing; 20 - to post;
21 - lending; 22 - to inform; 23 - cleaning; 24 - having; 25 - doing;
26 - asking; 27 - smoking ; 28 - getting; 29 - being; 30 - doing;
Exercise 7. Put the verb into the gerund or the infinitive
1) It appears (be)___to be___ raining.
2) We intend (go) ___to go ___ to the mountain this Sunday.
3) I pretended (be) ___to be___ sick so I didn't have to go to school.
4) Can you imagine (live) ___living___ without internet?
5) They tolerate (smoke) __smoking____ but they prefer people not to.
6) I anticipate (arrive) __arriving____ on Saturday.
7) A party involves (negotiate) ___negotiating___ with everyone in the family.
8) He denies (steal) __stealing____ the purse.
9) Tom claims (be) __to be____ a billionaire but I don't believe him.
10) I expect (be) ___to be___ there about eight.
11) Julia reported (see) ___seeing___ the boys to the police.
12) It tends (rain) ___to rain ___ a lot in Da Lat.
13) Do you recall (meet) ___meeting___ her at the party last night?
14) She mentioned (go) __going____ to the cinema, but I don't know what she decided to do in the end.
15) The teenager refused (go) __to go____ on holiday with his parents.
Exercise 8. Gerund or Infinitive – Fill in the correct form.
1. _________Fishing_______ is not allowed here. (fish)
2. I heard the TV set ____explode____________ . (explode)
3. She appeared ________to be________ very nervous. (be)
4. I keep ______telling__________ you - it was an accident. (tell)
5. Jack is good at ________painting________ ceilings. (paint)
6. She wondered who ________to ask________ . (ask)
7. It is difficult _________to understand_______ him. (understand)
8. She did not know what ______ to expect__________ from them. (expect)
9. My wife warned us _______not to touch_________ the table. (not touch)
10. He refused _________to tell_______ me what all the fuss was about. (tell)
11. There’s no sense in __________visiting______ him. He’s not at home. (visit)
12. Elephants are known _______to have_________ a fantastic memory. (have)
13. I let her _______get_________ on with her work. (get)
14. Colin had no idea of how _______to get_________ into the house. (get)
15. I’d rather ________be________ in bed than go to work. (be)
Exercise 9. Gerund or Infinitive – Fill in the correct form.
1. ________Fishing________ is not allowed here. (fish)
2. I heard the TV set _______explode_________ . (explode)
3. She appeared _____to be___________ very nervous. (be)
4. I keep _________telling_______ you - it was an accident. (tell)
5. Jack is good at ______painting_______ ceilings. (paint)
6. She wondered who _______to ask_________ . (ask)
7. It is difficult _________to understand_______ him. (understand)
8. She did not know what ______to expect__________ from them. (expect)
9. My wife warned us _______not to touch_________ the table. (not touch)
10. He refused ________to tell________ me what all the fuss was about. (tell)
Exercise 10. Gerund or Infinitive – Fill in the correct form.
1. They are likely _______to show______ up at any time. (show)
2. The man denied ______committing_____ the crime. (commit)
3. Their memories of ______ traveling______ in Africa will stay with them forever. (travel)
4. He has always been afraid of _____flying_______. (fly)
5. ______. Swimming___ is good for your health. (swim)
6. Would you mind ______passing______ me the sugar. (pass)
7. She promised ____to read______ the report as soon as possible. (read)
8. I had a hard time ____explaining______ the situation to my husband. (explain)
9. She had some problems _______reading_____ without glasses. (read)
10. Paul gave up _____smoking___ five years ago. (smoke)
Exercise 11. Gerund or Infinitive – Fill in the correct form.
1. Most teachers insist on their pupils _________doing__________ (do) the homework.
2. She has often made me _________cry.__________ (cry).
3. I expect _________to hear__________ (hear) from you by Monday.
4. It's no use _____pretending _____ (pretend) _______ to like_______ (like) her food.
5. How old were you when you learnt ___________to drive________ (drive) ?
6. I don't mind ______ waking_______ (walk) home but I'd rather _____get______ (get) a taxi.
7. I can't make a decision. I keep ______ changing _______ (change) my mind.
8. We had to keep him from ______falling______ (fall) off the cliff.
9. He had made his decision and refused ______ to change_____ (change) his mind.
10. It was a good holiday. I enjoyed ________being_____ (be) by the sea.
Exercise 12. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
1. Most teachers insist on their pupils _______doing______ (do) the homework.
2. She has often made me _______ cry______ (cry).
3. I expect ________to hear_______ (hear) from you by Monday.
4. It's no use ______pretending _____ (pretend) _______to like ______ (like) her food.
5. How old were you when you learnt _______to drive ______ (drive) ?
6. I don't mind _______waking ______ (walk) home but I'd rather _________get_______ (get) a taxi.
7. I can't make a decision. I keep _______changing ______ (change) my mind.
8. We had to keep him from _______falling________ (fall) off the cliff.
9.. He had made his decision and refused ______to change_____ (change) his mind.
10. It was a good holiday. I enjoyed ________being___ (be) by the sea.
Exercise 13. Put the verbs in brackets into their correct form: INFINITIVE or ING-FORM.
1. I dislike shopping because I can't stand ____BEING____ in crowded places (BE).
2. I avoid ____VISITING____ places where there are crowds of people (VISIT)
3. She intends ____TO SAVE____ up a lot of money so that she can go to Africa next year (SAVE).
4. I remember Steve ____WINNING____ the gold medal in the race last year (WIN).
5. We have arranged for the plumber ____TO COME____ tomorrow (COME).
6. It is necessary for him ____TO STUDY____ harder (STUDY)
7. I need ____TO FINISH____ this project today (FINISH).
8. I insist on ____HELPING____ you with the dishes (HELP)
9. Some people expect things ____TO GO____ wrong on the 13th of every month (GO)
10. Stuart agreed ____TO WASH____ the car for me (WASH)
Exercise 14. Complete the sentence with Gerund or Infinitive.
1. Suddenly everybody stopped _______talking___ . There was complete silence. (TALK)
2. He seems ______to have lost___ some weight (HAVE LOSE)
3. Can you remind me ___to phone_____ Ann tomorrow ? (PHONE)
4. I remember _____driving____ along the road when I saw a strange animal (DRIVE)
5. Please don't keep _____interrupting____ me when I have something important to say. (INTERRUPT)
6. I think his decision _____to give_____ up the job was stupid (GIVE)
7. I'm sorry to keep you ____waiting____ so long (WAIT)
8. I promised ____not to be___ late (NOT BE)
9. Are you thinking of ___buying___ a new car ? (BUY)
10. I waved to Karen but I failed ____to attract______ her attention (ATTRACT)
Exercise 15. Give the correct form of the word in brackets.
Eric said that we should begin (1)___ planning_____(plan) the End of Term Gathering of
the English Club as he had promised (2)___to give_________(give) the details to Mrs.
Clean by next week. Mark suggested (3)___booking_______(book) a room at the
Golden Dragon Restaurant. However, Susan felt that most members could’t afford
(4)____to pay___(pay) for an expensive dinner. Ellen offered (5)__to let_______(let) us
use her parens’home in Kowloon Tong on Saturday afternoon. She said that she liked
(6)____having____(have) big parties and she didn’t mind (7)_____
organizing____(organize) it by herself. However, Donald hated (8)__making_______
(make) one person do all the work. He wanted (9)_____to get__ (get) more members
involved. Simon considered (10)__holding____(hold) the gathering at the Beachside
Café in Sai Kung. He thought most members would enjoy (11)_____going____(go) to
Sai Kung. Maggie said a lot of members would hesitate (12)__to travel_______(travel)
all the way to Sai Kung because of the distance.
The members continue (13)__discussing___(discuss) the suggestions for time but no decision was reached.
Exercise 16. Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
1. My friend is giving up (to smoke/ ) smoking at last.
2. The two teams agreed (postponing/ to postpone) the game until next week,
3. The suspect denied (having/ to have) anything to do with the robbery.
4. Jimmy is very skillful. He has managed (to repair/ repairing) his notebook. 5. Doctors advise us (
/ sleeping) at least 8 hours a day to sleep .
6. Jerry is very angry. He refuses (speaking/ to speak) to me.
7. I can't stand (to wear/ wearing) such an awful dress.
8. Can I go outside now ? I've finished (doing/ to do) my homework.
9. Friends you can trust will never fail (helping/ ) you. to help
10. I don't mind (to do/ doing) the dishes. I've got all the time in the world.