1 Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the...

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1 Complete the sentences with the -ing form or the infinitive (with or without to) of the verb in brackets. Example: She left without saying (say) goodbye. 1 I asked Fran to go to the newsagent’s ________ (get) a paper. 2 My boss refuses ________ (give) me a pay rise. I’m going to resign. 3 I really love ________ (not / have) to go to meetings any more. 4 Do you feel like ________ (go) out for an Indian meal? 5 We’ve given up ________ (try) to make Barry smile – he’s totally miserable! 6 Don’t tell me you forgot ________ (post) that letter! 7 I remember ________ (meet) Christina many years ago. 8 Would you mind ________ (turn) the TV down? I can’t sleep. 9 Martha doesn’t seem ________ (enjoy) opera at all. 10 I’m not very good at ________ (write) formal letters. 10 2 Complete the sentences using reported speech. Example: ‘Do you want to go or not?’ He asked me if / whether I wanted to go. 1 ‘Have you been to Beijing?’ He asked me if I ________ to Beijing. 2 ‘We’ve bought some ice cream.’ They told me that they________ some ice cream. 3 ‘I’ll give you a ride to the station.’ She said she ________ give me a ride to the station. 4 ‘What are their names?’ She asked me what their names ________. 5 ‘We interviewed ten people this morning.’ They said they ________ ten people that morning. 6 ‘We’re having a huge sale next month.’ They told us they ________ a huge sale the following month. 7 ‘Are you watching the tennis?’ My neighbour asked us ________ we were watching the tennis. 8 ‘Don’t waste your money on that rubbish!’ The man told me ________ waste my money on that rubbish. 9 ‘We may not have that in stock at the moment.’ The shop assistant said they ________ have it in stock at the moment. 10 ‘I must be back by 9 p.m.’ She said she ________ be back by 9 p.m. 3 Write the nouns for the verbs. Example: demonstrate demonstration 1 retire ________ 2 sell ________ 3 pay ________ 4 agree ________ 5 respond ________ 6 qualify ________ 7 lose ________ 8 choose ________

Answer 1

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1. I asked Fran to go to the newsagent’s to get a paper. 2 My boss refuses to give me a pay rise. I’m going to resign. 3 I really love not having to go to meetings any more. 4 Do you feel like going out for an Indian meal? 5 We’ve given up trying to make Barry smile – he’s totally miserable! 6 Don’t tell me you forgot to post that letter! 7 I remember meeting Christina many years ago. 8 Would you mind turning the TV down? I can’t sleep. 9 Martha doesn’t seem to enjoy opera at all. 10 I’m not very good at writing formal letters.

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1 ‘Have you been to Beijing?’ He asked me if I had been to Beijing. 2 ‘We’ve bought some ice cream.’ They told me that they had bought some ice cream. 3 ‘I’ll give you a ride to the station.’ She said she would give me a ride to the station. 4 ‘What are their names?’ She asked me what their names were. 5 ‘We interviewed ten people this morning.’ They said they had interviewed ten people that morning. 6 ‘We’re having a huge sale next month.’ They told us they were having a huge sale the following month. 7 ‘Are you watching the tennis?’ My neighbour asked us if we were watching the tennis. 8 ‘Don’t waste your money on that rubbish!’ The man told me not to waste my money on that rubbish. 9 ‘We may not have that in stock at the moment.’ The shop assistant said they might not have it in stock at the moment. 10 ‘I must be back by 9 p.m.’ She said she had to be back by 9 p.m.

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1 retire - retirement

2 sell - seller

3 pay - payment, payer

4 agree  - agreement

5 respond - response

6 qualify - qualification

7 lose - loss

8 choose - choice