Exercise 3. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences:
1. I don't really fancy (spend) ______ my whole holiday with your cousins. I'd rather (spend) ______my time with you.
2. We had hoped (finish) ______ the project by the end of the month but we keep (delay) ______ by changes in the plans.
3. You'd better (go) ______ and see the boss and say what you've done. If you put off (explain) ______ it to her, she'll only be more annoyed.
4. No, that's not what I meant (say) ______. How can I make you (understand) ______?
5. Those shirts need (iron) ______, but you don't need (iron) ______ them now.
6. Are we permitted (bring) ______ guests to the ceremony? I'd like (invite) ______ my friend to join us.
7. Children shouldn't be allowed (watch) ______ violent programs on TV. Parents should encourage their children (spend) _____ time (play) _____ outdoors.
8. They couldn’t help (laugh) ______ when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
9. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather (treat) ______ equally by all of members in my family.
10. Ann: “Did you accuse Nam of (break) ______ a plate?”
Peter: “Well, I saw him (knock) ______ it off the table with his elbow.”
1 spending
2 to finish - delaying
3 go - exxplaining
4 saying - understand
5 inroning - to iron
6 to bring - to invite
7 to watch- to spend - playing
8 laughing
9 be treated
10 breaking - knock
Exercise 3. Give the correct form of each verb in brackets to complete the following sentences:
1. I don't really fancy (spend) ___spending___ my whole holiday with your cousins. I'd rather (spend) __spend____my time with you.
2. We had hoped (finish) ___ to finish ___ the project by the end of the month but we keep (delay) ____delaying__ by changes in the plans.
3. You'd better (go) ___go___ and see the boss and say what you've done. If you put off (explain) ___ explaining___ it to her, she'll only be more annoyed.
4. No, that's not what I meant (say) __ to say____. How can I make you (understand) __ understand____?
5. Those shirts need (iron) ___ỉoning___, but you don't need (iron) ______ them now.
6. Are we permitted (bring) ___ to bring___ guests to the ceremony? I'd like (invite) ___ to invite___ my friend to join us.
7. Children shouldn't be allowed (watch) ___ to watch___ violent programs on TV. Parents should encourage their children (spend) ___to spend__ time (play) __playing___ outdoors.
8. They couldn’t help (laugh) __laughing____ when they heard the little boy singing a love song.
9. I can’t bear thinking back of that time. I’d rather (treat) ___treat___ equally by all of members in my family.
10. Ann: “Did you accuse Nam of (break) __breaking____ a plate?”
Peter: “Well, I saw him (knock) ____knocking__ it off the table with his elbow.”