Fill in the blanks.
1I can't find my wallet. I seem ............... it.
Wrong!
Use "to have lost" after seem to refer to an earlier completed action.
2The railway station is only half a kilometer away. It is not worth ............... a taxi.
Wrong!
Use "taking" after worth because worth is followed by a gerund.
3It is very cold. I don't fancy ............... out.
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Use "going" after don't fancy because fancy is followed by a gerund.
4I am not going to invite him ever again. He tends ............... trouble.
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Use "to make" after tends because tend is followed by an infinitive.
5I am not feeling well. I would rather ............... tonight.
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Use "not go out" after would rather to say what someone would prefer not to do.
6I don't mind ............... late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After don't mind, use an -ing form. Both "you" and the more formal "your" are acceptable before the gerund "coming".
7I rang the bell twice but nobody opened the door. They ............... out.
Select 2 answers.
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Use "must have gone" to make a strong deduction about a past action. "Will have gone" is also possible, especially in British English, to express a confident assumption about the past.
8I tend to drop things, so I am afraid ............... glassware.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "to touch" and "of touching" are acceptable: the person is unwilling to touch glassware because of a possible bad result (dropping and breaking it).
9She doesn't carry much cash. She is afraid ............... robbed.
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Use "of being" after afraid to describe fear of something that might happen.
10Is Goa ...............?
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Use "worth visiting" because worth is followed by a gerund.
11I felt sick after dinner. I am not used ............... oily food.
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Use "to eating" because to is a preposition in be used to.
12I don't want to cook dinner. I would rather somebody else ............... it.
Wrong!
Use "did" after would rather with a different subject to express a present preference.
Exercise complete
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- I can’t find my wallet. I seem to have lost it.
- The railway station is only half a kilometer away. It is not worth taking a taxi.
- It is very cold. I don’t fancy going out.
- I am not going to invite him ever again. He tends to make trouble.
- I am not feeling well. I would rather not go out tonight.
- I don’t mind you coming / your coming late.
- I rang the bell twice but nobody opened the door. They will have gone / must have gone out.
- I tend to drop things, so I am afraid to touch / of touching glassware.
- She doesn’t carry much cash. She is afraid of being robbed.
- Is Goa worth visiting?
- I felt sick after dinner. I am not used to eating oily food.
- I don’t want to cook dinner. I would rather somebody else did it.