1I can’t let this ...............
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After "let", use the infinitive without "to": "happen".
2Mother suggested ............... for that job.
Wrong!
After "suggested", use the -ing form: "applying".
3You ought ............... your ways.
Wrong!
After "ought", use the to-infinitive: "to mend".
4They made him ............... the whole story.
Wrong!
After active "made him", use the infinitive without "to": "repeat".
5He was made ............... the whole story.
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After passive "was made", use the to-infinitive: "to repeat".
6He is capable ............... his own decisions.
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The phrase is "capable of" plus an -ing form: "of making".
7You must not ............... without my permission.
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After the modal "must", use the infinitive without "to": "leave".
8Don’t forget ............... the money.
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For a future duty or reminder, use "forget" plus the to-infinitive: "to send".
9She doesn’t need ...............
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With ordinary verb "need" in "doesn’t need", use the to-infinitive: "to wait".
10You need not ...............
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With auxiliary "need not", use the infinitive without "to": "wait".
11I heard them ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "heard them", both the bare infinitive "talk" and the -ing form "talking" are possible.
12I saw him ............... the lamp.
Select 2 answers.
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After "saw him", both the bare infinitive "light" and the -ing form "lighting" are possible.
Exercise complete
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Answers
- I can’t let this happen.
- Mother suggested applying for that job.
- You ought to mend your ways.
- They made him repeat the whole story.
- He was made to repeat the whole story.
- He is capable of making his own decisions.
- You must not leave without my permission.
- Don’t forget to send the money.
- She doesn’t need to wait.
- You need not wait.
- I heard them talk / talking.
- I saw him light / lighting the lamp.