Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer.

1. I do not have enough money _________ this book.
2. buy
3. to buy
4. buying
5. bought
6. It is no use _________ to school if you _________ to work hard.
7. going / do not ready
8. to go / do not ready
9. going / are not ready
10. go / are not ready
11. They spent all day _________ and _________ on the beach.
12. to swim / sunbathing
13. to swim / to sunbathe
14. swimming / to sunbathe
15. swimming / sunbathing
16. We were made _________ all the cleaning in the house.
17. to do
18. do
19. doing
20. done
21. We regret _________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.
22. to inform
23. informing
24. to tell to
25. telling
26. Why don’t you try _________ the key anti-clockwise?
27. to turn
28. on turning
29. turning
30. turn
31. We don’t allow _________ in the classrooms.
32. that students smoke
33. smoke
34. students to smoke
35. to smoking
36. I really must _________ on with my work now.
37. to get
38. getting
39. get
40. to getting
41. Why don’t you do what you’re told, instead of _________ such a song and dance about it?
42. to make
43. making
44. made
45. make
46. I rashly posted the parcel without _________ it.
47. weighing
48. weigh
49. weighed
50. to weigh
51. Can you please _________ me a little about yourself?
52. to tell
53. telling
54. tell
55. going to tell
56. How can you waste all that money on _________?
57. gamble
58. to gamble
59. gambling
60. the gamble
61. “My watch is broken. ” “Why don’t you _________”
62. have it repair
63. have it repairing
64. have it for repair
65. have it repaired
66. Yesterday we did nothing but _________
67. talking
68. talked
69. talk
70. had talked
71. Instead of _________ a new car, she'll have her old one _________.
72. to buy / repaired
73. buying / to repair
74. buying / be repaired
75. buying / repaired
76. I tried _________ the bus, but I missed it.
77. catching
78. to catch
79. catch
80. catch up
81. I'm sorry I haven't got any money _______ you. Why don't you try _________ Peter?
82. to lend / to ask
83. lending / asking
84. to lend / asking
85. lending / to ask
86. After _________ asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.
87. fall
88. falling
89. fell
90. fallen
91. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary _________ him.
92. to marry
93. marry
94. marrying
95. married
96. He told me _________ early.
97. to try to come
98. to try coming
99. try to come
100. try coming