PHIẾU LUYỆN TẬP VERB FORMS – TỔNG HỢP

Exercise 1: Complete the Following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. Has she tried (drink) _drinking__________ salted water?
2. He meant (get up) _to get up__________ early but overslept.
3. Tell him that getting up earlier will mean (go) ___going________ to bed earlier.
4. You say that I’ve met Janet, but I can’t remember her. I can’t remember
(meet)_meeting__________ Janet.
5. Please remember that you must buy some stamps. Please remember (buy) __to buy_________
stamps.
6. Sheila intended to phone Peter, but she forgot. Sheila forgot (phone) __to phonr_________ Peter.
7. Do you regret (leave) _leaving__________ school so early?
8. I regret (tell) __to tell_________ you that you failed the driving test.
9. Jane usually comes home at 5 o’clock and then she goes on (play) _to play__________ badminton.
10. This is my sister favourite TV programme, she goes on (watch) _watching__________ it for hours.
11. My jeans need (wash) __to be washed/washing_________. They’re too dirty.
12. We have no food to eat now. I need (go) __to go_________ to the market today.
13. Anna used (study) __to study_________ abroad when she was a student.
14. My brother saw Peter (wait) _waiting__________ for the bus yesterday.
15. I saw you (put) __put_________ your money in your wallet.

Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I can’t stand (watch) ___watching__ ______ horror films on TV.
2. Would you like (play) ___to play________ some board games?
3. I’m not interested in (take) ___taking________ up karate lessons.
4. My best friend advised me (see) __to see_________ a doctor for my cough.
5. My mother lets me (stay) ___stay________ up late at weekends.
6. Don’t forget (lock) __to lock_________ the back door when you leave.
7. The student denied (break) __breaking/ having broken_________ into the principle’s office.
8. There’s no point (ask) __asking_________ for his help.
9. Sharon promised (pay) __to pay_________ for the damage.
10. You are not allowed (drink) __to drink_________ beer.
11. Beth admitted (change) __changing_________ the computer passwords.
12. You are obliged (follow) _to follow__________ the rules of the school.
13. I was busy (type) ___typing________ the letter when the boss came.
14. All applicants must (send) their application forms by Monday.
15. It’s no use (buy) ___buying________ expensive gadgets.
16. It’s a pleasure (meet) __to meet_________ such a clever person.
17. Tracey hates (listen) ____listening_______ to hard rock music.
18. They were delighted (see) ___to see________ their father standing on the deck of the ship.

Exercise 3: Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I forgot (phone) __to phone_________ you yesterday.
2. Before (answer) ___answering________ the questions, please read the text carefully.
3. I have just invited my friends (have) _to have__________ dinner in my house.
4. ___Adding________ (add) fruit and vegetables every day is necessary.
5. The doctor advised him (give up) _____to give up smoking______ (smoke) ___________.
6. The boy seems (be) _to be__________ very polite.
7. I can’t bear (wait) __waiting_________ for people when it’s raining.
8. They were fined for (not pay) __not paying_________ the bill.
9. The teacher ordered us (work) _to work__________ in pairs.
10. I would like (have) __tohave_________ dinner with you.
11. This exercise is difficult (understand) ___to understand________.
12. The company postpones (have) __having_________ a meeting.
13. Do you regret (not learn) __not learning_________ English when you were at school?
14. I don’t remember (visit) __visiting_________ that city.
15. Sam tried (fix) _to fix__________ the car but he couldn’t (do) ___do________ it.
16. I heard my brother (sing) ___singing________ in his room.

Exercise 4: Complete the Following sentences with the correct forms of the "verbs" on the list
below.
wash cry play post widen
practice wait speak find arrive
1. There is always a traffic jam here. The road needs ___________.
2. I had a lot of difficulties ___________ another job in Istanbul.
3. It was rather ___________ childish of him when he did badly in the test.
4. I would prefer ___________ here for five minutes if you don’t mind.
5. Could you remind me ___________ this letter?
6. I will never forget ___________ in New York the first time.
7. I couldn’t resist ___________ a trick on my classmates.
8. Why do you always insist on my ___________ English all the time?
9. My sister made me ___________ the dishes every meal.
10. I found Tony ___________ the piano in the music room.

Exercise 5: Rewrite the following sentences using the word in brackets.

1. Teaching children at this age is extremely difficult. (It)
 ________________________________________________________________.
2. My brother is very strong. He can Lift a horse. (enough)
 ________________________________________________________________.
3. That car is quite expensive. I cannot afford to buy it. (too)
 ________________________________________________________________.
4. My son prefers playing chess to flying kites. (would)
 ________________________________________________________________.
5. You shouldn’t watch TV too much. You wasted a lot of time. (wasted)
 ________________________________________________________________.
6. This movie is extremely interesting. You must see it. (worth)
 ________________________________________________________________.
7. I managed to get a visa, but it was difficult. (difficulty)
 ________________________________________________________________.
8. Living in a foreign country was not easy. (It)
 ________________________________________________________________.
9. The coffee was very hot. I couldn’t drink it. (too)
 ________________________________________________________________.
10. I haven’t got much money. I cannot go on holiday this year. (enough)
 ________________________________________________________________.
11. My father prefers listening to the radio to watching TV. (rather)
 ________________________________________________________________.
12. She washed her hair before she went out. (going)
 ________________________________________________________________.
13. Henry had better not buy too many trainers. He spent a lot of money. (spent)
 ________________________________________________________________.
14. Lucy managed to get a job without difficulty. (no)
 ________________________________________________________________.
15. My sister is not very clever. She cannot solve that problem. (enough)
 ________________________________________________________________.

Exercise 6: Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. The administration does not let US drink tea in classrooms. (allow)
 The administration does not __________________________________ in classrooms.
2. She hoped that she would get a high mark from the exam. (to)
 She hoped ____________________________________________________ the exam.
3. I can’t wait to tell Jim the good news. (look)
 I ________________________________________________________ the good news.
4. Learning a foreign language is necessary now. (to)
 It is __________________________________________________________ language.
5. She made a promise that she would quit smoking. (promised)
 She __________________________________________________________________.
6. When I arrived home, the dog was sleeping in his kennel. (found)
 When I arrived home, I ___________________________________________________.
7. My brother said that he hadn’t broken the flower vase. (denied)
 My brother _________________________________________________ the flower vase.
8. I left my umbrella at the supermarket. (remember)
 I _________________________________________________________ the supermarket.
9. I want to go on a holiday. (feel)
 I ______________________________________________________________ a holiday.
10. She never appeared on TV again after the scandal. (stopped)
 She __________________________________________________________ the scandal.
11. It is fun to go for a drive in the countryside with friends. (going)
 ___________________________________________ the countryside with friends is fun.
12. It takes me two hours to go from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh city. (spend)
 __________________________________________________________ Ho Chi Minh city.
13. Doing the housework every day is absolutely boring. (find)
 I ________________________________________________________________________.
14. Anna will give me a lift to the train station. (agree)
 Anna ____________________________________________________________________.
15. I don’t find it difficult to walk from my house to my school. (used)
 ____________________________________________________________________ school.

B. MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS (Trắc nghiệm)

Exercise 1: Underline the correct option.
1. The police decided to arrest / arresting the bad guys.
2. Linda finished to pack / packing her stuff.
3. John can’t stand to ride / riding his bike in the hot sun for hours.
4. Did you forget to fix / fixing the broken fence?
5. They spend a Lot of time to take care of / taking care of their pets.
6. I promise to be / being a hard worker.
7. There no point in persuade / persuading him, he never changes his mind.
8. Would you like to be/being a pilot?
9. No one refuses to do / doing these tasks.
10. The old man admitted to steal / stealing my wallet.
11. Jack denied to do / doing anything wrong!
12. It’s no use to get / getting upset about the outlaws.
13. Jane would prefer to play / playing volleyball rather than watch / watching TV.
14. Would you mind make / making some cookies for me?
15. Your parents need to know / knowing your test result.
16. Every day the farmers are busy to take / taking care of the animals on the ranch.
17. Their boss expects them to work / working overtime next week.
18. Bob often offers to help / helping her friends with their homework.
19. Everyone in the factory has to learn how to use / use this machine.
20. The kid enjoys to sit / sitting around the campfire at night.
21. The teacher made her students to submit / submit their assignments by Friday.
22. I hope to receive / receiving a new guitar from my father.
23. I always avoid to make / making mistakes when taking a test.
24. You’d better take / taking your umbrella with you. It’s going to rain.
25. We always try not to cause / not causing any problems.
Exercise 2: Underline the correct option.
1. Would you like come / to come / coming around next Saturday?
2. We have to stop getting / to get / get some petrol.
3. I regret inform / informing / to inform you that the company hasn’t accepted your application.
4. Before to leave / leave / leaving home, don’t forget kissing/ kiss/ to kiss mum- it’s her birthday!
5. Let’s meeting / meet / to meet on Saturday evening for dinner!
6. To revise / Revise / Revising for exam is a good idea, Tom. You’d better listen / listening / to listen
to me next time!
7. White to live / live / living in London, we could improving / improve / to improve our English.
8. There’s no point in argue / to argue I arguing with Paul. He’s always right!
9. Carol didn’t accept go / to go / going out with his classmate.
10. He finally published his first novel after working / to work / work on it for years.
11. I’m pretty sure our neighbours keep to playing / playing / to play music that loud just to
disturb us.
12. How about text / texting / to text Meg now?
13. We always try to help / help / helping my grandmother water / watering / watered the flowers.
14. Sarah is better at swim / swimming / to swimming than his brother.
15. It’s worth to do / do / doing some exercise every day.
16. I’m used to do / to doing / doing the shopping on Friday.
17. My teacher always encourages US to study / studying / study hard for the exam.
18. The windows need clean / to clean / cleaning. You can’t see through them.
20. My boyfriend persuaded me studying / to study / study Medicine.