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The Infinitive / -ing form / -ing/-ed adjectives 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or -ing form. 10
Extreme sports are not for everyone. But for people who enjoy 1) ......... (live) life
to the full, they are the only type of sports worth 2) ................... (do)! The
latest extreme sport to become popular is sandboarding. It involves
3) .................... (slide) down extremely high sand dunes on a board. You can
4) ................... (lie down) or stand up. When standing up, both your feet are
tied to the board to prevent you from 5) .................... (fall off). Some
sandboarders, however, prefer 6) .................... (keep) their feet untied
because it allows more freedom of movement. Lying down can be even more fun.
Can you imagine 7) .................... (speed) headfirst down a sand dune at
80km/hr? Because that’s how fast you can expect 8) .................... (go)!
Sounds like fun? People who have tried sandboarding say it’s totally addictive! So
head to a desert and try it out. You don’t need 9) ................... (have) any
experience, but you should 10) .................... (love) danger and excitement!
living
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or -ing form. 8
ñ All visitors are required 1) .................. (show)
their ticket upon entering each section of the museum.
ñ Visitors are not permitted 2) .................. (touch)
works of art or to lean on the cases.
ñ We advise 3) .................. (keep) a safe distance
between you and each work of art.
ñ Visitors are encouraged 4) .................. (speak)
quietly in the museum.
ñ We do not allow 5) .................. (smoke) inside
the museum building.
to show
1 She’d prefer ...... at the beach right now.
A being B be C to be
2 She appears ...... for hours.
A to have been working B work
C to work
3 We often go ...... in the summer.
A to sail B sail C sailing
4 Frank’s work shirt needs ...... .
A to clean B cleaning C clean
5 She was only pretending ...... .
A to read B to be reading
C read
6 The day was too nice ...... indoors.
A to stay B stay C staying
7 I’m hoping to ...... by two o’clock.
A leave B have left C leaving
8 Always remember ...... your seatbelt.
A fasten B to fasten C fastening
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