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The Infinitive / -ing form / -ing/-ed adjectives 2
Put the verbs in brackets into the infinitive or -ing form. 17
Standing at my letterbox, I nervously ripped open the creamy white envelope. ‘Dear, Sarah Jones’, the letter
began. ‘We regret 1) ................... (inform) you that your application has been unsuccessful’. I looked up.
I couldn’t continue 2) ................... (read) any further. Just then my mobile rang. It was my dad. He wanted
3) ................... (find out) if I had got the job. I told him what the letter said. ‘Cheer up’, he replied. ‘If you
keep 4) ................... (send) out applications, you will find a job eventually. Can you tell me what they said?’
‘What’s the use of 5) ................... (read) anymore’, I replied disappointedly. I looked down at the letter
again. The letter continued; ‘We do not feel you are experienced enough 6) ................... (work) in our
marketing department. However, after 7) ................... (consider) your CV, we would like
8) ................... (offer) you some training for another position in our company. We would be glad
9) .................. (meet) with you to discuss this. We look forward to 10) .................. (hear) from you
soon’. ‘I suggest 11) ................... (read) all the way to the end next time, sweetheart!’, dad said.
to inform
Complete the sentences using the words in bold, as in the example. Use between
two and five words.
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1 He wasn’t tall enough to be a policeman.
short He was ....................................... to be a policeman.
2 They made her pay £2,000 tax.
was She ....................................... £2.000 tax.
3 We were shocked by the news.
shocking The new ....................................... to us.
4 She was so tired she couldn’t keep her eyes open.
too She was ....................................... her eyes open.
5 The horror film was terrifying.
were We ....................................... the horror film.
6 Dad didn’t allow me to borrow his car.
let Dad ....................................... his car.
7 Driving fast is dangerous.
to It is ....................................... fast.
8 They allowed him to enter the building.
let They ....................................... the building.
9 We were interested in the lecture.
to The lecture ....................................... us.
10 She took an hour to type the letter.
her Typing ....................................... an hour.
11 The box was too heavy for him to lift.
enough The box ....................................... for him to lift.
12 She could hardly see in the dark.
difficult She ....................................... in the dark.
too short