B1
English Grammar Exercises for B1- Verb patterns
5 bài tập
1. Choose the correct answers.
- 1)Do you fancy to go out / going out for a pizza?
- 2)If you happen to see / seeing Kerry, tell her I called.
- 3)Do you want to watch / watching a film tonight?
- 4)We managed to finish / finishing our homework quickly.
- 5)I can’t help to laugh / laughing when someone falls over.
- 6)We decided to go / going to the Caribbean this year.
- 7)They refused to help / helping us with the project.
- 8)I couldn’t face to do / doing any revision last night.
2. Complete the dialogue with the infinitive or -ing form of the verbs in brackets.
- Kate I’m fed up! I spent all last night 1) (study) for today’s exam.
- Jenny Did you manage 2) (learn) everything?
- Kate More or less. But I don’t feel like 3) (do) the same again tonight.
- Jenny No, I don’t enjoy 4) (study) either, but we’ve nearly finished.
- Kate I want 5) (go out) for a change. We’ve been studying for weeks.
- Jenny Well, there’s no way we can avoid 6) (take) exams. Let’s plan a trip for when we finish.
- Kate That’s a good idea! Where do you suggest 7) (go)?
- Jenny I fancy 8) (lie) on a beach somewhere doing absolutely nothing.
- Kate Excellent idea. Let’s go it.
3. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
- As a child, Naomi Campbell always wanted 1) (be) famous, but she never expected 2) (become) a supermodel. She enjoyed 3) (appear) in public and joined a drama school at the age of five. When she was fifteen, the head of the modelling agency spotted her and insisted on 4) (give) her a contract. Despite discrimination in the field, she became an instant success and even magazines like Vogue agreed 5) (use) her photo on their front cover. In the 1990s, Naomi decided to 6) (launch) her singing career, but she failed 7) (impress) the critics. However, she has spent over two decades 8) (work) as a model and on the catwalk she is still as popular as ever.
4. Complete the sentences with the infinitive or the -ing form of the verbs in the box.
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- 1)I remembered ‘Happy Birthday’ to Sarah. Did you?
- 2)She stopped coffee so she would sleep better.
- 3)I forgot that letter. Sorry!
- 4)The TV doesn’t work, but he’s going to try it.
- 5)I stopped petrol on my way to London yesterday.
- 6)Do you remember your grandparents when you were little?
- 7)My sister tried to work, but she didn’t enjoy it so now she gets the bus.
5. Challenge!
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| verb + infinitive | verb + -ing |
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 5 |
| 3 | 6 |
- Challenge!
- Look up these verbs in a learner’s dictionary and put them in the correct column.
- Write sentences using each verb.
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- 5)
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