English 8th

Group: _____________

Study Guide

I. Which of the following verb forms are followed by an Infinitive (I)? A

Bare Infinitive (BI)? A Gerund (G)? Label them accordingly.

1. need ___I__ 11. prefer ______

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2. begin ______ 12. finish ______
3. can’t help ______ 13. could ______
4. hate ______ 14. deny ______
5. must ______ 15. would like ______
6. expect ______ 16. don’t mind ______
7. would prefer ______ 17. like ______
8. look forward to ______ 18. had better ______
9. want ______ 19. let ______
10. enjoy ______ 20. would rather ______

II. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in
parentheses, infinitive or gerund.
1. He stopped ______________ a snack. (have)
2. Stop ______________ right now! (talk)
3. He’ll never forget ____________ his favourite actress. (meet)
4. Don’t forget _____________ the door. (lock)
5. Remember _______________ a postcard. (send)
6. I’ll always remember ______________ Venice. It was so romantic.
(visit)
III. Underline the correct item.
1. Penny loves visiting / visit museums.
2. Niko agreed buy / to buy my old laptop.
3. Swimming / To swim keeps you fit.
4. His teacher made him apologise / to apologise for his bad behavior.
5. The boys are looking forward to hiking / to hike in the woods next
winter.
6. His parents let him to go / go to the party.
7. I would like to visit / visiting India one day.
English 8th
Group: _____________

IV. Match column A with column B to make correct sentences.

A B
1 ____ I can’t stand a. is my favorite sport.
2 ____ She likes b. to going on holiday.
3 ____ He made us c. to buy a new cellphone.
4 ____ I need d. hearing her cry.
5 ____ She’s looking forward e. painting in her free time.
6 ____ Windsurfing f. watch the movie.
7 ____ I finished g. doing my homework yesterday.

KEY:

I. 2. G/I 3. G 4. G/I 5. BI 6. I 7. I 8. G 9. I 10. G

11. G 12. G 13. BI 14. G 15. I 16. G 17. G/I 18. BI 19. BI 20. BI

II. 1. to have 2. talking 3. meeting 4. to lock 5. to send 6. visiting

III. 1. visit 2. to buy 3. Swimming 4. apologise 5. hiking 6. go 7. to visit

IV. 1. d 2. e 3. f 4. c 5. b 6. a 7. g