Unit 8

Grammar Practice

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1

Put the verbs in the correct column.

hate

like

refuse

don't mind

can't stand

hope

enjoy

imagine

promise

decide

+ Gerund

+ In®nitive

....................

....................

hate

....................

....................

....................

....................

....................

....................

....................

....................

....................

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2

Complete the sentences with a verb from the

box.

living

to give

drinking

having

eating

to study

talking

to be

writing

1 She likes .................... ice cream.

eating

2 Can you imagine .................... in New York?
3 She hopes ....................a doctor.
4 They enjoy .................... their friends to stay.
5 Shakespeare liked .................... plays.
6 Most people prefer .................... coffee to

tea.

7 Tim decided .................... Biology at

University.

8 Simon hates .................... on the phone.
9 They refused .................... him the job.

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3

Complete the sentences. Use the gerund or

the in®nitive form of the verbs.
1 Tommy can't imagine .................... (play)

playing

for Liverpool.

2 He hates .................... (go) to the cinema.
3 I decided .................... (drink) the coffee

with sugar.

4 John prefers .................... (speak) French

to Italian.

5 Eddie likes .................... (eat) eggs.
6 We don't mind .................... (travel) at

night.

7 He doesn't want .................... (see) them

any more.

8 She refused .................... (play) the piano

when she was six.

9 They can't stand .................... (watch)

football.

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4

Gerund or in®nitive? Circle the correct

words.
1 We enjoy going / to go shopping.
2 We don't mind going / to go early in the

morning.

3 She can't stand watching / to watch that

actress.

4 I imagine going / to go to America when I'm

older.

5 She prefers reading / to read to the

television.

6 They refused helping / to help her with the

work.

7 William hopes going / to go to the football

at the weekend.

8 Sophia hates waking up / to wake up early

on Saturdays.

9 I don't want being / to be a doctor!

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# Cambridge University Press 2005 Level 2 Unit 8

GRAMMAR

PRACTICE

LEVEL

2

UNIT

8

Level 2