Irregular Verbs: No 29a Infinitive bet bite bleed creep dig feed flee freeze hang lay lead

leap mistake ring No 29b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 No 30 Write the missing words for these irregular verbs. Past Simple bet Past Participle bet Infinitive rise sew shake shrink sink slide spit split spread stick swing tear wake weep Complete these sentences, choosing the most appropriate verb from the table and putting it into the Present Perfect or the Past Simple. Past Simple Past Participle

Ouch! Your dog has bitten me on the leg! After stealing the money, the thieves split it between them. Look! Those workmen ______________________ another big hole in the road. Inflation ________________________ by 2 per cent this year. After the invasion, thousands of refugees______________________ to other countries. __________________ they __________________ the bell yet? You sound very sleepy. __________________ you just ___________________ up? The ship _____________________ after it hit an iceberg. Your sweater ___________________________. You should take it back to the shop and complain. As soon as it was light, our guide _____________________ us through the forest. Verbs taking gerund, infinitive, or direct speech Some verbs are followed by the infinitive: She advised me to go. Some verbs use the gerund: I like driving. Some verbs use indirect speech: They complained that they had been waiting for hours. Certain verbs can use all three: We agreed to go. We agreed that we should go. We agreed about going.

No 30b 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Decide if the following sentences can be finished correctly by a, b, and/or c. Sometimes all three are possible. a) to move the car. c) that the car moved. a) to be able to come soon. c) that I'd be able to come soon. a) to see the manager. c) that they should see the manager. b) moving the car.

We all helped I had hoped b) for coming soon. They insist b) on seeing the manager.

I intend a) to stay here for some time. b) staying here for some time. c) that I should stay here for some time. We invited them b) for coming to the party. They already knew b) about leaving early. a) to come to the party. c) that they should come to the party. a) to leave. c) that they should leave early.

John soon learned a) to work the machine. b) about working the machine. c) that he should work the machine. Why didn't they let b) him going? The children love b) playing with Mark. They made b) him staying. We finally managed b) opening the car door. Do you mind b) my smoking? I miss b) living near my family. They offered b) paying for the damage. He ordered b) them staying there. We planned b) on arriving at 9 o'clock. I prefer b) working alone. They promised b) about visiting her. I would recommend b) having the seafood. They refused b) leaving. a) him go? c) that he should go? a) to play with Mark. c) that they should play with Mark. a) him stay. c) that he should stay. a) to open the car door. c) that we opened the car door. a) me to smoke? c) if I smoke? a) to live near my family. c) that I don't live near my family. a) to pay for the damage. c) that they would pay for the damage. a) them to stay there. c) that they should stay there. a) to arrive at 9 o'clock. c) that we should arrive at 9 o'clock. a) to work alone. c) that I should work alone. a) to visit her. c) that they would visit her. a) you to have the seafood. c) that you have the seafood. a) to leave. c) that they would leave.