Instructions: as for Exercise 73, but where two verbs in italics are placed side by side, put the second verb into the perfect infinitive and the first into an appropriate tense. This palace (say) (build) in three years. This palace is said to have been built in three years.
1 She (marry) my brother but she was killed in a plane crash a month before the wedding date.
2 You repeated it, which was unnecessary.
3 There (seem) (be) a fight here. Everything is smashed to bits.
4 We (set) out today, but the weather is so bad that we decided to postpone our start till tomorrow.
5 I thought they were mushrooms. ~
You (not eat) them unless you were sure. They (be) poisonous.
6 He learnt the language in six months.~ He (work) very hard.
7 I brought my umbrella, which was unnecessary.
8 I (like) (bathe) but there wasn't time.
9 I've forgotten the address. I (write) it down (but I didn't).
10 If I'd known your house was so cold I (not come).
11 You (tell) me you were going camping! If I'd known I (go) with you. ~ But it rained all the time. You (not like) that, would you?
12 Who gave you my address? ~ I don't remember. It (be) Tom. ~ It (not be) Tom; he doesn't know it.
13 You bought flowers but we have plenty in the garden.
14 After two years of his teaching she knew absolutely nothing. ~ He (not be) a good teacher.
15 My sister has just come back from abroad. She (seem) {enjoy) her trip very much.
16 Life (be) very uncomfortable in the Stone Age.
17 You (stand) still when you were being photographed, (but you didn't).
18 I (go) to a foreign university but the war prevented it.
19 I (like) (photograph) it but I had no more film.
20 There (he) a bad accident here. Look at all the broken glass.
21 It is possible that prehistoric cave drawings were connected with religion.
22 I have been driving for 20 years. ~
You (not drive) for 20 years. You are only 30 now.
23 It (take) years to dig the Suez Canal.
24 He walked past me without speaking. ~
He (not recognize) you. He is very short-sighted.
25 I (like) (go) to the match but the tickets were all sold.
26 He says he saw you at the theatre yesterday. ~ He (not see) me. I wasn't there.
27 This picture may be a fake; on the other hand it (be) painted by one of the Dutch masters.
28 It is possible that the fire in the ship was started by a bomb.
29 She walked 300 miles, carrying her child. ~ She (have) great courage.
30 It is possible that he (read) it in the papers. ~
He (not read) it. He can't read. Someone (tell) him.
31 I told them to meet me under the clock but they didn't turn up. Perhaps they were waiting under the wrong clock. There are two in the station. "
32 He told me his name was Johnson. ~ You (mishear) him. His name is Jones.
33 I said that I couldn't find my pen and he said that perhaps somebody had borrowed it.
34 I (like) (ask) a question but I was sitting so far back that I didn't think I'd be heard.
35 There (be) a fort here at one time. You can see where the foundations were.
36 The dinosaur (be said) (be) rather a stupid animal.
Gerund, infinitive and participles
Ex.75 The gerund
Put the verbs in brackets into the gerund.
1 He gave up (gamble).
2 Try to avoid (make) him angry.
3 Stop (argue) and start (work).
4 The children prefer (watch) TV to (read).
5 I am against (make) any complaints.
6 It's no use (cry) over spilt milk. (proverb)
7 I suggest (hold) another meeting next week.
8 He finished (speak) and sat down.
9 He was fined for (drive) without lights.
10 It is difficult to get used to (eat) with chopsticks.
11 If you can't turn the key try (put) some oil in the lock.
12 He lost no time in (get) down to work.
13 You can't make an omelette without (break) eggs. (proverb)
14 We are looking forward to (read) your new book.
15 They escaped by (slide) down ropes made of blankets.
16 They don't allow (smoke) in here.
17 He is thinking of (leave) his job and (go) to America.
18 After (read) this article you will give up (smoke).
19 If you put your money into that business you risk (lose) every penny.
20 Imagine (live) with someone who never stops (talk).
21 Is there anything here worth (buy)?
22 He was accused of (leak) classified information to the press.
23 You'd better consult your lawyer before (decide) to buy the property.
24 I don't enjoy (go) to the dentist.
25 Would you mind (put) your pet snake somewhere else?
26 The hostages were rescued without a shot (be) fired.
27 By (work) day and night he succeeded in (finish) the job in time.
28 He has a scheme for (make) grass grow in winter.
29 I don't feel like (work); what about (go) to a disco instead?
30 Would you mind (write) your name and address on the back of the cheque?
31 If a thing is worth (do) at all it is worth (do) well. (proverb)
32 I hate (borrow) money.
33 He was furious at (be) mistaken for an escaped convict.
34 After (talk) for ten minutes I succeeded in (convince) him that there was no danger.
35 I remember (read) a review of that book and (think) I'd like to get it.
36 As a result of (listen) at keyholes he learnt many facts which he had no hesitation in (use) to his own advantage.
