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B. Put the words in the correct order.
1. for / to / work / easy / she’s .

2. very / talk / he’s / to / to / difficult .
3. work / he’s / with / nice / to .
4. with / live / to / easy / she’s .
5. music / pleasant / listen / this / is / to / to .
6. with / get / to / on / easy / she’s .

7. pleasure / it’s / work / a / her / with / to .

C. Complete the following sentences using the gerund or infinitive form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I used milk every day when I was a child. (drink)
2. I am used to late. (stay up)

3. The manager would like to you. (speak)
4. The teacher doesn’t permit our mother language during English lessons. (speak)
5. I remember to primary school with my grandfather. (go)
6. He began the walls at seven and worked till twelve. (paint)
7. The policeman caught the man . (steal)
8. They made us for an hour. (wait)
9. I heard them about you. (talk)
10. The boss wants you on time. (come)
11. Would you mind for a few minutes? (wait)
12. She enjoys English books. (read)
13. My father didn’t let me to the football match. (go)

14. You ought hard. (study)

D. Choose the gerund or infinitive form.
1. I’m very bad at to play / playing the piano.
2. Would you like to go / going horse riding with me?
3. Do you like to climb / climbing?
4. I hope to learn / learning to play badminton next winter.
5. To fish / Fishing helps me to relax.
6. Thank you for to take / taking me windsurfing.
7. You can’t expect to be / being good at a sport the very first time you try it.
8. Could you teach me how to play / playing chess?
9. She really loves to collect / collecting stamps.
10. I can’t live without to listen / listening to music.
11. To parachute / Parachuting can be quite dangerous if you don’t know what you are doing.
12. I’m quite good at to waterski / waterskiing, but my husband can’t do it at all.
13. To speak / Speaking when your mouth is full is not considered very polite.
14. I’d like to have / having more free time than I do have.
15. I enjoy to play / playing tennis, but I really can’t get excited about to run / running.
16. To work / Working for too long on a computer can give you bad headaches.

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