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Exercise 4 - Infinitives
Complete the sentences with the
infinitive
form of the verb. Two are in the negative form.
1. It was late, so we decided
(
drive
) instead of walk.
2. She's lazy. She needs
(
work
) much harder.
3. I like her, but she tends
(
giggle
) too much.
4. The bank agreed
(
lend
) us $20,000 at 2.5% interest.
5. How old were you when you learned
(
play
) the guitar?
6. We decided
(
go out
-
negative
) because Alex wasn't feeling well.
7. She pretended
(
notice
-
negative
) me as she passed me in the student center.
8 & 9. We asked how
(
get
) to Old Man Brown's house, but everyone seemed
(
be
) scared when we mentioned his name.
10. Gregory will show you how
(
prep
) the laser capacitors.
11. In this economy, few people can afford
(
buy
) their own houses.
12. Do you know what
(
do
) when there is a chemical emergency in the labs?
13. One day, I hope
(
be
) an interpreter.
14. I intend
(
graduate
) this spring with a 4.0 GPA.
15. I tend
(
make
) bad judgments under pressure.
SCORE
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