Infinitif (avec ou sans to) ou gérondif ? Choisissez la bonne réponse:

1. Don’t you dare talktalking to me like that!
2. Do you happen haveto havehaving any money with you?
3. Do you enjoy singto singsinging?
4. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate callto callcalling me.
5. I am looking forward to seeseeing you again soon.
6. The song made me smileto smilesmiling.
7. What about eatto eateating out tonight?
8. He swore never doto dodoing that again.
9. How dare you saysaying that?
10. Do you mind opento openopening the window?
11. It’s no problem pickto pickpicking you up at 5 o’clock.
12. Let them goto gogoing.
13. It was rather wicked threatento threatenthreatening her like that.
14. She got an offer workto workworking in South Korea.
15. Can you see the spider crawlto crawlcrawling up the wall?

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EXERCICE 2

Infinitif (avec ou sans to) ou gérondif ? Choisissez la bonne réponse:

1. We managed arriveto arrivearriving in time.
2. We asked her repeatto repeatrepeating her question.
3. He insisted on payto paypaying the bill.
4. I used getto getgetting up early.
5. I am used to getgetting up early.
6. I would rather stayto staystaying at home.
7. I spent a lot of time writeto writewriting the essay.
8. Why should they doto dodoing this?
9. I am looking forward to hearhearing from you soon.
10. You had better taketo taketaking the bus.
11. My friends encouraged me applyto applyapplying for this job.
12. I didn’t mean hurtto hurthurting your feelings.
13. I must apologize for beto bebeing late.
14. The job involves prepareto preparepreparing reports for the boss.
15. He refused betrayto betraybetraying his friends.

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EXERCICES DÉBUTANT ANGLAIS VERBES ING 1/2

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Complétez les phrases suivantes avec la forme en -ing des verbes entre parenthèses.

Exemple:

• What are you doing there? I (write) a letter.
• => I am writing a letter.

1. She remembered (fall)  asleep on the bed.
2. You recommended (wait)  until tomorrow.
3. We discussed (move)  to Italy.
4. They keep on (fight) .
5. I finished (do)  my homework.
6. She stopped (smoke)  many years ago.
7. The baby is (cry)  because he was hungry.
8. When I woke up this morning, the sun was (shine) .
9. What is your father doing now? He is (read)  the newspaper.
10. What is your mother doing now? She is (knit)  a sweater.
11. I was (take)  a bath when the telephone rang.
12. When they arrived we were (have)  dinner.
13. Sophia is (learn)   her lessons.
14. The birds are (fly)   in the sky.
15. It’s (rain) .

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EXERCICE 1/2

Infinitif (avec ou sans to) ou gérondif ? Choisissez la bonne réponse:

1. We go swimto swimswimming every day.
2. Let it beto bebeing.
3. He dreams of becometo becomebecoming a writer.
4. They enjoy cycleto cyclecycling.
5. It is not easy findto findfinding good friends.
6. My friend is afraid of flyto flyflying
7. Tina is good at readto readreading.
8. He wanted buyto buybuying a new video game.
9. I am crazy about kissto kisskissing.
10. You must cometo comecoming to my party.
11. I hope seeto seeseeing you again soon.
12. We enjoy danceto dancedancing.
13. He dreamt about beto bebeing an artist.
14. I’d love spendto spendspending another holiday in Japan.
15. Why not goto gogoing to the cinema tonight?

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EXERCICE 2

Infinitif (avec ou sans to) ou gérondif ? Choisissez la bonne réponse:

1. His jokes made us laughto laughlaughing.
2. They practised playto playplaying the piano.
3. I told him shutto shutshutting up.
4. She was busy studyto studystudying for her exams.
5. There is no reason for cryto crycrying.
6. We can trustto trusttrusting him.
7. I am glad seeto seeseeing you.
8. Give up smoketo smokesmoking.
9. It is difficult answerto answeranswering the question.
10. I enjoy beto bebeing with you.
11. John is fond of eatto eateating pizzas.
12. We will beto bebeing old one day.
13. I am interested in learnto learnlearning judo.
14. We cannot parkto parkparking our car here.
15. Paul is bad at giveto givegiving compliments.

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EXERCICE

Trouvez les questions qui correspondent aux réponses suivantes:

1. Simon → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
2. I’m 24 → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
3. Tokyo → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
4. 06 48 56 85 21 → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
5. Green → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
6. No, I don’t. → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
7. Soccer → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
8. Yes, I have a cat. → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
9. It’s 5 o’clock. → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?
10. History → —Do you have any pets?Have you got sisters or brothers?How old are you?What’s your favourite colour?What’s your favourite sport?What’s your favourite subject at school?What’s your name?What’s the time?What’s your telephone number?Where are you from?

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Choisissez entre its ou it’s:

1. it’sits not going to happen.
2. I hope that it’sits not too late to board the plane.
3. The tree has lost all of it’sits leaves.
4. it’sits too late to eat dinner.
5. The company has seen it’sits profits rise by 20%.
6. Look at the cat! it’sits hurt it’sits head.
7. The cat had eaten all it’sits food.
8. it’sits been raining all day.
9. it’sits been an nice day.
10. My house is old and it’sits roof is damaged.
11. Let me know when it’sits ready.
12. it’sits not possible to book a bus ticket online.
13. It was it’sits first time out of the zoo.
14. it’sits too difficult, I can’t do it.
15. Put the key in it’sits place, please.
16. We don’t care, it’sits none of our business.
17. The dog is eating it’sits dinner.
18. I haven’t seen it, but I have heard it’sits a good movie.
19. The government has lost it’sits  way.
20.  it’sits been almost three years since I’ve been to Japan.

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EXERCICE 2

Mettez les phrases et questions dans l’ordre (mettre un point d’interrogation si nécessaire):

1.  my | Tina | hello | is | name
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2.  old | 18 | years | I’m
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3.  from | I’m | Japan
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4.  play | like | I | to | soccer
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5.  born | I | Tokyo | in | was
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6.  you | to | meet | nice
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7.  name | your | what’s
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8.  sisters | two | have | I
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9.  nationality | your | what’s
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10.  live | where | you | do
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11.  you | from | are | where
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12.  London | I | in | live
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