Exercises

EXERCISES

Complete each sentence with one of these verbs :

1. He tried to avoid answering my question.
2. Could you please stop making so much noise?
3. I enjoy listening to music. 
4. I considered applying for the job but in the end I decided against it.
5. Have you finished washing your hair yet? 
6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk to be knocked down.
7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on working.
8. I don’t mind you using the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
9. Hello! Fancy seeing you here! What a surprise! 
10. I’ve put off writing the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
11. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody being so stupid?
12. Sarah gave up trying to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

Complete the sentences so that they mean the same as the first sentence. Use –ing.

1.  can do what I want and you can’t stop me. You can’t stop me doing what I want.   
2.  It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. It’s better to avoid driving in rush hours    
3. Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today? Shall we postpone going today untiltomorrow 
4. The driver of the car said it was true that he didn’t have a licence. The driver of the car admitted saying that he didn’t have a licence. 
5.  Could you turn the radio down, please? Would you mind turning down the radio please?
6. Please don’t interrupt me all the time. Would you mind stop interrupting me all the time.

EXERCISES
Complete each sentence with a suitable verb.

1. Don’t forget to post the letter I gave you 
2. There was a lot of traffic but we managed to get to the airport in time.
3. Jill has decided not to drive a car 
4.  We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learnt to operate it yet
5. I wonder where sue is. She promised not to be late.
6. We were all to afraid to speak. Nobody dared to speak anything.

Put the verb into the correct form, to… or –ing. (See Unit 52 for verb + -ing.)

1. When I’m tired, I enjoy watching television. It’s relaxing. (watch)
2. It was a nice day , so we decided to go for a walk.(go) 
3. it’s a nice day. Does anyone fancy going for a walk? (go)
4. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind to wait. (wait) 
5. They don’t have much money. They cant afford going out very often. (go) 
6. I wish that dog would stop barking its driving me mad. (bark)
7. Our neighbor threatened to call the police if we didn’t stop the noise. (call) 
8. We were hungry, so I suggested to have dinner early. (have)
9. Hurry up ! I don’t want to risk missing the train. (miss)
10.  Im still lookingfor a job but I hope to find something soon. (find)

Adverbs

Pengertian Adverbs 

Adverbs adalah kata keterangan.Adverbs dan adjectives memiliki kesamaan. Jika ditinjau dari segi filsafat bahasa, kedua kata ini diawali dengan kata “Ad” yang memungkinkan adanya arti “Add” atau “penambahan”. Jika adjectives menambahkan kejelasan arti pada benda-benda (nouns), makaadverbs menambahkan kejelasan terhadap kata kerja (verbs)

Fungsi Adverbs

Selain digunakan untuk menerangkan kata kerja (verbs), terkadang adverbs juga digunakan untuk memodifikasi atau menerangkan adjectives (kata sifat), misalnya:

I am extremely happy. (Artinya: Saya sangat bahagia)

Pada contoh kalimat di atas, kata “extremely” berfungsi sebagai adverb yang menerangkan kata sifat “happy”.

Adverbs juga digunakan untuk mengekspresikan waktu atau frekwensi, contohnya:tomorrow, today, yesterday, soon, never, usually, always, yet, etc. Untuk informasi selengkapnya mengenai adverbs (kata keterangan), kami sarankan silahkan baca juga artikel kami mengenai Pengertian dan Macam-macam Adverb Clauses.

Contoh Kalimat Menggunakan Adverbs (Kata Keterangan)

George writes carelessly.

I answered that his question easily.

Sally speaks softly.

I entered the classroom quietly because I was late.

Jack opened the heavy door slowly.

The old man carves wooden figures skillfully.

sumber: http://bahasainggrisonlines.blogspot.com/2013/04/pengertian-fungsi-dan-contoh-adverbs.html

Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerund adalah kata benda yang berasal dari kata kerja dan terjadi karena ada penambahan “-ing.” Salah satu bentuk gerund adalah “read” yang berarti membaca dan kemudian berubah menjadi “reading”. Anda dapat menggunakan gerund sebagai subjek (subject), pelengkap (complement), atau obyek (object) di dalam sebuah kalimat. 

Contoh:

• Subject – Swimming helps you stay healthy.
• Complement – One of my father’s favorite sport is swimming.
• Object – I love swimming.

Gerunds dapat menjadi kalimat negatif dengan menambahkan “not”:

Contoh :

• He likes not dreaming.
• The best thing in your life is not smoking.

Infinitives

Infinitives digunakan sebagai bentuk kata kerja. Bentuk infinitives salah satunya adalah “learn” menjadi “to learn”. Kalian juga dapat menggunakan infinitives sebagai subjek, pelengkap, dan objek kalimat. 

Contoh:

• Subject – To learn is quite important.
• Complement – The most important thing is to learn.
• Object – She wants to learn.

Infinitives dapat menjadi kalimat negatif dengan menambahkan “not”:

Contoh:

• I decided not to study.
• The best thing is not to give up.

sumber : http://www.caramudahbelajarbahasainggris.net/2012/12/tutorial-bagian-pertama-mengenai-gerund-dan-infinitives.html