ANSWERS FOR LESSON 8 Ex.B

1. to give

Yes, that's right!  Here the infinitive verb follows 'went on' with the meaning of "do another thing".  

1. giving

No, that's wrong.  Here the infinitive verb should follow 'went on' with the meaning of "do another thing, do something different".

eg  After meeting the President he went on to see the Foreign Secretary.     

2. to talk

No, that's wrong.  Here the -ING form should be used with the meaning of "continue an action".

eg  I tried to ask him for directions but he just went on walking and ignored me. 

2. talking

Yes, that's right!  Here the -ING form is used with the meaning of "continue an action".

3. to have

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'decide' is followed by the to + infinitive verb.

3. having

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'decide' should be followed by the to + infinitive verb.

eg They decided to meet again tomorrow.

4. to eat

Yes, that's right!  Here the to + infinitive verb refers to the reason or purpose, what we did next. 

4. eating

No, that's wrong.  Here we should use the to + infinitive verb because 'to eat' is the reason or purpose for stopping, what we did next. 

eg We stopped (at a petrol station) to get some petrol.

5. to eat

No, that's wrong.  Here we should use the ING  form of the verb because 'eating' is what we were doing and what we stopped.

eg The children stopped making a noise when the headmaster walked in.

5. eating

Yes, that's right!  Here we use the ING  form of the verb because 'eating' is what we were doing and what we stopped.

6. to work

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'enjoy' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg She doesn't enjoy cooking but has to do it.

6. working

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'enjoy' is followed by the ING form of the verb.

7. to buy

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'would like' is followed by the to + infinitive verb.

7. buying

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'would like' should be followed by the to + infinitive verb.

eg I wouldn't like to be in his shoes when his wife finds out.

7. to wrap

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'would mind' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg I wouldn't mind being in his shoes when he finds out how much money he's won.

7. wrapping

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'would mind' is followed by the ING form of the verb.

8. to be

No, that's wrong.   The verb 'imagine' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg She couldn't imagine being so rich.

8. being

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'imagine' is followed by the ING form of the verb.

9. to go

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'put off' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg They had to put off getting married until the next year because they didn't have enough money.

9. going

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'put off' is followed by the ING form of the verb.

10. to have

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'dislike' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg She dislikes going by bus so they usually get a train.

10. having

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'dislike' is followed by the ING form of the verb.

11. to consider

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'be worth' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg They decided it wasn't worth getting married until they had enough money.

11. considering

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'be worth' is followed by the ING form of the verb.

11. to go

No, that's wrong.  The verb 'consider' should be followed by the ING form of the verb.

eg She considered going by ferry but decided to take the train.

11. going

Yes, that's right!  The verb 'consider' is followed by the ING form of the verb.