Exercises:
a. Put the verbs in brackets at the correct Long or Short Infinitive:
1. He has decided (become).............. a mechanic. 2. Will you (come) .............. to the theatre with
me? 3. You ought (revise) .............. for your exams this week. 4. We can (wait) .............. for you
here. 5. I saw them (cross) .............. the street. 6. I asked her (repeat) .............. the question. 7. I’d
rather (wait) .............. for you outside. 8. He is (return) .............. tomorrow. 9. They were seen
(compare) .............. notes. 10. This book is too difficult for her (understand) ..............
b. Put the verbs in brackets at the correct Infinitive or Gerund:
1. I will remember (give) .............. your mother your message. 2. I remember (meet) ..............
him at your birthday last year. 3. Please stop (interrupt) .............. me in the middle of a sentence.
4. He stopped (talk) .............. to his former pupils. 5. Did you forget (give) .............. him that
message? 6. I definitely recall (leave) .............. my coat in this room. 7. I like (cycle) .............. 8.
I like (walk) .............. in the rain. 9. I meant (tell) .............. you, but I forgot. 10. He tried (sell)
.............. newspapers, (work) .............. in a café and various other jobs before he took up (write).
4. Translations:
a. 1. Sunt sigur ca argumentele mele o vor face sa se razgandeasca. 2. L-am sfatuit sa renunte la
slujba aceea. 3. Am auzit-o pe Carolina cantand aseara la concert; nu m-am asteptat sa aiba o voce
atat de frumoasa. 4. Le voi permite copiilor să mearga la plimbare maine dimineata. 5. I-am cerut sa
nu spuna nimanui ceea ce vedea acolo. 6. Nu are nici o scuza ca a intarziat. 7. Multumesc ca m-ai
ajutat sa gasesc acest hotel. 8. Ei au insistat sa ma duc acolo in seara aceea. 9. Faptul ca ii stie
numele este surprinzator. 10. Se gandeste sa participe totusi la acest concurs.
b. Ca, vezi, mintea e insetata de priceperea lucrurilor, de patrunderea tainelor; si osanda de a
infrange aceasta sete, de a trai fara potolirea ei, insemna osanda de a te intoarce la una din formele
trecute, de care natura n-a fost multumita, inseamna osanda de a ucide in tine tocmai insusirea cu
adevarat si cu deosebire omeneasca. (
I.Al.Bratescu-Voinesti - Cele mai vechi amintiri).
5.Write about the future plans you have for your life and career, using as many Infinitive and
Gerund forms as you can.
6. Translate the following text:
atentie! completati pe o foaie de hartie. scrieti de mana casa retineti usor. nu uitati ca scrierea rasp. se fac ajutandu-te de paranteze. fiecare poza winx este doar pentru relaxare.
