Gerunds or infinitives

II/Complete each sentence with a form of one of the verbs from the box.Use each verb ONCE only.
Afford Bear Expect Happen Love
Learn Continue offer prefer pretend
1. John really____ spending all day at the beach
2. I’m completely broke,so I can’t_____ to go on holiday
3. Excuse me,but do you___ to know the way to Old Street?
4. We ___our team to win,but they were badly beaten
5. Carolyn____ to speak French and German when she was at school
6. Even when the examiner told him to stop,Robert___ speaking
7. I’m sorry,but I can’t ___ to listen to this awful music
8. Last week,Chris____ to help me paint my bike
9. Paul___to have a bag leg so he didn’t have to go to the gym
10.Sam usually___ playing football to doing homework
1.loves 2.afford 3.offerd 4.expect 5.learned
6.happend 7.bear 8.continued 9.pretended 10.prefer
IV/Complete each sentence with a form of one of the verbs from the box.There are three extra words.
deny mean enjoy try expect
practice pretend imagine manage refuse
1. If you ___ to work a bit harder,I’m sure you will pass the exam
2. The builders aren’t sure of the exact date,but___ to start work soon
3.Emma ____ to call you last week,but she forgot
4.The woman arrested by the police ____ robbing the bank
5.You should ___ speaking to an audience,to gain confidence
6.It’s interesting to___myself living on a desert island
7.I phoned the director six times,but she ___to speak to me
1.tried 2.deny 3.pretend 4.means 5.practise
6.imagine 7.refused