Question

1 Write the words in brackets in the gerund or infinitive form. 1 I’d like to apologize for ____________ (arrive) late. 2 ___________ (trade) on the stock market closed at a record high today. 3 Would you like ___________ (play) golf this afternoon? 4 I don’t enjoy _____________ (work) at weekends. 5 Inflation is making it more difficult __________ (keep) costs down. 6 They really wanted ___________ (get) that project. 7 By _____________ (appraise) each other, our staff work as a team. 8 We’ve recruited an extra ten staff ___________ (make) sure it’s finished on time. 9 She’s just finished ____________ (do) her Masters in Business Administration. 10 The company aims ___________ (launch) its new range by March of next year. 11 It’s five in the morning in the USA. There’s no point ___________ (phone) him now. 12 Can you ask him ___________ (call) me back?

Answer 1

arriving, trading,to play,working,to keep,to get, appraising,making,doing,to launch,to phone,to call

Answer 2

Sure, here are the sentences with the words in brackets filled in with the correct gerund or infinitive form:

1. I’d like to apologize for arriving late.
2. Trading on the stock market closed at a record high today.
3. Would you like to play golf this afternoon?
4. I don’t enjoy working at weekends.
5. Inflation is making it more difficult to keep costs down.
6. They really wanted to get that project.
7. By appraising each other, our staff work as a team.
8. We’ve recruited an extra ten staff to make sure it’s finished on time.
9. She’s just finished doing her Masters in Business Administration.
10. The company aims to launch its new range by March of next year.
11. It’s five in the morning in the USA. There’s no point phoning him now.
12. Can you ask him to call me back?