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4. Instead of ( give ) me more money for all these jobs, I was told to do nightshifts as well. 5. He tried to communicate with me by ( wave ) his hands. 6. Frankly speaking, I am not interested in ( read ) these silly stories. 7. As a child I was used to ( go ) to school on my own. 8. There is no point in ( ask ) her once again. She is just not interested. 9. The parents were afraid of ( lose ) their little child in the supermarket. 10. How about ( buy ) some food for the barbecue? 11. Thank you/Thanks for ( write ) to her. 12. Instead of ( say ) sorry he just smiled at me nervously. 5 Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives a) Study the sample sentences in the table below. like/love/hate She likes painting more than listening to music. Would you like to come to Venice with me?  General  Specific occasion stop Tom stopped singing when he saw the accident . The train stopped to take new passengers on board.  One action: Tom stopped his action.  Action 1: The train stopped. Action 2: The train took new passengers on board. remember He remembered going out with his girlfriend. I am glad my mum remembered to buy bananas for the weekend.  Looking back on past events  She did not forget to do it. mean She means to do that to help out her friend. Opening the box means losing your guarantee.  She wants to do this.  It has the consequence that you lose your guarantee. b) Complete the sentences with the correct forms. A. If you ask me for my favourite hobby – well, I like (1 act ) a lot but I hate (2 learn ) my lines. B. My grandmother remembered (3 look ) after me when I was small. For me that meant (4 be ) together with someone I liked. C. The speaker stopped (5 take ) a sip of water. D. Tonight I should remember (6 buy ) something for dinner. E. Would you like (7 come ) round for a cup of coffee this afternoon? F. The people in the room stopped (8 talk ) when the phone rang. 91 9 Gerund and infinitives Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv