Advanced ENGLISH Student Worksheet

Module 6 • Finance Matters Grammar

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Gerunds and Infinitives

A Circle the correct answer.

1. I love the piano, but piano lessons don’t come cheap.
a. playing b. to play c. both a and b are possible

2. My father has offered me work out a monthly budget.

a. helping b. to help c. both a and b are possible

3. You might even manage some money aside and start saving.
a. putting b. to put c. both a and b are possible

4. If you don’t want to be fooled into things that you don’t really need, find out more about techniques
used by marketing experts to make us spend more money.
a. buying b. to buy c. both a and b are possible

5. The financial advisor recommends what your priorities are and adjusting your spending accordingly.
a. figuring out b. to figure out c. both a and b are possible

6. Twenty-seven percent of lottery winners in the United Kingdom continue after their big win.
a. working b. to work c. both a and b are possible

7. Before you can cut down on your spending, you need exactly what all your expenses are.
a. knowing b. to know c. both a and b are possible

8. Special offers tend items that are close to their expiration date.
a. being b. to be c. both a and b are possible

9. People who unexpectedly come into money often start money uncontrollably.
a. spending b. to spend c. both a and b are possible

10. I often regret so-called ‘bargains’ when I discover that the reduction wasn’t nearly as big as I thought.
a. buying b. to buy c. both a and b are possible

11. The bank will refuse you a loan if you have a bad credit rating.
a. giving b. to give c. both a and b are possible

12. Do credit cards encourage ?

a. overspending b. to overspend c. both a and b are possible

13. It was a mistake to postpone my credit card balance in full.

a. paying b. to pay c. both a and b are possible

14. I’m interested in my winnings.

a. investing b. to invest c. both a and b are possible

15. We all like we are getting a good deal when we shop.

a. feeling b. to feel c. both a and b are possible
16. Are you looking forward to all your lottery winnings?
a. spending b. spend c. both a and b are possible

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Advanced ENGLISH Student Worksheet
Module 6 • Finance Matters Grammar
Name:

Gerunds and Infinitives

B Decide which sentence best reflects the meaning of what each person is saying.

1. Lucia: “I remember going on a wonderful luxury cruise after I won the lottery.”
a. Lucia remembers the luxury cruise that she went on after she won money.
b. Lucia needs to remember to book her luxury cruise after she gets her lottery winnings.

2. Penelope: “I stopped spending money on books.”

a. Penelope stopped at a bookstore in order to buy some books.
b. Penelope used to buy lots of books, but now she doesn’t.

3. Jake: “After I won the lottery, I wasn’t sure what I wanted to do. So I tried living in Brazil.”
a. Jake wanted to live in Brazil, but he didn’t actually succeed in doing it.
b. Living in Brazil was one of several things that Jake tried while he was deciding what he wanted to do.

4. Mary: “Remember to report your stolen credit card, Dave!”

a. Dave is being reminded that he must report his stolen credit card.
b. According to Mary, Dave remembers that he reported his stolen credit card.

5. Pedro: “I stopped to buy some fruit at the local supermarket.”

a. When Pedro was on his way home, he decided to stop and buy some fruit at the local supermarket.
b. Pedro decided that he would no longer buy fruit at the local supermarket.

C Complete the passage by filling in a suitable gerund or infinitive in each space. Create the gerunds
and infinitives from the following verbs: get, turn, use, put, be, look, carry, find, shop, check, eat.
Use some of the verbs more than once.

Do you want 1 a clever shopper? Follow these simple tips:

• Special deals are not necessarily good value for money. So remember 2 the special
offers carefully.
• Prepare 3 by making a shopping list – you are less likely to buy things you don’t need.
• Try not 4 a shopping basket or cart when you are only planning 5 a few
items. Shoppers generally dislike 6
their purchases, so they are less likely to add more
items.
• Before you go shopping, ask yourself, “Am I hungry? Do I need 7 something?” If the
answer is yes, have a snack before you go shopping. You may not intend 8 a lot when
you enter the supermarket, but hungry shoppers are more likely to buy larger quantities of food.
• Store owners usually avoid 9 cheaper items at eye level, so make sure 10
up and down the shelves when you’re shopping.
• Expect 11 tempting items like cookies at the ends of aisles. Store owners would admit
to 12 such items there so that they’ll catch your eye.
Becoming aware of the marketing techniques used by store owners will help 13 you into a clever
shopper!

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