Open the brackets, putting the verbs in the correct forms.
1. You can find out this bank’s phone number by (look) in the directory.
2. Last year our company attempted (take over) its nearest competitor.
3. The growth in multinational corporations (to manufacture and trade) on a worldwide basis has led to the growth in the overseas operations of major banks over the last twenty years.
4. As is known, a bank’s size is a significant factor in (determine) how banks are organized.
5. One of the most important functions of a central bank is to accept responsibility for (advise) the government.
6. (Earn) profits cannot be the responsibility of business, because its main exercise is to create organizations with a real commitment to the community.
7. The Anti-Monopoly Minister was accused of (to be inefficient) because he discourages original ideas and postpones decision-making.
8. (Increase) its range of services to private individuals, our bank (install) and is continuing to develop its own electronic transaction card system.
9. (Hope) to restore investor confidence, the US administration has adopted a law (tighten) regulation of companies’ financial reporting.
10. Deposits, payments and credits are the basis of the services (to offer) by banks.
11. The services make it possible for banks to generate profits and achieve their (to operate) aims.
12. The necessary information is (to provide) by the profit and loss account for the period in question.
13. A bank's (to account) systems are (to design) to record and present the many transactions that take place every day.
14. A bank should have (to retain) profits in the business for future operations.
Infinitive or the ing-form
Verbs followed directly by the to-Infinitive
Modal verbs followed by the to-Infinitive
The to- infinitive after object+verb
(Complex object)
The bare infinitive after object+verb
(Complex object)
Verbs and expressions
followed by
the bare infinitive
Verbs
followed
by the ing-form
agree
be
bribe
make
can
admit
aim
have
command
let
may
anticipate
appear
ought
compel
help*
must
appreciate
arrange
used
enable
see**
need***
avoid
ask
entitle
hear**
have****
consider
attempt
feel
watch
shall
defer
bother
force
observe
will
delay
care
hear
notice
could
deny
choose
implore
feel**
should
detest
claim
induce
would
dislike
decide
instruct
had better
dread
decline
invite
would rather
enjoy
demand
oblige
can’t but
escape
determine
order
dare***
excuse
fail
persuade
fancy
forget
remind
finish
guarantee
request
forgive
happen
see
imagine
hesitate
show how
involve
hope
teach
keep
learn
tell
mean
manage
tempt
mind
neglect
train
miss
offer
urge
pardon
plan
warn
postpone
prepare
watch
practise
pretend
prevent
proceed
propose
promise
resent
prove
resist
refuse
risk
resolve
suggest
seem
understand
tend
threaten
trouble
try
undertake
Infinitive or the ing-form
(continued)
The ing-form after the verb
or
the to-infinitive after object+verb
The to-infinitive after certain nouns
The to-infinitive
or ing-form after the verb
(no change of meaning)
The to-infinitive
or ing-form after the verb (meaning different)
Expressions
followed
by the ing-form
Phrasal verbs+ ing-form
allow
ability
begin
remember
be accustomed to
be for/against
permit
ambition
start
stop
be/get used to
care for
advise
anxiety
continue
go on
save somebody the trouble of
give up
recommend
attempt
cease
regret
It’s no good/use
keep on
encourage
decision
can’t bear
sorry for
There’s no point in
leave off
forbid
demand
intend
try
look forward to
desire
object to
determination
put off
eagerness
see about
effort
take to
failure
approve of
offer
insist on
plan
promise
refusal
request
responsibility (for)
scheme
willingness
wish
* can also be followed by a to-Infinitive
** not in the meaning “to realize”, “to understand”, “to conclude”
*** as modal verbs
**** in the meaning “to cause somebody to do something”