Underline the correct alternative in each sentence.

3. I’m trying to find/finding a pair of purple boots.

4. Rememeber to empty/emptying the rubbish bin.

5. The climbers needed to rest/resting several times.

Exercise 1. Сomplete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets:-ing or infinitive form.

“A nightmare journey”

“It was an amazing journey. Aisha was travelling from Almaty to Zhezkazgan by Air Kazakhstan, but her journey ended up in Aktau instead.

Aisha first flew from Almaty to Astana, where she managed to get (get) to Zhezkazgan gate just in time. However, the airline staff rushed her through the adjacent gate of the Aktau flight, convinced that this was her destination. Seeing that she was being put on a wrong flight, Aisha tried (2) _______ (protest) but the airline staff chose (3) ________ (ignore) her desperate attempts to change flight.

“When I heard the pilot (4) ________ (announce) the estimated landing time in Aktau I knew it was too late. It was a complete nightmare. I hadn’t got a clue how to contact my brother.” In Aktau, a passenger who had been sitting next to her, agreed (5) _______ (lend) her his mobile phone. She phoned her brother, who in the meantime had not seen her (6) ________ (get) off the plane and was seriously worried. “I decided (7) _________(say) in Aktau for two days. I had seen crowds walking on the sea shore. I managed (8) ______ (see) quite a lot but there was so much to see and people were extremely friendly!”

After return the airline spokesman admitted (9) _________ (make) a serious mistake and offered (10) ______ (refund) the extra $200 charge I have paid.

the four corner of the globe something very unpleasant

a nightmare not to have any idea about sth

not have a clue all over the world