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The document provides examples of verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives. There are 22 sentences with a verb missing from each one. Students are instructed to fill in the correct form of the verb, either the gerund ("-ing" form) or infinitive ("to" form), depending on what is appropriate grammatically after the preceding verb.

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He Denied Stealing The Money

The document provides examples of verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives. There are 22 sentences with a verb missing from each one. Students are instructed to fill in the correct form of the verb, either the gerund ("-ing" form) or infinitive ("to" form), depending on what is appropriate grammatically after the preceding verb.

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He denied stealing the money Gerunds & Infinitives

Put the verbs in an appropriate form

1. He denied ….stealing….the money. (steal)

2. “I really enjoyed ……………………………………. with her.” (speak)

3. “Would you mind ……………………………………. outside?” (smoke)

4. He claimed ……………………………………. the fastest swimmer on the team. (be)

5. “I recommend ……………………………………. the castle – it’s really beautiful.” (visit)

6. “Just imagine ……………………………………. on the beach in Thailand right now while


it’s winter here.” (lie)

7. I thought about ……………………………………. her out on a date, but I heard she had
a boyfriend. (ask)

8. “I expect ……………………………………. Jennifer at the party.” (see)

9. “He agreed ……………………………………. to someone about his problems.” (talk)

10. Paul offered ……………………………………. her a lift home.” (give)

11. He planned ……………………………………. the money after they went to bed. (take)

12. “You’ll never guess – I’ve decided ……………………………………. to her!” (propose)

13. John suggested ……………………………………. their money in gold. (invest)

14. “I really miss …………………………………….her when I go to the park.” (see)

15. He threatened ……………………………………. the police all about it. (tell)

16. Jackie promised ……………………………………. anyone about their affair. (not/tell)

17. “Every time I go to John’s I avoid ……………………………………. to his sister.” (speak)

18. “I’ve always wanted ……………………………………. U2 live in concert.” (see)

19. “If you can come to work earlier, I’m prepared ……………………………………. you time
and a half.” (pay)

20. Helen admitted ……………………………………. Bill’s secret lover. (be)

21. “No, Ted, I refuse ……………………………………. to her, she’s not at all friendly!”
(speak)

22. “I’m considering ……………………………………. the house – we really need the


money.” (sell)

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He denied stealing the money Gerunds & Infinitives
Teacher’s notes

This sheet is designed to give students practise of verbs which are followed by +TO or by
_ING, which is a common source of difficulty for B1+ level students.

1. He denied ….stealing….the money. (steal)

2. “I really enjoyed …speaking… with her.” (speak)

3. “Would you mind …smoking… outside?” (smoke)

4. He claimed …to be… the fastest swimmer on the team. (be)

5. “I recommend …visiting… the castle – it’s really beautiful.” (visit)

6. “Just imagine …lying… on the beach in Thailand right now while it’s winter here.” (lie)

7. I thought about …asking… her out on a date, but I heard she had a boyfriend. (ask)

8. “I expect …to see… Jennifer at the party.” (see)

9. “He agreed …to talk…. to someone about his problems.” (talk)

10. Paul offered …to give… her a lift home.” (give)

11. He planned …to take… the money after they went to bed. (take)

12. “You’ll never guess – I’ve decided …to propose… to her!” (propose)

13. John suggested …investing…. their money in gold. (invest)

14. “I really miss …seeing…her when I go to the park.” (see)

15. He threatened …to tell… the police all about it. (tell)

16. Jackie promised …not to tell… anyone about their affair. (not/tell)

17. “Every time I go to John’s I avoid …speaking… to his sister.” (speak)

18. “I’ve always wanted …to see… U2 live in concert.” (see)

19. “If you can come to work earlier, I’m prepared …to pay… you time and a half.” (pay)

20. Helen admitted …being… Bill’s secret lover. (be)

21. “No, Ted, I refuse …to speak… to her, she’s not at all friendly!” (speak)

22. “I’m considering …selling… the house – we really need the money.” (sell)

Contributed by David Sweetnam © Engage s.r.o. Photocopiable


For more ideas on how to improve your English check out www.getintoenglish.com

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