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Infinitive & Gerunds

The document contains exercises focused on the use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, multiple-choice questions, and sentence completion tasks to practice these grammatical forms. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of gerunds and infinitives in various contexts.

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Infinitive & Gerunds

The document contains exercises focused on the use of gerunds and infinitives in English. It includes fill-in-the-blank sentences, multiple-choice questions, and sentence completion tasks to practice these grammatical forms. The exercises aim to enhance understanding and application of gerunds and infinitives in various contexts.

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INFINITIVE & GERUND

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
1. She is good at (dance) ………………. .
2. He is crazy about (sing) ………………. .
3. I don't like (play) ………………. . cards.
4. They are afraid of (swim) ………………. in the sea.
5. You should give up (smoke) ……………….
6. Sam dreams of (be) ………………. a pop star.
7. He is interested in (make) ………………. friends.
8. My uncle is afraid of (go) ………………. by plane.
9. We insist on (cook) ………………. the dinner ourselves.
Exercise 2: Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):
1. I don't fancy (go) ………………. out tonight.
2. She avoided (tell) ………………. him about her plans.
3. I would like (come) ………………. to the party with you.
4. He enjoys (have) ………………. a bath in the evening.
5. She kept (talk) ………………. during the film.
6. I am learning (speak) ………………. English.
7. Do you mind (give) ………………. me a hand?
8. She helped me (carry) ………………. my suitcases.
9. I've finished (cook) ……………….- come and eat!
10. He decided (study) ……………….………………. biology.
11. I dislike (wait). ……………….……………….
12. He asked (come) ………………. with us.
13. I promise (help) ………………. you tomorrow.
14. We discussed (go) ………………. to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home.
15. She agreed (bring) ………………. the pudding to the dinner.
16. I don't recommend (take) ………………. the bus - it takes forever!
17. We hope (visit) ………………. Amsterdam next month.
18. She suggested (go) ………………. to the museum.
19. They plan (start) ………………. college in the autumn.
20. I don't want (leave) ………………. yet.
Exercise 3: Multiple choice
1. I dream about …. (build) a big house. A. To build B. Build C. Building
2. My parents wanted me …. (be) home at 11 o'clock. A. To be B. Be C. Being
3. Avoid …. (make) silly mistakes. A. Making B. To make C. Make
4. Do you know what …. (do) if there's a fire in the shop? A. To do B. Doing C. Do
5. I enjoy … (write) picture postcards. A. Writing B. To write C. Write
6. He'd like … (fly) an aeroplane. A. Flying B. Fly C. To fly
7. Peter gave up … (smoke) . A. Smoking B. To smoke C. Smoke
8. They've got some work … (do). A. Doing B. Do C. To do
9. We decided … (buy) a new car. A. To buy B. Buying C. Buy
10. I learned …… (ride) the bike at the age of 5. A. To ride B. Riding C. Ride
11. She doesn't mind …. (work) the night shift. A. Working B. To work C. Work
12. The teacher expected …. Sarah (study) hard. A. To study B. Studying C. Study
13. We decided …. (run) through the forest. A. To run B. Running C. Run
14. Are you thinking of …. (visit) London? A. To visit B. Visiting C. Visit
15. I look forward to …. (see) you at the weekend. A. See B. Seeing C. no see
16. The man asked me how …. (get) to the airport. A. To get B. Getting C. Get
17. The question is easy …. (answer). A. To answer B. Answer C. Answering
18. He agreed …. (buy) a new car. A. To buy B. Buying C. Buy
Exercise 4. Fill in the sentences with the correct infinitive or gerund form of the verbs in brackets.
1. …………… in the garden is very tiring (dig).
2. Did you use ………………… fish when you were a child? (like)
3. My husband doesn’t mind …………… (wash) up, but he hates …………… (iron).
4. Dan’s son is really good at …………… (draw).
5. There’s no need ………………… up. It’s 7:30 and our train leaves at 8:20 (hurry).
6. After …………… lunch, we made some coffee (have)
7. I’m used to ………………… to my office (walk).
8. Would you like …………… round tonight? (come)
9. My boyfriend apologised for …………… our date (forget).
10. Some decisions are hard …………………… (take)
11. How about ………………… Mary for dinner next weekend? (invite)
12. Despite ……………… studied a lot, Paula didn’t passed her literature exam (have).
13. You’d better ………………… (do) some exercise ……………… fit (keep).
14. We can’t afford ………………… on holiday next summer (go).
15. Look! The plane is on the point of …………… (land).
16. Stop ……………… me, Paul! (tease)
17. Do you know how ………………… an email? (send)
Exercise 5. Choose the suitable infinitive or gerund form to complete the sentences
1. Pam is thinking of move/ to move/ moving/ to London.
2. The exhibition is worth see/ to see/seeing.
3. Dr Morrow advised me cut/to cut/cutting down on chocolate.
4. I don’t feel like cook/to cook/ cooking tonight.
5. Dan suggested watch/to watch/ watching a video after dinner.
6. We did our best satisfy/ to satisfy/ satisfying her desires.
7. It was rude of him not visit/not to visit/ not visiting us when he was in New York.
8. Peter insisted on get/to get/getting up early.
9. My wife is really fond of listen/to listen/ listening to jazz.
10. I was sorry hear/to hear/ hearing about your father’s illness.
11. Park/ To park/ Parking here is forbidden. Look at the sign!
12. I’d love try/to try /trying hand gliding.
13. There’s no need worry/ to worry/ worrying about Tom, he’s at work.
Exercise 6. Complete each sentence with one of these verbs:
answer apply be*2 listen make see try use wash work write
1. He tried to avoid …………………………………… my question.
2. Could you please stop……………………………… so much noise ?
3. I enjoy………………………………………to music.
4. I considered……………………………for the job but in the end I decided against it.
5. Have you finished………………………………your hair yet?
6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk ……………………………. knocked down.
7. Jim is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on………………………………….
8. I don’t mind you…………………………the phone as long as you pay for all your calls.
9. Hello! Fancy………………………….you here! What a surprise!
10. I’ve put off…………………………..the letter so many times. I really must do it today.
11. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody………………………..so stupid?
12. Sarah gave up………………………………to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad.

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