GERUND & INFINITIVES

Fill in the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

1. I can’t imagine __to work________________ at home. (work)

2. We have decided against ____to buy______________ a new car. (buy)
3. She seems ___to like_______________ her new job. (like)
4. The students hope _ to pass_________________ the exam. (pass)
5. He won’t go by plane. He is afraid of ___fling____________ . (fly)
6. I am lazy. I don’t feel like _____to do _____________ any work. (do)
7. Remember _____posting_________ the letter. Otherwise they won’t get it by Saturday.
(post)
8. Have you ever learned how ______to fly____________ such a plane? (fly)
9. They were too lazy ___to go_______________ out with us. (go)
10. I always enjoy ____talking_________ to my grandfather. He always tells me great stories.
(talk)
11. I’m very interested in ___learning_______________ French. (learn)
12. My pen friend is coming next Friday. I’m really looking forward to meet her. (meet)
13. Don’t you mind ____being______________ away from your family for such a long time?
(be)
14. The children promised ___to be_______________ back by nine. (be)
15. I wanted to go alone but Joe insisted on _____coming_____________ with me. (come)
16. Tom offered _to bring_________________ me home. (bring)
17. Why not ______to spend____________ a weekend in Scotland? (spend)
18. I’m sorry I can’t come to your party but thank you for ___inviting_______________ me.
(invite)
19. Our neighbors apologized for __making________________ such noise. (make)
20. Paris is always worth ___traveling_______________ to. (travel)
21. I’m sure I gave him back the money. I remember ___giving__________ it back to him.
(give)
22. She eventually managed ___to repair_______________ her bike. (repair)
23. Would you like _____to drink_____________ a cup of coffee? (drink)
24. There’s no point in __discussing________ the matter. He has already made his decision.
(discuss)
25. I prefer ___to snowboard_______________ to skiing. (snowboard)
26. Do you mind ____to bring______________ Anita to the doctor? (bring)
27. It is difficult ____to understand______________ him. (understand)
28. We had difficulties ____to find______________ your house. (find)
29. They decided __to find________________ Tennis in the afternoon. (play)
30. We expect him ______to join____________ us on Sunday. (join)
31. ______Fishing__________ is not allowed here. (fish)
32. I heard the TV set ___ exploding_____________ . (explode)
33. She appeared __to be______________ very nervous. (be)
34. I keep __telling______________ you - it was an accident. (tell)
35. Jack is good at ____painting____________ ceilings. (paint)
36. She wondered who ___asking_____________ . (ask)
37. It is difficult ___to understand_____________ him. (understand)
38. She did not know what __expecting______________ from them. (expect)
39. My wife warned us __to not touch______________ the table. (not touch)
40. He refused ___to tell_____________ me what all the fuss was about. (tell)
41. There’s no sense in ____visiting____________ him. He’s not at home. (visit)
42. Elephants are known ____to have____________ a fantastic memory. (have)
43. I let her ____to get____________ on with her work. (get)
44. Colin had no idea of how ___getting_____________ into the house. (get)
45. I’d rather ___to be_____________ in bed than go to work. (be)
46. I crossed the road without ___looking_____________ . (look)
47. We advised her ___to not spend_____________ a year abroad. (not spend)
48. I always dreamed of _____living___________ in a small house by the seaside. (live)
49. She made us __to wait______________ for hours. (wait)
50. She learned _____to treat___________ pupils with respect. (treat)
51. I couldn’t help __to cry___________ when I saw the bride in the beautiful white dress. (c
ry)
52. My uncle has given up _smoking__________ and now he prefers ___to eat __________ .
(smoke, eat)
53. He wasn’t used __to drive______________ on the right side of the road. (drive)
54. Would you rather ____to go ____________ to a restaurant or eat at home. (go)
55. There was a fence ___to walk_____________ people from walking on the grass. (walk)
56. I agreed _____to help___________ him if he is in trouble. (help)
57. I’m too old ___ to change____________ my habits now. (change)
58. Please stop ___whispering_____________ . You’re making me nervous. (whisper)
59. He was silly enough __to dive ___________ into the pond without _looking__________
_ first. (dive, look)
60. I enjoy ___being_____________ alone. I never feel lonely. (be)