Infinitives and gerunds practice key word

read the sentences and choose the correct form

1.    Do you mind [I sit/*my sitting/my siting/I sitting]  here?

2.    He never stopped [to work/to be working/*working/to have worked] until the last minute of his life.

3.    I can hardly imagine Mike [sail/to sail/*sailing/sailling]  across the Atlantic Ocean all by himself.

4.    I would appreciate [you to call/you call/you’are calling/your calling]  back this afternoon.

5.    I regret [*to tell/telling/tell/having told]  you that you are not selected for the interview.

6.    Try [getting/*to get/get/got]  there as fast as you can.

7.    No one enjoys [to be made fun of/making fun of/*being made fun of/to make fun of]  in public.

8.    If you keep [to practice/*practicing/practice/having practiced]  English, your language skills will improve.

9.    I’m looking forward to [*seeing/see/to be seeing/to have seen]  you.

10.    They can never escape [to be punished/punishing/to punish/*being punished] .

11.    My grandfather is used to [get up/*getting up/have got up/got up]  early.

12.    Don’t you remember [to see him/saw him/to have seen him/*seeing him]  before?

13.    He objected to [leave/be left/*leaving/to be leaving]  early.

14.    I don’t feel like [*going/to go/go/to be going]  out for a walk.

15.    Would you mind [to close/close/*closing/to be closing]  the window?

16.    He has given up [smoke/to smoke/*smoking/being smoked] .

17.    People couldn’t help [to laugh at/laugh at/*laughing at/laughing on]  the funny man.

18.    His mother insisted on [he to go to/his going/he go to/*his going to]  college.

19.    This sentence needs [to improve/*improving/inprove/being improved] .

20.    The bees are busy [*gathering/to gather/to gathering/with gather]  pollen.

Hi guys,

Here you have an exercise to revise gerunds and infinitives. You can also find this kind of exercise in PET, FCE and CAE exams.

First of all, if you want to revise the rules you can do it in the following link:

GERUNDS OR INFINITIVES I

Having revised the rules, what you have to do in this exercise is to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence, always using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between three and six words, including the word given.

You can see an example bellow:

EXAMPLE:

I love to play tennis with him. It´s funny! LIkE

I _____(REALLY LIKE TO)___________ play tennis with him.

1. The meeting was postponed for almost an hour. PUT OFF.

The meeting _______________________________________________an hour.

1. She has to do a lot of different things in the new job. INVOLVE.

Her new job ____________________________________ different things.

1. I detest living here, it´s quite a rough area. WANT.

I ______________________ here, it´s quite a rough area.

1. He can be completely right. Perhaps he just wanted to find his notebook. MIGHT.

He _________________________ right. Perhaps he just wanted to find this notebook.

1. Last year he decided to stop smoking. GIVE.

Last year he decided _____________________________________ smoking.

1. I couldn´t pay for such an expensive house. AFFORD

I couldn´t ____________________________ such an expensive house.

1. I can´t stop thinking about you. HELP

I ______________________ about you.

1. I will never forget living in England. It was amazing. REMEMBER.

I will _________________________ in England. It was amazing.

1. The room needs to be cleaned, it´s a complete mess!. CLEANING.

The _____________________________, it´s a complete mess!.

1. I didn´t want to say that. I´m really sorry. REGRET.

I _________________________________ that. I´m really sorry.

1. I didn´t want to upset you. MEAN.

I ___________________ you.

How many answers did you manage to do? 🙂 I hope most of them!!!

xxx

SOLUTIONS:
1. was put off for almost.
2. involve doing a lot of.
3. don´t want to live.
4. might be completely.
5. to give up.
6. couldn´t afford to buy / couldn´t afford.
7. can´t help thinking / can´t help but think.
8. will always remember living.
9. room needs cleaning.
10. regret having said / regret saying.
11. didn´t mean to upset.

You may want to practise more:

To revise the rules: GERUND OR INFINITIVE I