16382 infinitive and gerund practice

INFINITIVE OR GERUND? PRACTICE
1. 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. We saw Mary ………………… for the
school bus (wait).
4. My husband doesn’t mind ……………
(wash) up, but he hates …………… (iron).
5. Dan’s son is really good at ……………
(draw).
6. There’s no need ………………… up. It’s
7:30 and our train leaves at 8:20 (hurry).
7. After …………… lunch, we made some
coffee (have)
8. I’m used to ………………… to my office
(walk).
9. Would you like …………… round
tonight? (come)
10. My boyfriend apologised for
…………… our date (forget).
11. Some decisions are hard
…………………… (take)
12. How about ………………… Mary for
dinner next weekend? (invite)
13. Despite ……………… studied a lot,
Paula didn’t passed her literature exam
(have).

14. You’d better ………………… (do) some
exercise ……………… fit (keep).
15. We can’t afford ………………… on
holiday next summer (go).
16. Look! The plane is on the point of
…………… (land).
17. ……………… (hear) such good news
made me ……………… (feel) better.
18. Tony is dying ……………… (meet) his
favourite actress.
19. Stop ……………… me, Paul! (tease)
20. Do you know how ………………… an
email? (send)
21. I’m longing ………………… my
birthday with all my friends (celebrate).
22. The Prime Minister is expected
……………… the Home Secretary’s
resignation (accept).
23. It’s no use ……………… Peter to act
sensibly (tell)
24. Sam and Paula are looking forward

2. 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. Carol was made tidy/ to tidy/ tidying
her room before leave/to leave/ leaving
home.
6. Dan suggested watch/to watch/
watching a video after dinner.
7. Every agreed go/to go/ going halves.
8. Sam is so hard-working! He deserves
be/to be/being promoted.
8. We did our best satisfy/ to satisfy/
satisfying her desires.
9. It was rude of him not visit/not to visit/
not visiting us when he was in New York.
10. Peter insisted on get/to get/getting up
early.
11. My wife is really fond of listen/to
listen/ listening to jazz.
12. I was sorry hear/to hear/ hearing
about your father’s illness.
13. Park/ To park/ Parking here is
forbidden. Look at the sign!
14. His job involves deal/to deal/dealing
with handicapped people.
15. I’d love try/to try /trying hand gliding.
16. There’s no need worry/ to worry/
3. Join the sentences. Match the numbers
and the letters
1. Paul succeeded in
polite.

2. I’m fed up with
Susan.
3. We didn’t agree
4. What about
d.
5. You ought
exam.
6. The curtains need
tea?
7. Do you fancy
essay!
8. Bob
1
2 promised
3
4
5
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a. to be more
b. to email
c. washing.
to drive there.
e. passing his
f. having some
g. to write my
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INFINITIVE OR GERUND? PRACTICE (key)
1.
1. DIGGING in the garden is very tiring
(dig).
2. Did you use TO LIKE fish when you
were a child? (like)
3. We saw Mary WAITING for the school
bus (wait).
4. My husband doesn’t mind WASHING
(wash) up, but he hates IRONING (iron).
5. Dan’s son is really good at DRAW
(draw).
6. There’s no need TO HURRY up. It’s 7:30
and our train leaves at 8:20 (hurry).
7. After HAVING lunch, we made some
coffee (have)
8. I’m used to WALKING to my office
(walk).
9. Would you like TO COME round tonight?
(come)
10. My boyfriend apologised for
FORGETTING our date (forget).
11. Some decisions are hard TO TAKE
(take)
12. How about INVITING Mary for dinner
next weekend? (invite)
13. Despite HAVING studied a lot, Paula

didn’t passed her literature exam (have).
14. You’d better DO(do) some exercise TO
KEEP fit (keep).
15. We can’t afford TO GO on holiday next
summer (go).
16. Look! The plane is on the point of
LANDING (land).
17. HEARING (hear) such good news
made me FEEL (feel) better.
18. Tony is dying TO MEET (meet) his
favourite actress.
19. Stop TEASING me, Paul! (tease)
20. Do you know how TO SEND an email?
(send)
21. I’m longing TO CELEBRATE my
birthday with all my friends (celebrate).
22. The Prime Minister is expected TO
ACCEPT the Home Secretary’s resignation
(accept).
23. It’s no use TELLING Peter to act
sensibly (tell)
24. Sam and Paula are looking forward TO
TRAVELLING abroad on holiday (travel)

2.
1. Pam is thinking of moving/ to London.
2. The exhibition is worth seeing.
3. Dr Morrow advised me to cut down on
chocolate.
4. I don’t feel like cooking tonight.

5. Carol was made to tidy her room
before leaving home.
6. Dan suggested watching a video after
dinner.
7. Every agreed to go halves.
8. Sam is so hard-working! He deserves
to be promoted.
8. We did our best to satisfy her desires.
9. It was rude of him not to visit us when
he was in New York.
10. Peter insisted on getting up early.
11. My wife is really fond of listening to
jazz.
12. I was sorry to hear about your
father’s illness.
13. Parking here is forbidden. Look at
the sign!
14. His job involves dealing with
handicapped people.
15. I’d love to try hand gliding.
16. There’s no need to worry about Tom,
he’s at work.
17. I hate doing the housework.
3.
1. Paul succeeded in
a. to be more
polite.
2. I’m fed up with
b. to email
Susan.

3. We didn’t agree
c. washing.
4. What about
d. to drive there.
5. You ought
e. passing his
exam.
6. The curtains need
f. having some
tea?
7. Do you fancy
g. to write my
essay!
8. Bob promised
h. to solve the

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