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Gerunds and Infinitives 1 Multiple Choice Exercises: Choose the correct answer for each gap below. 1. Dan enjoys (to read/ reading/read) science fiction. 2. Cheryl suggested (to see/ seeing/ see) a movie after work. 3. I miss (to work/ working/ work) in the travel industry. Maybe I can get my old job back. 4. Where did you learn (speak/ speaking/ to speak) Spanish? Was it in Spain or in Latin America? 5. Do you mind (help/ helping/ to help) me translate this letter? 6. He asked (to talk/ talking/ talk) to the store manager. 7. You've never mentioned (live/ to live/ living) in Japan before. How long did you live there? 8. If he keeps (coming/ to come/ come) to work late, he's going to get fired! 9. Debbie plans (to study/ studying/ study) abroad next year. 10. I agreed (helping/ help/ to help) Jack wash his car. 11. I hope (graduating/ to graduate/ graduate) from college next June. 12. The models practiced (to walk/walking/ walk) with a book balanced on their heads. 13. Mandy has promised (taking/ to take/ take) care of our dog while we are on vacation. 14. Mr. Edwards chose (accepting/ to accept/ accept) the management position in Chicago rather than the position in Miami. 15. I don't know what she wants (do/ doing/ to do) tonight. Why don't you ask her? 16. Frank offered (helping/ to help/ help) us paint the house. 17. Sandra decided (study/ to study/ studying) economics in London. 18. Witnesses reported (to see/ seeing/ see) the bank robber as he was climbing out of the second-story window. 19. Stephanie dislikes (working/ to work/ work) in front of a computer all day. 20. Mrs. Naidu appears (being/ to be/ be) the most qualified person for the job. 21. Eliza recommended (to eat/ eating/ eat) in a dim sum restaurant while we're in Hong Kong. 22. I demand (to talk/ talking/ talk) to the manager of the hotel immediately. 23. My grandmother recalled (seeing/ to see/ see) a plane for the very first time when she was six. 24. She claims (to be/ being/ be) related to George Washington, but I don't believe her. 25. This broken bicycle needs (to fix/ fixing/ fix) before someone can ride it. 26. I can't understand (driving/ to drive/ drive) such a big car when gas prices are so high, not to mention what it does to the environment. 27. She refused (speak/ speaking/ to speak) to me after our fight. 28. The wilderness adventure course lasts (hike/ hiking/ to hike) ten days and involves more than fifty miles through rugged mountainous terrain. 29. Don't hesitate (ask/ asking/ to ask) for help if you don't understand the directions. 30. She managed (communicating/ to communicate/ communicate) with them, even though she didn't speak their language. 31. She pretended (being/ to be/ be) a student in order to get a student discount. 32. She waited (to see/ seeing/ see) what would happen next. 33. The child denied (stealing/ to steal/ steal) the piece of candy. 34. We fully intend (pay/ paying/ to pay) you for all the work you have done for us. 35. You seem (to be/ being/ be) a little distracted. Is everything alright? 36. Laura and Ed discussed (moving/ to move/ move) to the city to find work; however, in the end, they decided against relocating. 37. She refused (admit/ to admit/ admitting) that she had made a mistake. 38. After his accident last year, he would never consider (buying/ to buy/ buy) another motorcycle. 39. Margaret just happened (find/ to find/ finding) the lost car keys while she was looking for something else. 40. He never admitted (to have/ having/ have) the wild party while his parents were out of town. 41. Jackie tends (arrive/ arriving/ to arrive) late on Mondays, but our boss doesn't seem to care about that very much. 42. She imagined (lying/ to lie/ lie) on a tropical beach under a palm tree. 43. The winner of the local competition gets (participating/ participate/ to participate) in a national competition in Washington D.C. 44. We don't anticipate (have/ having/ to have) any more technical problems during the concert tour. 45. Debbie failed (notice/ noticing/ to notice) her credit card lying on the ground. 46. The politician swore (serving/ to serve/ serve) the people honestly and with pride, but the scandal revealed that the promise was little more than a lie. 47. Mr. Shinohara recollected (to work/ working/ work) with his father on his family's fishing boat when he was a young child. 48. The medical team deserves (receive/ receiving/ to receive) the award for their volunteer work in sub-Saharan Africa.