Gerund or Infinitive Revision test There are a number of common verbs and expressions that are usually followed by the infinitive , the -ing form of the verb or both of them I Put the verbs in the box in the right column enjoy forget try give up decide start refuse avoid miss begin stop mind feel like arrange fail dislike would like agree remember manage admit expect plan like regret Infinitive Gerund Infinitive or Gerund 25 II Underline the correct alternative I can’t help playing/to play this computer game It’s so interesting The authorities have decided opening / to open a new museum in this part of the town The shop refused to give/ giving us our money back Sam avoided to speak/speaking to them about that matter He kept to pay/paying a lot of money for new records We can’t wait seeing/to see that new performance The children enjoy to see/ seeing animals in their natural environment All three athletes deny to take/taking the drug I remembered to go/going to the chemist’s for you Here’s your medicine 10 I didn’t feel like to go/going out last night, so I stayed at home 10 III Match the sentence halves What you intend A finding jazz records from the 1950-s Sam found the problem with the printer, but didn’t manage B translating this difficult text John Frame can’t wait C to meet Mike and Patrick this evening? Nick and his friends are mad at D to leave school and become a pop star Sarah is not interested in E listening to classical music Mr Smith particularly enjoys F to find a job soon Have you arranged G to about the problem? The police accuse Ted Smith of H windsurfing My elder brother expects I to fix it 10 Jane White succeeded in J having robbed the house 10 IV Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in capital letters Ann eventually forgave him for her birthday FORGET Nick didn’t mind _ on the floor SIT The children agreed _ part in the competition TAKE My mother can’t stand to very loud modern music LISTEN How could Mr Flow refuse his own son? HELP He suggested the children to the Zoo TAKE We failed _ the experiment FINISH The students can’t wait _ out how they did in the test FIND Couldn’t you have managed something nice about the meal? 10 In winter I miss _ to go out for long walks in the evening SAY BE ABLE 10 V Tick the sentences that are correct Rewrite the incorrect sentences using the infinitive or the –ing form of the verb Tom had to brake hard to avoid to hit the animal. I don’t mind staying in if there’s nowhere interesting to go Don’t making a decision until we know all the facts. It was cold and wet in the countryside, so we decided going home. Ann still remembers meeting her favourite actor. _ Mr Poor can’t afford to buy a new car. _ They haven’t got any money, so it’s not worth to go into the shops. To ride a bicycle is a good way to keep fit. _ Adam can’t stand to hear people shouting at each other. _ 10 Please remember bringing your essay to class next week. _ 11 Kate really regrets not studying hard for her exams She might have passed the exams 12 There was a lot of traffic but we managed getting to the airport in time 13 Our English teacher stopped talking to John’s father when she saw him walking towards her _ 14 Many young people enjoy to chat on-line with their friends. 15 Tony doesn’t know if he’s capable of set up his own website 15 TOTAL : 70 KEY Exercise I Infinitive: decide, arrange, fail, would like, refuse, agree, manage, expect, plan Gerund: enjoy, give up, miss, mind, feel like, dislike, avoid, admit Infinitive and gerund: begin, like, start, forget, remember, stop, regret, try Exercise II playing to open to give speaking paying to see seeing taking to go 10 going Exercise IV forgetting sitting to take listening to help taking to finish to find to say 10 being able Exercise III G I D H E A C J F 10 B Exercise V hitting correct make to go correct correct going Riding hearing 10 to bring 11 correct 12 to get 13 to talk 14 chatting 15 setting