B1 Gerund and Infinitive GI014
Fill in the correct form: Gerund or Infinitive (with or without "TO")
1. Do you expect me __________________ it to you a second time? (EXPLAIN)
2. Everyone in the village came to see them __________________. (LEAVE)
3. It doesn't take that much time __________________ your room properly. (TIDY)
4. We have never had such a famous person __________________ in this hotel. (STAY)
5. I don't recommend __________________ through the city centre during rush hour. There's
too much traffic. (DRIVE)
6. I can imagine lots of people __________________ him very much. (NOT LIKE)
7. The company promised __________________ the furniture by the end of March. (DELIVER)
8. You must remember __________________ through your pockets before you put the jacket
into the washing machine. (LOOK)
9. He did not pretend __________________ his nervousness in front of the camera. (HIDE)
10. When I saw that lovely hat, I couldn't resist __________________ it. (BUY)
11. Please stop __________________ and listen to me for a moment. (TALK)
12. I caught him __________________ at me in a very strange way. (LOOK)
13. He has a good chance of __________________ what he set out to __________________. (DO, DO)
14. The sight of those two silly boys made us __________________. (LAUGH)
15. The policeman denied __________________ questioned the suspect without his lawyer
present. (HAVE)
16. I made up my mind __________________ her. (TRUST)
17. My parents used __________________ __________________ to the cinema on Saturday
evenings. Now they prefer __________________ at home. (LIKE, GO , STAY)
18. Don't forget __________________ out where we can get tickets for tomorrow's performance.
(FIND)
19. Bob deserves another chance __________________ he is the best defender in our team.
(PROVE)
20. I don't recall ever __________________ you talk about her before. (HEAR)
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KEY
1. Do you expect me to explain it to you a second time? (EXPLAIN)
2. Everyone in the village came to see them leave. (LEAVE)
3. It doesn't take that much time to tidy your room properly. (TIDY)
4. We have never had such a famous person staying/stay in this hotel. (STAY)
5. I don't recommend driving through the city centre during rush hour. There's too much
traffic. (DRIVE)
6. I can imagine lots of people not liking him very much. (NOT LIKE)
7. The company promised to deliver the furniture by the end of March. (DELIVER)
8. You must remember to look through your pockets before you put the jacket into the
washing machine. (LOOK)
9. He did not pretend to hide his nervousness in front of the camera. (HIDE)
10. When I saw that lovely hat, I couldn't resist buying it. (BUY)
11. Please stop talking and listen to me for a moment. (TALK)
12. I caught him looking at me in a very strange way. (LOOK)
13. He has a good chance of doing what he set out to do. (DO, DO)
14. The sight of those two silly boys made us laugh. (LAUGH)
15. The policeman denied having questioned the suspect without his lawyer present. (HAVE)
16. I made up my mind to trust her. (TRUST)
17. My parents used to like going to the cinema on Saturday evenings. Now they prefer
staying/to stay at home. (LIKE, GO , STAY)
18. Don't forget to find out where we can get tickets for tomorrow's performance. (FIND)
19. Bob deserves another chance to prove he is the best defender in our team. (PROVE)
20. I don't recall ever hearing you talk about her before. (HEAR)
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