Choose the correct gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

1) I can’t stand …....... all the time.

a) her whining b) to whine c) whining
2) She prefers …....... because she is a very bad cook.
a) eating out b) her eating out c) herself to eat out
3) She suggested …....... to the cinema instead of watching TV.
a) us to go b) going c) to go
4) Would you mind …....... with the luggage?
a) to help me b) helping me c) me help
5) They didn’t allow …....... our dictionaries during the exam.
a) us to use b) us using c) to use
6) I insist …....... the manager this instance!
a) seeing b) on seeing c) to see
7) They invited …....... my next holiday with them.
a) me to spend b) me for spending c) me spending
8) The heavy rains forced …....... indoors the whole weekend.
a) us staying b) to stay c) us to stay
9) I am looking forward …....... that new art gallery.
a) to visiting b) to visit c) visiting
10) I got used …......... late when I worked at a night club.
a) to getting up b) to get up c) getting up

Choose the correct gerund or infinitive from the parenthesis at the end of the sentence.

1. Alan can’t stand _________ on trains. (riding/ to ride)

2. Mr. Harris enjoys _________ people out to dinner. (inviting / to invite)
3. In the old days, gentlemen challenged their rivals _______. (fighting / to fight)
4. As the famous saying goes, there’s no use ______ over spilt milk. (crying / to cry)
5. Jim stopped _________ his shoelace. Wait for him. (tying / to tie)
6. My wife always volunteers ___________ cakes PTA meetings. (baking / to bake)
7. Don’t waste my time ___________ about your salary. (complaining/ to complain)
8. Eva is having trouble _________ on the exam. (concentrating / to concentrate)
9. Please allow me ____________ your Facebook page. (joining / to join)
10. You won’t forget _________milk on your way home, will you? (picking up /to pick up)
Rewrite each sentence so that it includes the word in capitals and the meaning stays the
same.
I’m sorry I didn't go to university. REGRET I regret not going to the university .

1) Winning the football pools meant we could buy a new car. ENABLED

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2) ‘It was me who broke your valuable vase last week,’ said Jake. ADMITTED

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3) Asking for a visa wasn’t necessary after all. NEED

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4) I didn’t remember to post the letters. FORGOT

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5) Brenda really hates staying in expensive hotels. STAND

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6) If you work for this company, you have to travel a lot. INVOLVES

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7) You can do what you like except for opening this door. APART FROM

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8) I gave up doing exercises. It was too tiring. STOPPED

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9) When I was young I often went to disco but nowadays I don’t go there. USED

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10) It might be a good idea to use honey instead of sugar. TRY

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11) I’m quite happy to look after the baby for you. MIND

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12) I must see the manager! DEMAND

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13) ‘Go on Jack, apply for the job,’ said Sally. ENCOURAGED

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14) Parking is not permitted here. ALLOWED

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15) 'Shall I carry that bag for you, John?' asked Pauline. OFFERED

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Egészítsd ki gerund vagy infinitive alakokkal, az alábbi szövegeket:

1. She quit complaining/to be about being unemployed and decided to create her own job.
2. Naomi's to lose/losing her passport prevented her from crossing the border.
3. Do you remember to stand/ standing at the top of the Eiffel Tower watching/to watch the
sunset? That's a view I'll never forget!
4. Oh no! The movie is sold out! Do you want to wait to see/ are you waiting to seeing if we can
get tickets for the next showing at 8:30?
5. Going snowboarding/ to go snowboarding next week isn't a good idea since you keep
having/to have problems with your knee. Already to have /having injured your knee once this
year should teach you that you need to be/being more careful about to push/ pushing yourself to
return to the slopes.
6. I would love to be/being lying on a beach in Tahiti right now basking/to baske in the sun.
Sitting/to sit in this office all day and to be/ being ordered around by my boss is not an
enjoyable way to spend/ spending my time.
7. The police chief ordered his officers to keep/ keeping looking for the escaped prisoner.
Hopefully, ordering/ to order the officers to continue to look/ looking will result in the
prisoner's being/ to be captured.
8. Her quitting/ to quit her job allowed her to spend / spending more time to care/ caring for
her sick parents.
9. Rover, my dog, always tries to jump/jumping over the fence, but he is too small to do it.
10. Agatha invited me to spend/spending the summer at her family's home in Costa Rica.
11. His reasons for choosing to study / studying Latin were always unclear to me.
12. I didn't believe Camille's story about finding/ to find a rattlesnake in her bed.
13. The terrible weather forced us to change/changing our plans.
14. Diane has been scared of swimming / to swim in the ocean ever since she saw the movie
"Jaws."
15. I don't know how you got my son to eat/ eating his broccoli. He hates vegetables!
16. I went bungee jumping/ to jump when I was in New Zealand. It was awesome!
17. Sally loves to go/going window shopping in her free time. She doesn't usually buy anything,
she just likes to look.
18. What do you think about Sarah's and Doug's getting /to get married just one week after they
met? Isn't that crazy?
19. I urge you to reconsider/ reconsidering your decision.
20. She pretended to be/being a student in order to get/ getting a student discount.
21. She waited to see/seeing what would happen next.
22. He never admitted to have/ having the wild party while his parents were out of town.
23. The child denied stealing/ to steal the piece of candy.
24. We fully intend to pay/paying you for all the work you have done for us.
25. You seem to be/being a little distracted. Is everything alright?
26. Laura and Ed discussed to move/moving to the city to find work; however, in the end, they
decided against relocating.
27. She refused to admit/ admitting that she had made a mistake.
28. After his accident last year, he would never consider to buy/ buying another motorcycle.
29. Margaret just happened to find/finding the lost car keys while she was to look/ looking for
something else.