Further practice on Infinitive – Gerund

By: Ms. Dung Purple 
FURTHER PRACTICE ON INFINITIVE – GERUND 
Exercise 1: Complete the sentences, using the appropriate forms of the verb in the box. 
find know use take pass 
look touch finish keep complete 
1. Mr. White didn’t have any money, so he decided ______________ a job. 
2. The teacher reminded the students ______________ their assignments in time. 
3. My group leader expects me______________ this paper as soon as possible. 
4. Our teacher encourages us ______________ a dictionary whenever we are unsure of the meaning of a word. 
5. Before I went away to college, my mother remind me______________ her a letter once a week. 
6. Mrs. Snow has warned her young children not ______________ the hot stove. 
7. The student on the corner pretended ______________ the answers to the teacher’s questions. 
8. Residents are not allowed ______________ pets in that apartment building. 
9. All applicants are required ______________ the entrance examination. 
10. Ann advised her sisters______________ the plane instead of driving to San Francisco. 
Exercise 2: Complete the sentences using the appropriate form of the verbs in the box. 
go stay see find out hear read 
receive go be help walk study 
1. I was glad ______________ a present from my old closest friend. 
2. I was relieved ______________ that I had passed the exam. 
3. The jet pilot was very lucky ______________ alive after the plane crash. 
4. The children were anxious ______________ to the circus. 
5. Sunny didn’t feel like going anywhere. She was content ___________ at home and ____________ a book. 
6. The teacher is always willing______________ the students. 
7. The students are motivated ______________ English. 
8. Jessica was hesitant ______________ home alone on the dark street. 
9. I was surprised ______________ Mr. Jay at the meeting. 
10. We were very sorry______________ the bad news about the collapse of the bridge. 
Exercise 3: Complete the sentences in the following paragraph with verb + infinitive. Use two verbs in the 
parentheses in the correct order. The first is done for you as an example. 
Do you (take / know / how) know how to take care of an accident victim? Suppose that a car hits a child and the 
child is lying in the street. What do you do? Well, first of all, don’t (move / try) _________________the victim. You 
(ought, stay) ______________with him or her while people calls for help. 
You (check / need) ______________the child’ pulse first. If there is no pulse, (do / begin) ____________CPR 
(Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) immediately). Sometimes there is a pulse, but the victim is not breathing. In that case, 
you’ll (have / perform) __________mouth to-mouth resuscitation (artificial respiration). If the child is conscious, he 
or she may (start, get) _________upset. You’ll (calm / want) ___________him or her. (Promise / 
stay)______________with the victim, and (continue / take) _________________care of the injured child until the 
ambulance arrives. 
Exercise 4: Put the words in the correct order to have complete sentences Use the verbs in their appropriate 
infinitive or –ing forms. 
 Example: manager/see/ now/ want/ I / the. -> I want to see the manager now. 
1. Children/ buy/ often/ comics and sweet/ want/ their parents/ them. 
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2. their patients/ high in fats/ eat/ Many doctors/ avoid/ advise/ food. 
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3. stay/ like/ home/don’t/ all / weekend/ I 
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4. exercise/ experts/remind/ once/ us/ day/ to Health/ regularly/ every 
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5. The/ parking attendant/ for free/ didn’t/ allow/ the/ park/ woman. 
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6. brothers/ together/ to live/ We/ learn/must/ as. 
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7. children/ spend/ time/ I’d like / with/ the/ more/ hopeless/ enjoy. 
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8. We/ get up/ for/ don’t/ than/ earlier/ usual/ work/ mind. 
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9. mountainous/ new/ I /areas/ decided/ branches/ in/open. 
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10. Why/ suggestions/ don’t /instead of / make/ some/ complain/ you? 
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11. It’s/ careful/ plans/ necessary/ make. 
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12. English/ studies/ better/ have/a/ She/ job/chance/ of get/ good/ a. 
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13. summer/ said/ i’d/ go/this/like.  ___________________________________________________ 
14. my leg/ I /craw up/ can/ something/feel.  ____________________________________________ 
15. be/seem/good/He/ preferred/than/ good  ____________________________________________ 
Exercise 5: Complete each sentence with a suitable verb. 
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wash work write see try use 
1. He tried to avoid ______________ my questions. 
2. Could you please stop ______________ so much noise. 
3. I enjoy ______________ to music. 
4. I considered ______________ for the job but in the end I decided against it. 
5. Have you finished ______________ your hair yet. 
6. If you walk into the road without looking, you risk ______________ knocked down. 
7. Mr. John is 65 but he isn’t going to retire yet. He wants to carry on ______________ . 
8. I don’t mind you ______________ the phone as long as you pay for all your calls. 
9. Hello, fancy ______________ you here. What’s a surprise! 
10. What a stupid thing to do! Can you imagine anybody ______________ so stupid? 
11. Sarah gave up ______________ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad. 
Exercise 6: Rewrite the following sentences with the given information 
1. What shall we do? We could go to the cinema. 
  Linda suggested ________________________________________________________________ 
2. Do you want to play tennis? No, not really. 
  Tony didn’t fancy _______________________________________________________________ 
3. You were driving too fast. Yes, it’s true. Sorry. 
  She admitted ___________________________________________________________________ 
4. Why don’t we go for a swimming. Good idea! 
  They suggested _________________________________________________________________ 
5. You broke into the shop. No, I didn’t. 
  The boy denied _________________________________________________________________ 
6. Can you wait a few minutes? Sure, no problem. 
  They didn’t mind _______________________________________________________________ 
7. I can do what I want and you can’t stop me. 
  You can’t stop me from __________________________________________________________ 
8. It’s not a good idea to travel during the rush hour. 
  It’s better to avoid ______________________________________________________________ 
9. Shall we go away tomorrow instead of today? 
  Shall we postpone ______________________________________________________________ ? 
10. The diver of the car said it was true that he didn’t have a licence. 
  The driver of the car admitted _____________________________________________________ 
11. Could you turn the radio down, please? 
  Would you mind________________________________________________________________ ? 
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12. Please don’t interrupt me all the time? 
  I don’t want ___________________________________________________________________ 
13. Shall we get married? Yes, let’s 
  They decided __________________________________________________________________ 
14. Please help me. Ok 
  She agreed ____________________________________________________________________ 
15. Can I carry this heavy bag for you, Joe? No, thanks. I can manage. 
  Peter offered ___________________________________________________________________ 
16. Let’s meet here at 8 o’clock. Ok, fine. 
  They arranged _________________________________________________________________ 
17. What’s your name? I’m not going to tell you. 
  She refused ____________________________________________________________________ 
18. My father said that I could use his car. 
  My father allowed ______________________________________________________________ 
19. Don’t stop him doing what he wants. 
  Let him _______________________________________________________________________ 
20. He looks older when he wears glasses. 
  The glasses make _______________________________________________________________ 
21. I think you should know the truth. 
  I want ________________________________________________________________________ 
22. Don’t let me forget to phone my sister. 
  Remind _______________________________________________________________________ 
23. At first I didn’t want to apply for the job but Sarah persuaded me. 
  Sarah persuaded ________________________________________________________________ 
24. My lawyer said I shouldn’t say anything to the police. 
  My lawyer advised me ___________________________________________________________ 
25. I was told that I shouldn’t believe everything he said. 
  I was warned __________________________________________________________________ 
Exercise 7: Put the verb into the correct forms: TO V - V_ING – Vo 
1. When I’m tired, I enjoy (watch) ______________ television. It’s relaxing. 
2. It was a nice day, so we decided (go) ______________ for a walk. 
3. It’s a nice day. Does anyone fancy (go) ______________ for a walk. 
4. I’m not in a hurry. I don’t mind (wait) ______________. 
5. They don’t have much money. They can’t afford (go) ______________ out very often. 
6. I wish that dog would stop (bark) ______________. It’s driving me mad. 
7. Our neighbor threatened (call) ______________ the police if we don’t stop the noise. 
8. We were hungry, so I suggested (have) ______________ dinner early. 
9. Hurry up! I don’t want to risk (miss) ______________ the train. 
10. I’m still looking for a job but I hope (find) ______________ a well-paid job soon. 
11. The headmaster begins (arrange) ______________the matter at one. 
12. She loves (swim) ______________in the early morning. 
13. They agreed (be) ______________ present at the opening ceremony. 
14. I don’t want (force) ______________you (do) ______________what I say. 
15. Most people prefer (drive) ______________to (ride) ______________ 
16. They have stopped (do) ______________ business because of bad situations. 
17. I must ask you (stop, talk) ______________ 
18. Let me (help) ______________you (get) ______________ it right. 
19. We like (see) ______________young students (work) ______________hard for their future. 
20. I understand you want (borrow) ______________my last volume of Harry Porter. 
21. Do you mind (process) ______________these film again? 
22. The manager let me (watch) ______________the actors and actresses (rehearse) ______________ 
23. They denied (destroy) ______________the flower beds in the schoolyard. 
24. He spends ages (play) ______________games online. 
25. They promised (help) ______________me (prepare) ______________ for the party. 
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26. She doesn’t allow (smoke) ______________ in her house. 
27. I have never been to Iceland but I’d like (go) ______________there. 
28. I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me (do) ______________? 
29. She said that the letter was personal and wouldn’t let me (read) ______________ it. 
30. We were kept at the police station for two hours and then we were allowed (go) ______________. 
31. Where would you recommend me (go) ______________ for my two-day holiday? 
32. I wouldn’t recommend (eat) ______________ in this restaurant. The food is awful. 
33. The film was very sad. It made me (cry) ______________. 
34. Carol’s parents always encouraged her (study) ______________ hard at school. 
35. They denied (steal) ______________ the money. 
36. I don’t enjoy (drive) ______________ such a long distance. 
37. Has it stopped (rain) ______________ yet? 
38. Can you remind me (buy) ______________ some coffee when we go out. 
39. Why do you keep (ask) ______________ me questions? Can’t you (leave) ______________ me alone. 
40. Bi Rain refused (answer) ______________ any more questions about the relationship between him and this girl. 
41. One of the boy admitted (break) ______________ the window. 
42. The boy’s father promised (pay) ______________ for the window to be repaired. 
43. Ann was cooking the kitchen when the phone rang. She just let it (ring) ______________. 
44. How did the thief get into the house? I forgot (shut) ______________ the window. 
45. I’ve enjoy (meet) ______________ you. I hope (meet) ______________ you again soon. 
46. The baby began (cry) ______________ in the middle of the night. 
47. I was very tired. I tried (keep) ______________ my eyes open but I couldn’t. 
48. I want a change. I need (go) ______________ away for a while. 
49. Can you help me (get) ______________ the dinner ready? 
50. He looks do funny. I can’t help (laugh) ______________ at him. 
Exercise 8: Complete each sentence with a suitable verb in its correct forms. 
1. Don’t forget ______________ the letter I gave you. 
2. There was a lot of traffic but we managed ______________ to the airport in time. 
3. Jill has decided not ______________ a car. It’s too expensive. 
4. We’ve got a new computer in our office. I haven’t learn ______________ it yet. 
5. I wonder where Sue is. She promised not______________ anything. 
6. We were all too afraid to speak. Nobody dared ______________ anything. 
7. Please remember ______________ the door when you go out. 
8. You lent me some money a few months ago. Did I? I don’t remember ______________ you any money. 
9. Did you remember ______________ your sister? Oh, no. I completely forgot. I will phone her tomorrow. 
10. When you see Mandy, remember ______________ her my regards, won’t you? 
11. Someone must have taken my bag. I clearly remember ______________ it by the window and now it has gone. 
12. I believe that what I said was fair. I don’t regret ______________ it. 
13. I regret ______________ you that your application has been turned down. 
14. I can’t go on ______________ here any more. I want a different job. 
15. When I came into the room, Liz was reading a newspaper. She looked up and said hello to me, and then went on 
______________ her newspaper. 
16. Do you know how ______________ to John’s house? 
17. Can you show me how ______________ this washing machine? 
18. Would you know how______________ if there was a fire in the building? 
19. You’ll never forget ______________ a bicycle once you have learned. 
20. I was really astonished. I didn’t know what______________.