Exercise on Gerund VS To Infinitive

Complete the sentences with correct form(s) of the verb in parentheses.

1.   I like (go)…………to the zoo.

2.   The play wasn’t very good. The audience started (leave)…………before it was over.

3.   After a brief interruption, the professor continued (lecture)…………

4.   The children love (swim)…………in the ocean.

5.   I hate (see)…………any living being suffer. I can’t bear it.

6.   I’m afraid of flying. When a plane begins (move)…………down the runway, my heart start (race)…………. Oh-oh! The plane is beginning (move)…………and my heart is starting (race).

7.   When I travel, I prefer (drive)…………to (take)…………a plane.

8.   I prefer (drive)…………rather than (take)…………a plane.

9.   I always remember (turn)…………off all the lights before I leave my house.

10.I can remember (be)…………very proud and happy when I graduated.

11.Did you remember (give)………Jake my message?

12.I remember (play)…………with dolls when I was a child.

13.What do you remember (do)…………when you were a child?

14.What do you remember (do)…………before you leave for class everyday?

15.What did you forget (do)………… before you left for class this morning?

16.I’ll never forget (carry)…………my wife over the threshold when we moved into our first home.

17.I can’t ever forget (watch)…………our team score the winning goal in the last second game to capture the national champion-ship.

18.Don’t forget (do)…………your homework tonight!

19.I regret (inform)…………you that your loan application has not been approved.

20.I regret (listen, not)…………to my fathers advice. He was right.

21.When a student ask question, the teacher always tries (explain)………the problem as clearly as possible.

22.I tried everything, but the baby still wouldn’t stop crying. I tried (hold)…………him. I tried (feed)…………him. I tried (burp)…………him. I tried (change)…………his diapers. Nothing worked.

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