Try to answer the following Gerunds and Infinitives Exercises :
#1. I can’t afford ______ a new car right now.
#2. She avoided ______ him about the problem.
#3. We decided ______ early to avoid traffic.
#4. He denied ______ the money.
#5. I remember ______ her at the party last night.
#6. Don’t forget ______ the door before you leave.
#7. They stopped ______ when the teacher entered.
#8. She tried ______ the window, but it was stuck.
#9. I regret ______ you that your application was unsuccessful.
#10. She likes ______ in the morning.
#11. I need ______ my homework before dinner.
Answers:
- b) to buy
- b) telling
- b) to leave
- a) stealing
- a) meeting
- b) to lock
- a) talking (means stop an activity)
b) to talk (also correct: means stop in order to talk) - b) to open (attempt)
a) opening (also possible: experiment to see what happens) - b) to tell
- a) speaking (continue same activity)
b) to speak (also correct: change activity) - a) jogging / b) to jog (both correct, same meaning)
- b) to finish
