Complete the following sentences using gerunds or infinitives.
1I tried ............... a ticket, but they were all sold out.
Wrong!
Use "to get" after try when you mean make an effort to do something.
2I tried ............... to the manager personally, but that didn’t help.
Wrong!
Use "speaking" after try when you mean test a possible solution.
3We regret ............... you that the flight has been cancelled.
Wrong!
Use "to inform" after regret in formal announcements about bad news.
4The doctor has asked me to stop ...............
Wrong!
Use "smoking" after stop when you mean quit an activity.
5She went on ............... a celebrated writer a few years later.
Wrong!
Use "to become" after go on when you mean later do or achieve something different.
6I regret ............... so badly last night.
Wrong!
Use "behaving" after regret when you are sorry about a past action.
7Remember ............... me up at 6 a.m.
Wrong!
Use "to wake" after remember when you mean not forget to do a future action.
8I forgot ............... the door before I left.
Wrong!
Use "to lock" after forget when you did not do a necessary action.
9I remember ............... the keys on the table.
Wrong!
Use "leaving" after remember when you have a memory of a past action.
Answers
- I tried to get a ticket, but they were all sold out.
- I tried speaking to the manager personally, but that didn’t help.
- We regret to inform you that the flight has been cancelled.
- The doctor has asked me to stop smoking.
- She went on to become a celebrated writer a few years later.
- I regret behaving so badly last night.
- Remember to wake me up at 6 a.m.
- I forgot to lock the door before I left.
- I remember leaving the keys on the table.
