Fill in the blanks with gerunds or infinitives whichever is appropriate.
1I still remember ............... my first bike.
Wrong!
Use "buying" after remember when you mean a memory of a past action.
2You must remember ............... him from the station tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use "to fetch" after remember when you mean not to forget a future responsibility.
3I regret ............... school at 13; it was a big mistake.
Wrong!
Use "leaving" after regret when you are sorry about a past action.
4We don’t allow people ............... in the kitchen.
Wrong!
Use "to smoke" after allow plus a person or people.
5I slowly began ............... what she meant.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Both "to understand" and "understanding" can follow began in this sentence.
6I will never forget ............... the Queen.
Wrong!
Use "meeting" after forget when you mean a memory of a past event.
7We regret ............... that we are unable to help you.
Wrong!
Use "to say" after regret when you are giving bad news now.
8I am interested in ............... in France.
Wrong!
Use "working" after the preposition in.
9We look forward to ............... from you soon.
Wrong!
Use "hearing" after the fixed expression look forward to.
10People are not allowed ............... in the kitchen.
Wrong!
Use "to smoke" after the passive form are not allowed.
Answers
- I still remember buying my first bike.
- You must remember to fetch him from the station tomorrow.
- I regret leaving school at 13; it was a big mistake.
- We don’t allow people to smoke in the kitchen.
- I slowly began to understand / understanding what she meant.
- I will never forget meeting the Queen.
- We regret to say that we are unable to help you.
- I am interested in working in France.
- We look forward to hearing from you soon.
- People are not allowed to smoke in the kitchen.
