Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
I regret ............... you that the position has been filled, but I wanted to tell you personally.
Wrong!
We use regret + to-infinitive to introduce bad news we are giving now.
After the argument, she stopped ............... to him for weeks, even at work.
Wrong!
Stop + gerund means to quit an activity.
On the way to the meeting, he stopped ............... a coffee, then carried on to the office.
Wrong!
Stop + to-infinitive means to pause one action in order to do another.
I remember ............... her at the conference in Berlin, because we talked about your research.
Wrong!
Remember + gerund refers to a memory of a past event.
Remember ............... her about the schedule before you leave the office tonight.
Wrong!
Remember + to-infinitive means not to forget to do something.
He tried ............... the door, but the key snapped in the lock.
Wrong!
Try + to-infinitive means to attempt to do something difficult.
When the app froze again, I tried ............... my phone, and it finally worked.
Wrong!
Try + gerund means to experiment with a possible solution.
I meant ............... you earlier, but the client call ran over.
Wrong!
Mean + to-infinitive means to intend to do something.
If you keep interrupting, it will mean ............... the whole explanation from the beginning.
Wrong!
Mean + gerund means to involve or result in something.
The new manager doesn’t allow ............... personal calls during shifts, even in emergencies.
Wrong!
Allow is followed by a gerund when there is no object after it.
They allowed me ............... the report from home, as long as I met the deadline.
Wrong!
Allow + object + to-infinitive is used when we say who is permitted.
I’d rather ............... the issue now than have it explode in front of the whole team tomorrow.
Wrong!
Would rather is followed by the base verb, not a gerund or to-infinitive.
Done.
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Answers
- I regret to inform you that the position has been filled, but I wanted to tell you personally.
- After the argument, she stopped speaking to him for weeks, even at work.
- On the way to the meeting, he stopped to get a coffee, then carried on to the office.
- I remember meeting her at the conference in Berlin, because we talked about your research.
- Remember to tell her about the schedule before you leave the office tonight.
- He tried to open the door, but the key snapped in the lock.
- When the app froze again, I tried restarting my phone, and it finally worked.
- I meant to call you earlier, but the client call ran over.
- If you keep interrupting, it will mean repeating the whole explanation from the beginning.
- The new manager doesn’t allow making personal calls during shifts, even in emergencies.
- They allowed me to finish the report from home, as long as I met the deadline.
- I’d rather address the issue now than have it explode in front of the whole team tomorrow.
