Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1I regret ............... you that the position has been filled, but I wanted to tell you personally.
Wrong!
Use regret + to-infinitive for bad news you are giving now, so the correct answer is "to inform".
2After the argument, she stopped ............... to him for weeks, even at work.
Wrong!
Use stop + gerund when someone quits an activity, so the correct answer is "speaking".
3On the way to the meeting, he stopped ............... a coffee, then carried on to the office.
Wrong!
Use stop + to-infinitive when someone pauses one action in order to do another, so the correct answer is "to get".
4I remember ............... her at the conference in Berlin, because we talked about your research.
Wrong!
Use remember + gerund for a memory of a past event, so the correct answer is "meeting".
5Remember ............... her about the schedule before you leave the office tonight.
Wrong!
Use remember + to-infinitive when you mean not to forget to do something, so the correct answer is "to tell".
6He tried ............... the door, but the key snapped in the lock.
Wrong!
Use try + to-infinitive when someone attempts to do something difficult, so the correct answer is "to open".
7When the app froze again, I tried ............... my phone, and it finally worked.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Use try + gerund when someone experiments with a possible solution, so "restarting" fits best; "to restart" (attempt to restart) is also acceptable here.
8I meant ............... you earlier, but the client call ran over.
Wrong!
Use mean + to-infinitive when you mean intend, so the correct answer is "to call".
9If you keep interrupting, it will mean ............... the whole explanation from the beginning.
Wrong!
Use mean + gerund when you mean involve or result in, so the correct answer is "repeating".
10The new manager doesn’t allow ............... personal calls during shifts, even in emergencies.
Wrong!
Use allow + gerund when there is no object after allow, so the correct answer is "making".
11They allowed me ............... the report from home, as long as I met the deadline.
Wrong!
Use allow + object + to-infinitive when you say who is permitted, so the correct answer is "to finish".
12I’d rather ............... the issue now than have it explode in front of the whole team tomorrow.
Wrong!
Use the base verb after would rather, so the correct answer is "address".
Exercise complete
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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 to restart / 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.