Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1I hate ............... to wait for people who are always late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "hate", both "to have" and "having" are correct.
2Could you tell me why you delayed ............... the money?
Wrong!
After "delay", use the gerund "sending".
3The doctor asked him to give up ...............
Wrong!
After the phrasal verb "give up", use the gerund "smoking".
4I encouraged her ............... again.
Wrong!
After "encourage someone", use the infinitive "to try".
5They told us ...............
Wrong!
After "tell someone", use the infinitive "to stop".
6I dislike people ............... me what to do.
Wrong!
After "dislike" with another action, use the gerund "telling".
7I felt like ............... but I didn’t dare to.
Wrong!
After "feel like", use the gerund "laughing".
8I can’t help ............... his courage.
Wrong!
After "can’t help", use the gerund "admiring".
9We can’t risk ............... any more lives.
Wrong!
After "risk", use the gerund "losing".
10I tried to stop him from ...............
Wrong!
After "from", use the gerund "leaving".
11We could not restrain him from ...............
Wrong!
After "from", use the gerund "moving".
12My parents always motivated me ............... big.
Wrong!
After "motivate someone", use the infinitive "to dream".
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- I hate to have / having to wait for people who are always late.
- Could you tell me why you delayed sending the money?
- The doctor asked him to give up smoking.
- I encouraged her to try again.
- They told us to stop.
- I dislike people telling me what to do.
- I felt like laughing but I didn’t dare to.
- I can’t help admiring his courage.
- We can’t risk losing any more lives.
- I tried to stop him from leaving.
- We could not restrain him from moving.
- My parents always motivated me to dream big.