Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1Please allow me ............... you a drink.
Wrong!
Allow is followed by an infinitive with to.
2I don't want ...............
Wrong!
Want is followed by a to-infinitive.
3I remember ............... him there.
Wrong!
Remember is followed by an ing form when the reference is to the past.
4She doesn’t show any interest ............... a job.
Wrong!
5It takes a lot of effort ............... a second language.
Wrong!
Take is followed by object + to-infinitive.
6I am waiting ............... from them.
Wrong!
Wait is followed by a to-infinitive.
7She does not enjoy ............... around strangers.
Wrong!
Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
8Who told you ............... this?
Wrong!
Tell is followed by a to-infinitive.
9There appears ............... a problem with the motor.
Wrong!
10I can’t seem ............... him understand.
Wrong!
Seem is followed by a to-infinitive.
11He spent years ............... for his sick mother.
Wrong!
12I couldn’t help ............... what you said.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Please allow me to buy you a drink.
- I don’t want to quit
- I remember meeting him there.
- She doesn’t show any interest to find a job.
- It takes a lot of effort to learn a second language.
- I am waiting to hear from them.
- She does not enjoy being around strangers.
- Who told you to do this?
- There appears to be a problem with the motor.
- I can’t seem to make him understand.
- He spent years Either could be used here for his sick mother.
- I couldn’t help overhearing what you said.
