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