Fill in the blanks with a gerund or infinitive.
1He has decided ............... married.
Wrong!
Decide is followed by a to-infinitive.
2I now regret ............... what I did.
Wrong!
An ing form is used after regret to refer to the past.
3She doesn’t remember ............... him at the party.
Wrong!
An ing form is used after remember to refer to the past.
4She has agreed ............... us.
Wrong!
Agree is followed by a to-infinitive.
5He denied ............... the money.
Wrong!
6I can’t imagine him ............... a car.
Wrong!
7It hurts me ............... them suffering.
Wrong!
8He taught himself ...............
Wrong!
9Although they spent a lot of money on advertising, they failed ............... buyers.
Wrong!
Fail is followed by a to-infinitive.
10I daren’t ............... him what happened.
Wrong!
Dare is followed by an infinitive without to.
11You don’t need ............... for me.
Wrong!
12You never cease ............... me.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- He has decided to get married.
- I now regret doing what I did.
- She doesn’t remember meeting him at the party.
- She has agreed to help us.
- He denied stealing the money.
- I can’t imagine him driving a car.
- It hurts me to see them suffering.
- He taught himself to drive
- Although they spent a lot of money on advertising, they failed to attract buyers.
- I daren’t tell him what happened.
- You don’t need to wait for me.
- You never cease to amaze me.
