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