GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES





LIST OF VERBS +  Verb + -ing
(Verbs with star {*} can also be followed by infinitives.)


1.    admit                                He admitted stealing the money.
2.    advise*                             She advised waiting until tomorrow.
3.    anticipate                          I anticipate having a good time on vacation.
4.    appreciate                         I appreciated hearing from them.
5.    avoid                                He avoided answering my question.
6.    can’t bear*                       I can’t bear waiting in long lines.
7.    begin*                              It began raining.
8.    complete                           I finally completed writing my term paper.
9.    consider                            I will consider going with you.
10.  continue*                         He continued speaking after the bell ran.
11.  delay                                He delayed leaving for school.
12.  deny                                 She denied committing the crime.
13.  discuss                              They discussed opening a new business.
14.  dislike                               I dislike driving long distances.
15.  enjoy                                We enjoyed visiting them.
16.  finish                                She finished studying around ten o’clock.
17.  forget*                             I’ll never forget visiting Napoleon’s tomb.
18.  hate*                                I hate making silly mistakes.
19.  can’t help                         I can’t help worrying about it.
20.  keep                                  I keep hoping he will come.
21.  like*                                 I like going to movies.
22.  love*                                I love going to operas.
23.  mention                            She mentioned going to a movie.
24.  mind                                 Would you mind helping me with this?
25.  miss                                  I miss being with my family.
26.  postpone                           Let’s postpone leaving until tomorrow.
27.  practice                             The athlete practiced throwing the ball.
28.  prefer*                              Ann prefers walking to driving to work.
29.  quit                                   He quit trying to solve the problem.
30.  recall                                 I don’t recall meeting him before.
31.  recollect                            I don’t recollect meeting him before.
32.  recommend                      She recommended seeing the movie.
33.  regret*                              I regret telling him my secret.
34.  remember*                       I can remember meeting him when I was a child.
35.  resent                                I resent her interfering in my business.
36.  resist                                 I couldn’t resist eating the dessert.
37.  risk                                   She risks losing all of her money.
38.  can’t stand*                     I can’t stand waiting in long lines.
39.  start*                                It started raining.
40.  stop                                  She stopped going to classes when she got sick.
41.  suggest                             She suggested going to a movie.
42.  tolerate                             She won’t tolerate cheating during an examination.
43.  try*                                   I tried changing the light bulb, but the lamp still doesn’t work.
44.  understand                       I don’t understand his leaving school.

List of Verbs  +  to-verb)
(Verbs with a star {*} can also be followed by a gerund.)

1.    afford                               I can’t afford to buy it.
2.    agree                                 They agreed to help us.
3.    appear                               She appears to be tired.
4.    arrange                             I’ll arrange to meet you at the airport.
5.    ask                                    He asked to come with us.
6.    can’t bear*                       I can’t bear to wait in long lines.
7.    beg                                   He begged to come with us.
8.    begin*                              It began to rain.
9.    care                                   I don’t care to see that show.
10.  claim                                 She claims to know a famous movie star.
11.  consent                             She finally consented to marry him.
12.  continue*                         He continued to speak after the bell had rung.
13.  decide                              I have decided to leave on Monday.
14.  demand                            I demand to know who is responsible.
15.  deserve                             She deserves to win the prize.
16.  expect                               I expect to enter graduate school in the fall.
17.  fail                                    She failed to return the book to the library on time.
18.  forget*                             I forgot to mail the letter.
19.  hate*                                I hate to make silly mistakes.
20.  hesitate                             Don’t hesitate to ask for my help.
21.  hope                                 Jack hopes to arrive next week.
22.  learn                                 He learned to play the piano.
23.  like*                                 I like to go to the movies.
24.  love*                                I love to go to operas.
25.  manage                             She managed to finish her work early.
26.  mean                                 I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings.
27.  need                                 I need to have your opinion.
28.  offer                                 They offered to help us.
29.  plan                                  I am planning to have a party.
30.  prefer*                              Ann prefers to walk to work.
31.  prepare                             We prepared to welcome them.
32.  pretend                             He pretends not to understand.
33.  promise                             I promise to come early.
34.  refuse                               I refuse to believe his story.
35.  regret*                              I regret to tell you that you failed.
36.  remember*                       I remembered to lock the door.
37.  seem                                 That cat seems to be friendly.
38.  can’t stand*                     I can’t stand to wait in long lines.
39.  start*                                It started to rain.
40.  struggle                            I struggled to stay awake.
41.  swear                                She swore to tell the truth.
42.  threaten                            She threatened to tell my parents.
43.  try*                                   I’m trying to learn English.
44.  volunteer                          He volunteered to help us.
45.  wait                                  I will wait to hear from you.
46.  want                                 I want to tell you something.
47.  wish                                  She wishes to come with us.



Verbs Followed by a (Pro)Noun + An Infinitive (to-verb)


48.  advise*                             She advised me to wait until tomorrow.
49.  allow                                She allowed me to use her car.
50.  ask                                    I asked John to help us.
51.  beg                                   They begged us to come.
52.  cause                                Her laziness caused her to fail.
53.  challenge                          She challenged me to race her to the corner.
54.  convince                           I couldn’t convince him to accept our help.
55.  dare                                  He dared me to jump over the table.
56.  encourage                         He encouraged me to try again.
57.  expect                               I expect you to be on time.
58.  forbid                               I forbid you to tell him.
59.  force                                 They forced him to tell the truth.
60.  hire                                   She hired a boy to mow the lawn.
61.  instruct                             He instructed them to be careful.
62.  invite                                Harry invited the Smiths to come to his party.
63.  need                                 We needed Chris to help us figure out the solution.
64.  order                                 The judge ordered me to pay a fine.
65.  permit                               He permitted the children to stay up late.
66.  persuade                           I persuaded him to come for a visit.
67.  remind                              She reminded me to lock the door.
68.  require                              Our teacher requires us to be on time.
69.  teach                                 My brother taught me to swim.
70.  tell                                    The doctor told me to take these pills.
71.  urge                                  I urged her to apply for the job.
72.  want                                 I want you to be happy.
73.  warn                                 I warned you not to drive too fast.



                                GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES PRACTICE
                                                   

1.      She promised ___ all night.
a)      to dance
b)      dancing

2.      Did you manage ___ on time?
a)      to finish
b)      finishing

3.      He said we should keep ___.
a)      to go
b)      going

4.      I asked ___ later tonight.
a)      to come
b)      coming

5.      Stop ___ at me!
a)      to stare
b)      staring

6.      I really enjoyed ___ my friends.
a)      to visit
b)      visiting

7.      We watched a movie after we finished ____ our homework.
a)      to do
b)      doing

8.      I hope ___ soon.
a)      to graduate
b)      graduating

9.      She offered ___ us.
a)      to help
b)      helping

10.  He recommended ___ a teacher.
a)      to ask
b)      asking

11.  It is impossible to avoid ___ mistakes.
a)      to make
b)      making

12.  I plan ___ them tomorrow.
a)      to visit
b)      Visiting





13.  I need ___ my keys.
a)      to find
b)      finding

14.  After talking about it, we decided ___ for a week.
a)      to stay
b)      staying

15.  I miss ___ late on Sunday mornings.
a)      to sleep
b)      sleeping

16.  I anticipate ___ from him very soon.
a)      to hear
b)      hearing

17.  We all practiced ___ the M-16.
a)      to use
b)      using

18.  I really dislike ___ to the dentist.
a)      to going
b)      going

19.  We are preparing ___ very soon.
a)      to leave
b)      leaving

20.  Have you learned ___ football.
a)      to play
b)      playing

21.  They haven’t completed ___ the barracks yet?
a)      to clean
b)      cleaning

22.  You can’t afford ___ time.
a)      to waste
b)      wasting

23.  I told her to quit ___ my arm and leave me alone.
a)      to grab
b)      grabbing

24.  My friend suggested ___ a better car.
a)      to buy
b)      buying





25.  Would you mind ___ me the time?
a)      telling
b)      to tell

26. I can’t wait ___ my old friend.
a)   to see
b)   seeing

27. Have you considered ___ the Air Force?
a)   to join
b)   joining

28. I want ___ English DLIELC.
a)   to learn
b)   learning

29. Our teacher expects us ___ to class on time.
a)   to come
b)  coming

30. She failed ___ me that information.
a)   to tell
b)   telling

31. My family and I discussed ___ the Army.
a)   to join
b)   joining

32.Your car seems ___ a small scratch.
a)   to have
b)   having

33. Don’t hesitate ___ your teacher a question.
a)   to ask
b)   asking

34. She admitted ___ them a lie.
a)   to tell
b)   telling

35. We all agreed ___ him a surprise birthday party.
a)   to give
b)   giving

36. The Drill Sergeant will not tolerate ___ in formation.
a)   to talk
b)   talking

37. We begged the Drill Sergeant ___ us go on pass.
a)   to let
b)   letting


38. They don’t wish ___.
a)   to continue
b)   continuing

39. Jennifer couldn’t wait ___ us the great news.
a)   to tell
b)   telling

40. I don’t recall ___ the window open last night.
a)   to leave
b)   leaving

41. The suspect denied ___ the lady’s jacket.
a)   to steal
b)   stealing

42. Do you swear ___ this a secret?
a)   to keep
b)   keeping

43. He volunteered ___ the barracks.
a)   to clean
b)   cleaning

44. I didn’t mean ___ the window.
a)   to break
b)   breaking

45. He doesn’t care ___ cake.
a)   to eat
b)   eating

46. She finally consented ___ him drive her car.
a)   to let
b)   letting

47. After that, she refused ___ him drive her car.
a)   to let
b)   letting

48. The Drill Sergeant doesn’t tolerate ___.
a)   to misbehave
b)   misbehaving

49. I demand ___ your secret!
a)   to know
b)   knowing

50. You struggled ___ gerunds and infinitives.
a)   to learn
b)   learning



                                                           ANSWERS

1.a
2.a
3.b
4.a
5.b
6.b
7.b
8.a
9.a
10.b
11.b
12.a
13.a
14.a
15.b
16.b
17.b
18.b
19.a
20.a
21.b
22.a
23.b
24.b
25.a
26.a
27.b
28.a
29.a
30.b
31.b
32.a
33.b
34.b
35.a
36.b
37.a
38.a
39.a
40.b
41.b
42.a
43.a
44.a
45.a
46.a
47.a
48.b
49.a
50.a

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