Gerunds and Infinitives

Gerunds/Infinitives 1

100

Would you like ____ a movie tonight? (see)

to see

200

I don't mind _____________ ( walk) to your house 

Walking 

300

My boss dislikes ___ late last night. (work) X3

working

400

You can't afford ___ the house. (buy)

to buy

500

Did you decide ___ James about the meeting tomorrow? (tell)

to tell

Gerunds/Infinitives 2

100

 Laura's mother would like ____ working when she's 60 and retire. (finish) X6

to finish

200

 I couldn't help ___ when my brother fell off his bicycle. (laugh) X4

laughing

300

Since I've moved abroad I really miss ___ my friends. (see) X3

seeing

400

Don't you remember ___ his wife at the party? (meet) X2

meeting

500

If the computer doesn't work try ___ it off an on again. (turn)

turn

Gerunds/Infinitives 3

100

What are you planning ___ to the party? (wear) X6

to wear

200

Did you want ___ the report before the meeting? (finish)

to finish

300

  I don't mind ___.  I'm not in a hurry. (wait)

waiting

400

I think you need ___ the irregular verbs. (review)

to review 

500

My son seems _______ (need) help managing his time and money better.

to need

Gerunds/Infinitives 4

100

I'm going to keep on ___ until 8:00 tonight. (work)

working

200

We've saved up money and can now afford ___ house this year. (move) X4

to move

300

The teacher offered ______ my son after school with his math (help)

to help

400

I'll never forget __ in New York for the first time.(arrive) X@

arriving

500

I'm waiting _____ (look for) a new job. I need to finish my studies first.

to look for

"Spicy Hot"

100

Despite __________ for over six months, the committee still refused __________ the proposal because of concerns about long-term funding. X8
(a) negotiating / approving
(b) to negotiate / approving
(c) negotiating / to approve
(d) to negotiate / to approve

(c) negotiating / to approve

Explanation:

• Despite must be followed by a gerund → despite negotiating
• Refuse is followed by an infinitive → refused to approve

200

The CEO regretted __________ the merger so quickly and later admitted __________ enough time reviewing the legal risks. X6
(a) approving / not to spend
(b) to approve / not spending
(c) approving / not spending
(d) to approve / not to spend

Answer: (c) approving / not spending

Explanation:

• Regret for past actions is commonly followed by a gerund → regretted approving
• Admit is followed by a gerund → admitted not spending

300

The professor encouraged the students __________ independently instead of __________ entirely on AI-generated summaries. X4
(a) thinking / relying
(b) to think / relying
(c) thinking / to rely
(d) to think / to rely

Answer: (b) to think / relying

Explanation:

• Encourage + object + infinitive → encouraged the students to think
• Instead of must be followed by a gerund → instead of relying

400

After __________ several statistical errors in the report, the analyst stopped __________ the data until the software issue was fixed. X3
(a) discovering / processing
(b) to discover / processing
(c) discovering / to process
(d) to discover / to process

Answer: (a) discovering / processing

Explanation:

• After is followed by a gerund → after discovering
• Stop + gerund means “cease an activity” → stopped processing
  • (Stopped to process would mean paused another activity in order to process the data.)

500

The diplomat denied __________ confidential information while simultaneously attempting __________ tensions between the two countries. X2
(a) leaking / reducing
(b) to leak / reducing
(c) leaking / to reduce
(d) to leak / to reduce

Answer: (c) leaking / to reduce

Explanation:

• Deny is followed by a gerund → denied leaking
• Attempt is followed by an infinitive → attempting to reduce