Gerund or Infinitive
______ used to be my favorite hobby at your age.
Fishing
to fish
Fishing
We use the gerund when the verb is the subject of a sentence.
My mum doesn't let me ____ with you.
come
coming
come
We say make/let + someone + do something (infinitive without to).
We talked about_____ together next summer.
travelling
to travel
travelling.
We use the gerund when the verb is placed after a preposition or a phrasal verb.
Your hair needs ______ It's too long.
to cut
cutting
cutting
We use the form need doing when the meaning is passive. Something needs doing.= 'Something needs to be done.'
‣ Your hair needs cutting.= 'Your hair needs to be cut. '
I remember ______ here when I was a child.
being
to be
being.
‣ After remember, use the gerund when you remember something from the past (memory), and use to infinitive when there's something you must remember to do.
I'd prefer _____ my own car if you don't mind.
to take
taking
Correct answer: to take
‣ After like, love, hate, or prefer, we can use both the gerund or to + infinitive (the gerund is more common in British English).
‣ But after would like, would love, would hate or would prefer, we should use to infinitive.
I think I didn't remember______ the door when we left.
locking
to lock
to lock
‣ After remember, use the gerund if you remember something from the past (memory), and use to infinitive when there's something you must remember to do.
They had trouble _____ our house.
finding
to find
‣ finding
We use the gerund after certain expressions such as have trouble, have difficulty (in), have a hard/difficult time, etc.
If she doesn't answer, try _______ her mobile.
to call
calling
calling
‣ We say try doing something (gerund) when we do something as an experiment to see if it helps to solve a problem that we want to solve.
‣ In this sentence, someone wants to contact a person and in order to achieve that, they can do something (call) to see if it works.