Gerund or Infinitive?
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Gerund/Infinitive
incorrect (admitted cheating)
She likes ___________ to music.
listening/to listen
I like __________ pay my bills online
A. pay B. paying C. to pay
C
seem + ? (v+ing) or (to+v)
infinitive (to + v)
complete
Gerund
I remembered giving her my phone number.
Correct
Ahmet mentioned ____(go)_____ to that college.
going
I'd like _________ swimming this afternoon.
A. go B. going C. to go
C
True or False?
F
(Stop is followed by a gerund OR an Infinitive.)
plan
Infinitive
She wants going to a movie.
Incorrect
Our class ___________ cleaning.
needs
I'm thinking of ____________ a party on Saturday.
A. have B. has C. having D. to have
C. having
(Prepositions are followed by -ing (gerund) forms.)
It's your lucky day!
encourage
Gerund/Infinitive (+noun/object pronoun + infinitive)
Lisa walking to the store to buying some groceries.
Incorrect
Tommy's job involves _________ to Japan once a month.
traveling
You really must ___________ this book. It's amazing.
A. to read B. read C. reading
B
I don't mind _________ the dishes.
doing/cleaning/washing
continue
He imagines working and to live there one day.
Walid tried ___(catching)/(to catch)__ the bus, but he couldn't run fast enough.
to catch
If you break the speed limit, you risk ______ .
A. stopping by the police
B. being stopped by the police
C. to be stopped by the police
B
Is the meaning the same or different:
Our class was too hot. I tried opening the window.
I tried to open the window.
Different