Gerunds and Infinitives

RULES

100

As a subject in a sentence, we use________.

gerunds

200

We use ____ after adjectives

infinitives

300

We use ______ for verbs like "love, like, hate"

Gerunds and infinitives

400

For purpose or reason, we use ___

to-infinitives

500

Structure of gerunds and infinitives

GERUNDS: -ing

INFINITIVE: to

VERY EASY

100

I'm sure you're all happy ______ early again for classes today. (wake up)

to wake up

200

No thanks, I've stopped ________. I could accept the beer, though. (smoke)

smoking

300

Remember ________  your mom as soon as you arrive to the airport. (call)

to call

400

I remember _____________ (play) football with my dad when I was a child.

playing

500

TRUE or FALSE: Using a gerund or infinitive after certain verbs can sometimes change the meaning of the sentence

TRUE

EASY

100

______________ to music is very important for her. (Listen)

Listening

200

I could feel the police _____ after me. Thank God, it was just a nightmare. (run)

running

300

I'll never forget _____ my first car. (buy)

buying

400

I wanted ______ you, but my phone ran out of battery. (call)

to call

500

Complete: I don't remember __________ this movie yesterday. Are you sure it was "Tomb Raider"? (watch)

watching

“ALMOST DIFFICULT”

100

I would like __________ to Mexico one day. (travel)

I would like TO TRAVEL/GO to Mexico one day. 

200

I really enjoy ___________ my friends. (meet)

meeting

300

Complete: You should really avoid _____________. (smoke)

smoking.

400

We insist on ____________ this book. It's the most interesting one! (read)

reading

500

Complete:

She's really good at ______________. She prepares a different meal every day! (cook)

cooking