Vocabulary
Grammar: Verb + Gerund
Grammar: Verb + Infinitive
Gerunds as Subjects and Objects
Practice
100

There are 100 of these in one pound.

Pence

100

Fill the gap with the gerund of the verb in parenthesis:

We finished ________ (read) the book as homework.

Reading

100

Finish the sentence:

    I learned _________ (drive) when I was 16 years old.

I learned TO DRIVE when I was 16 years old.

100

How is a gerund formed?

Take a verb and add -ing ending

100

Finish the sentence with the correct form of the verb:

     My mom said I could go to the movies with my friends as soon as I finished _______ (clean) my room.

Cleaning

200

You are going to buy a shirt and you see that it is on sale for $2 when the normal price is $10.  This is an example of a ___________.

Bargain

200

Fill the gap with the gerund of the verb in parenthesis: 

We like __________ (make) food for our family.

Making

200

Finish the sentence with a verb in the infinitive:

     You need ______ a ticket to go to the concert.

Example: To buy

200

Gerund or infinitive: Sally likes walking to school.

Gerund

200

Complete the sentence with the gerund or the infinitive of the verb in parenthesis.

     I'd like _______ (adopt) a pet, but my parents say I won't take care of it.

to adopt

300
You are buying something that costs 5 euros.  You give the shop assistant a 20 euro note.  15 euros will be your _________.

Change

300

Which sentence is correct: 

A) I'm very keen on go to the movies tonight.

B) I'm very keen on going to the movies tonight. 

B) I'm very keen on going to the movies tonight.

300

Complete the sentence with either the infinitive or gerund of the verb in parenthesis:

      Tom wants _____ (visit) the Eiffel Tower when he goes to France.

Infinitive---Tom wants to visit the Eiffel Towel when he goes to France. 

300

What are the gerunds of the following words:

-Go

-Hear

-Listen

-Write

-Going

-Hearing

-Listening

-Writing

300

Complete the sentence with the gerund or the infinitive of the verb in parenthesis.

     I used to talk to my friend every day, but she is very busy so we have stopped _______ (talk) so often--we only talk once a week now.

Talking

400

You are planning a trip with your friends to the UK.  What are two different ways you can pay for things there?

Credit card, pounds, or pence.

400

Fix the error(s) in the sentence:

     My brother don't mind help me.

Correct: My brother doesn't mind helping me.

400

Correct this sentence by putting the correct verb in the infinitive:

    I forgot to doing my homework.

I forgot to do my homework.

400

Is the gerund the subject or the object?

       Singing is Jim's favorite hobby.


Subject

400

Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verbs:

     ______(Swim) is my favorite activity, so I go very often.

Swimming

500

What money is used (notes and coins) in the US and the UK? What about in many European countries (notes)?

There will be 5 answers total

US--Dollars (notes) and Cents (coins)

UK--Pounds (notes) and Pence (coins)

Many European countries use the Euro 

500

We always use the gerund (not the infinitive) after ________ and ________ _________.

Prepositions and phrasal verbs

500

Create an example sentence using a verb followed by an infinitive.

Example: I want to go to see the new movie with my friends.

500

What is the gerund in the following sentence, and is it the object or the subject?

            Olivia spends her free time dreaming of the future.

Dreaming; object

500

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verbs:

     My friend offered _____ (help) me with my homework because even though I hate ______ (do) it, it is important ______ (do) it anyway.

to help; doing; to do