GI020 - Gerund or Infinitive

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

Put the verbs in brackets into their correct form: INFINITIVE or ING-FORM.


  1. I dislike shopping because I can't stand in crowded places (BE).
  2. I avoid places where there are crowds of people (VISIT)
  3. She intends up a lot of money so that she can go to Africa next year (SAVE).
  4. I remember Steve the gold medal in the race last year (WIN).
  5. We have arranged for the plumber tomorrow (COME).
  6. It is necessary for him harder (STUDY)
  7. I need this project today (FINISH).
  8. I insist on you with the dishes (HELP)
  9. Some people expect things wrong on the 13th of every month (GO)
  10. Stuart agreed the car for me (WASH)

 

  1. My mother complained about not enough time for the children (HAVE)
  2. I'll never forget by plane for the first time (TRAVEL)
  3. We advise in advance (BOOK)
  4. He told us his name and went on his second wife. (INTRODUCE)
  5. Oh no ! - I forgot to lock the front door (LOCK)
  6. He stopped some food and then continued his journey (BUY)
  7. Mary never wears her ring. She is afraid of it (LOSE)
  8. It's too cold swimming today (GO)
  9. Jimmy confessed the CD. (SCRATCH)
  10. He wasted a lot of time to find a parking space (TRY)