Infinitive or –ing?

Practising

Choose the correct answer

• 1 My friends decided to stay / staying in tonight.• 2 I can’t stand to wait / waiting for people who are late.• 3 My boyfriend promised to help / helping me with maths.• 4 Mum suggested to go / going to Greece in the summer.• 5 I refused to let / letting John drive my car.• 6 I avoid to travel / travelling in the centre during rush hours.• 7 I expect to hear / hearing from the manager soon.• 8 He pretended to be / being ill.• 9 I hope to see / seeing you at the concert tomorrow.• 10 Can you imagine to live / living in a tiny village?

Results

• 1 My friends decided to stay in tonight.• 2 I can’t stand waiting for people who are late.• 3 My boyfriend promised to help me with maths.• 4 Mum suggested going to Greece in the summer.• 5 I refused to let John drive my car.• 6 I avoid travelling in the centre during rush hours.• 7 I expect to hear from the manager soon.• 8 He pretended to be ill.• 9 I hope to see you at the concert tomorrow.• 10 Can you imagine living in a tiny village?

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.

Infinitive or –ing?

• 1 I remember _______ (meet) him when I was in London.

• 2 We stopped _______ (buy) some petrol. • 3 I won’t forget _______ (phone) you tonight.• 4 Try _______ (be) quiet when you come

home.• 5 Don´t worry, I remembered _______ (lock)

the front door before I left.

Results

• 1 I remember meeting him when I was in London.

• 2 We stopped to buy some petrol. • 3 I won’t forget to phone you tonight.• 4 Try to be quiet when you come home.• 5 Don´t worry, I remembered to lock the front

door before I left.

Choose the correct option

• Please, remember to post/posting the letter.• I tried to put/putting on the boots but they were too small.• I´ll never forget to meet/meeting Mr. President during his

visit to our town.• Can you remember to see/seeing this man before you left?• My brother stopped to smoke/smoking. That´s good news. • I always remember to switch/switching off the lights

before I leave house.

Results

• Please, remember to post the letter.• I tried to put on the boots but they were too small.• I´ll never forget meeting Mr. President during his

visit to our town.• Can you remember seeing this man before you left?• My brother stopped smoking. That´s good news. • I always remember to switch off the lights before I

leave house.

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