8.5.2: Gerunds + Infinitives Exercises
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Exercise 1: Gerunds & Infinitives - Questions
Write a complete sentence to answer each question. Make sure to:
- Use a gerund or an infinitive in your answer
- Follow the question as a guide
- Use the correct verb tense in your answer
1. What were you good at doing when you were a child? Are you still good at doing this?
2. What is most important for parents to teach their children?
3. Where do you plan on going after class?
4. What did you want to be when you were a child?
5. Who do you look forward to seeing more than anyone else?
6. If your friend was in need of some money, what would you advise him/her to do?
7. When you were a child, what were you responsible for doing?
8. What did you need to do last weekend?
9. How often do you go dancing?
Exercise 2: Fill-in-the-blank
GERUND OR INFINITIVE?
Supply an appropriate GERUND or INFINITIVE of the verbs in parentheses:
1. Mary reminded me ……………………… (be / not) late for the meeting.
2. We went for a walk after we finished ………………………. (clean) up the kitchen.
3. When do you expect …………………….. (leave) on your trip?
4. The baby started ………………………. (talk) when she was about eighteen months old.
5. I’m getting tired. I need ……………………….. (take) a break.
6. I’ve decided …………………(stay) here over vacation and …………………(paint) my room.
7. Sometimes students avoid ……………………….. (look) at the teacher if they don’t want ………………………… (answer) a question.
8. The travel agent advised us ………………………………… (not / wait) until August.
9. Could you please stop ………………………………. (make) so much noise?
10. Mrs. Allen promised ……………………………. (come) tomorrow.
11. My boss expects me ………………………….. (complete) this work as soon as possible.
12. Even though I asked the people in front of me at the movie ……………………. (be) quiet, they kept ……………………….. (talk).
13. Joan and David were considering ……………………….. (get) married in June, but they finally decided ………………………… (wait) until August.
14. He doesn’t mind …………………………. (be) alone.
15. The teacher seems …………………….. (be) in a good mood today.
16. Mrs. Jackson warned her young son …………………………………… (not / touch) the hot stove.
17. Jack advised me ………………………….. (rent) a new apartment.
18. His teacher encourages him ………………………………. (study) harder.
Exercise 3: Complete the Sentence
Make your own sentences using the sentence beginners. Do you need to use a gerund or infinitive? Try to write your sentences about your hobbies.
- I have a difficult time_____________________________________________________ .
- I waste a lot of time______________________________________________________ .
- On the weekend I often lie on my bed_____________________________________ .
- In my free time, I like to __________________________________________________ .
- I would like ______________________________________________________________ .
- I can’t stand _____________________________________________________________ .
- It is a bad idea ___________________________________________________________ .
- It takes patience _________________________________________________________ .
- It is dangerous ___________________________________________________________ .
- It’s too easy ______________________________________________________________ .
- I am not strong enough ___________________________________________________ .
- I don’t have enough money _______________________________________________ .
Exercise 4: Fill-in-the-Blank
Exercise 2: Original Work by Allyson Marceau
Exercises 3 and 4 from It’s All Greek to Me! Copyright © 2018 by Charity Davenport licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License