This document contains a series of unrelated sentences with numbers assigned to each. The numbers correspond to common uses of gerunds and infinitives in English grammar.

1. 4 7
Smoking is bad for you. He studies harder to pass his
exam.
1
5 We are happy to sing
together.
He is good at cooking.
He doesn’t know what to say. 2
8 I want to become an excellent
I love swimming. football player. 9
She isn’t old enough to go to 6
the concert alone. She is too
young to go to the concert
alone.
USES
1. After adjectives 4. Subject 6. After enough/too
2. After Wh- questions 5. After prepositions 7.To express purpose
8. After some verbs (avoid,enjoy,love,etc) 9. After some verbs(decide,hope,want,etc)

2. Tick the correct sentence
1. To do maths is very difficult.
Doing maths is very difficult.
2. Don’t leave without saying goodbye.
Don’t leave without to say goodbye.
3. Dan offered helping me.
Dan offered to help me.
4. I was surprised to see him.
I was surprised seeing him.
5. I am afraid of sleep in the dark.
I am afraid of sleeping in the dark.
6. John can’t give up the smoking.
John can’t give up smoking.
7. I hope starting a computer course next month.
I hope to start a computer course next month.

3. go hear smoke wash watch
I’m tired of hearing the same old stories.
Which British Prime Minister was famous for smoking
big cigars?
I’m thinking of going to Greek next summer.
Eric’s interested in watching football on television, but
not playing it.
Don’t worry about washing the dishes.

4. Last week Dad suggested to go / going
out for the day. I wanted to go / going
to the beach but Dad took us to and old house
The Haunted House in the woods.
He said there was a ghost in the house! I
don’t enjoy to be / being scared so at
first I refused to go / going in, but Dad
told me not to be afraid.
After some minutes, I agreed to get /
getting in. As we were walking around the
house, my brother started * to scare /
scaring me because he pretended to be /
being a ghost and began* to make / making
silly noises.
Then, we heard a different noise and my
brother was really scared – It wasn’t him. He
stopped * to play / playing and we all
decided to leave / leaving the house
quickly.
Finally, we promised not to return /
returning to the haunted house again, and Dad
continued to drive / driving away.

5. Complete with the words from the box. Use gerund Complete with the words from the box. Use the infinitive
buy go play swim work buy go study eat read
do learn study walk drink do have watch be get
1. I’m not keen on ________________ golf. 1. Gill invited me _____________ on holiday with
her.
2. He doesn’t like _______________ his
homework. 2. I want ______________ an ice-cream.
3. Mark is good at _________________ 3. Children mustn’t ______________ TV after
underwater. midnight
4. I dislike ___________________ juice. 4. Mum persuaded me _______________ a new
skirt.
5. My parents enjoy ___________________ to
the theatre. 5. Kelly refused ________________ the washing-
up.
6. Dad hates ___________________ in an office.
6. We decided ________________ a party on
7. I can’t stand ____________________ any
Sunday.
other grammar rules!
7. You should _______________ good marks at
8. I miss ___________________ in the forest.
school.
9. I’m interested in __________________
8. He can ________________ in England.
medicine.
9. Would you like __________________ a
10. I can’t help ___________________ nice
magazine?
clothes.
10. I promise ___________________ a good girl.

6. Complete with gerund or infinitive
1. Did you manage ___________________ your reports? (finish)
2. She’s not used to ___________________ (travel)
3. We’ll be sorry ___________________ you leave. (see)
4. _________________ in English can be difficult (spell)
5. He is good enough ___________________ a dancer. (become)
6. Don’t keep __________________ me what to do. (tell)
7. We have arranged __________________ at the café.(meet)
8. She may ______________ right. (be)
9. I need ________________ to you. (talk)
10. Please let me ____________. (go)
11. I’m glad _____________ from you. (hear)
12. Let’s go ________________. (shop)
13. I can’t afford ________________ a car. (afford)
14. Are you looking forward to ____________ your new job? (start)
15. He admitted __________________ all the cake. (eat)