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Verbs Followed by Gerunds (-ing)...
Practice: Gerunds and Infinitives

A new student has recently arrived from your country. The following sentences give her advice to help her be more successful in her college work. Choose either the gerund (-ing) or infinitive (to...) form of the verb that completes each sentence.

1 .       Don't forget _______ before a text.  

  to study
  studying


2 .       Offer _____ other students.  

  to help
  helping


3 .       Allow your teacher ________ difficult problems.  

  to explain
  explaining


4 .       Consider ________ to a tutor for extra help.  

  to go
  going


5 .       Finish ________ all your homework each night.  

  to study
  studying


6 .       Practice ________ the exercises every day.  

  to do
  doing


7 .       Avoid _________ to the bar too often.  

  to go
  going


8 .       Learn _______ quickly.  

  to read
  reading


9 .       Refuse _______.  

  to cheat
  cheating


10 .       Get used ________ questions in class. [Hint]

  to ask
  to asking


11 .       Don't expect your friends _______ with your homework.  

  to help
  helping


12 .       I suggest _________ to the professor's office hours.  

  to go
  going


13 .       Let others ______ you with your grammar. [Hint]

  to help
  helping
  help






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