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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.

This activity contains 13 questions.

Question 1.
Don't forget _______ before a text.

 
to study
studying
End of Question 1


Question 2.
Offer _____ other students.

 
to help
helping
End of Question 2


Question 3.
Allow your teacher ________ difficult problems.

 
to explain
explaining
End of Question 3


Question 4.
Consider ________ to a tutor for extra help.

 
to go
going
End of Question 4


Question 5.
Finish ________ all your homework each night.

 
to study
studying
End of Question 5


Question 6.
Practice ________ the exercises every day.

 
to do
doing
End of Question 6


Question 7.
Avoid _________ to the bar too often.

 
to go
going
End of Question 7


Question 8.
Learn _______ quickly.

 
to read
reading
End of Question 8


Question 9.
Refuse _______.

 
to cheat
cheating
End of Question 9


Question 10.
Get used ________ questions in class.


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to ask
to asking
End of Question 10


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

 
to help
helping
End of Question 11


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

 
to go
going
End of Question 12


Question 13.
Let others ______ you with your grammar.


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to help
helping
help
End of Question 13





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