GerundorInfinitiveaftertheVerbExercise1

1Fillthegapswiththeverbinbracketsintheappropriateform.
1 Lioneladmitted..............................mychocolatemousse.(toeat)
2 Ican'tstand..............................inqueues.(towait)
3 Intheendwedecided..............................in.(tostay)
4 Everybodyreallyenjoyed..............................thechachacha.(todance)
5 Ohno!Iforgot..............................milk.(tobuy)
6 Tonygaveup..............................yearsago.(tosmoke)
7 Ihate..............................theshoppingonSaturday.(todo)
8 Myparentslike..............................forlongwalksattheweekend.(togo)
9 Jimloves..............................inThailand.(towork)
10 Doyoumindnot..............................?(tosmoke)
11 Ineed..............................someinformationaboutPortugal.(tofind)
12 MrsLeithoffered..............................ustotheairport.(totake)
13 Clarerefused..............................cleanupaftertheparty.(tohelp)
14 Iwanted..............................andseeafilmbutnooneelsewasinterested.(togo)
15 Iwouldn'tlike..............................inhisshoes.(tobe)

2Checkyouranswersandputtheverbsinboldintotherightcolumns.Translatetheverbs.
VERB+TO+INFINITIVE

VERB+GERUND

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Ican'tstandwaitinginqueues.(towait)
Iwouldn'tliketobeinhisshoes.(tobe)
JimlovesworkinginThailand.(towork)
IhatedoingtheshoppingonSaturday.(todo)
Blast!Iforgottobuymilk.(tobuy)
Intheendwedecidedtostayin.(tostay)
IneedtofindsomeinformationaboutPortugal.(tofind)
Myparentslikegoingforlongwalksattheweekend.(togo)
Tonygaveupsmokingyearsago.(tosmoking)
IwantedtogoandseeTroybutnooneelsewasinterested.(togo)
MrsLeithofferedtotakeustotheairport.(totake)
Clarerefusedtohelpcleanupaftertheparty.(tohelp)
Itriedtopersuadehimtocomebutitwasnouse.(topersuade)
Doyoumindnotsmoking?(tohelp)
Everybodyreallyenjoyeddancingthechachacha.(tohelp)
Lioneladmittedeatingmychocolatemousse.(tohelp)

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VERB+GERUND
admit
can'tstand
enjoy
giveup
hate
like
love
mind

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VERB+TO+INFINITIVE
decide
forgot
need
offer
refuse
try
want
wouldn'tlike

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