Exercise 15

Gerund vs. infinitive

11.Did you remember (give) to give jake my message

12.I remember (play) playing with dolls when I was a child

13.What do you remember (do) doing when you were a child?

14.What do you remember (do) to do before you leave for class everyday?

15.What did you forget (do) to do before you left for class this morning?

16.I’ll never forget (carry) carrying my wife over the threshold when we moved into our first home

17.I can’t ever forget (watch) watching our team score the winnig goal in the last seconds of the
championship game

18.Don’t forget (do) to do homework tonight

19.I regret (inform) to inform you that your loan application has not been approved

20.I regret (listen,not) not listening to my father’s advise.he was right

21.When a student ask a question,the teacher always tries (explain) to explain the problem as clearly as
possible.

22.I tried everything,but the baby still wouldn’t stop crying.l tried (hold) holding him,,but that didn’t
help.l tried (feed) feeding him,but he refused the food and continued to cry.l tried (burp) burping him.l
tried (change) changing his diapers.Nothing worked.The baby wouldn’t stop crying.