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Complete the sentences with to-infinitive or the -ing form of the verbs in brackets

a. I really miss (play) ___________________ tennis like I used to.


b. I’m sorry. I meant (write) _________________ to you but I’ve been busy.
c. Harry says he doesn’t remember (meet) __________________ Sally before.
d. Martin failed (pay) ____________________ the rent on time yet again.
e. It’s not worth (buy) ____________________ a return ticket.
f. Have you ever considered (work) __________________ as a teacher?
g. I promise I won’t forget (feed) ___________________ the cat.
h. We’ve arranged (meet) ____________________ outside the school at 4.30
i. If you’ve got a headache, why don’t you try (take) ___________________ an aspirin?
j. I can’t imagine (not have) ____________________ a dog!

2.Complete the sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence using the word given.

a. Jack said that he hadn’t cheated in the exam. (cheating)

Jack ____________________________________ in the exam

b. It was difficult for me not to laugh at Wendy’s letter. (help)

I ____________________________________ at Wendy’s letter

c. I’m sorry but you have not been appointed to the post. (regret)

I _______________________________ you have not been appointed to the post.

d. I needed a drink of water and so I stopped running. (to)

I stopped running __________________________________ water.

e. Don’t forget the lights when you leave. (off)

Don’t forget __________________________________ when you leave

f. I can hear voices upstairs. (talking)

I _________________________________________ upstairs

g. My neighbour said he would call the police. (threatened)

My neighbour __________________________________ the police.

3. Complete the sentences with the suitable form of one of the verbs in brackets

a. Mary was so angry that she _________________ to see the manager. (demand, hope, risk, stop)
b. The weather is so awful that I don’t ______________ going out tonight. (fancy, like, try, want)
c. The children could hardly _______________ to leave their pets behind. (bear, forget, regret, seem)
d. You don’t _________________ looking after the baby, do you? (agree, stand, mind, notice)
e. Do you _________________ to know when this castle was built? (ask, happen, imagine, like)
f. John ________________ to let his children go to the concert. (afford, avoid, refuse, stop)
g. If I give you the information, I ________________ losing my job! (expect, mean, prepare, risk)
h. What do you _______________ to be doing in ten years’ time? (begin, expect, remember, suggest)
i. Do you _______________ to tell the police about the missing money? (admit, confess, deny, intend)
j. Why does Basil _________________ looking at his watch? (appear, attempt, keep, mean)
https://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/infinitive_ing_form.html explicacion

https://www.curso-ingles.com/practicar/ejercicios/gerund-vs-infinitive

https://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/ing_ej11.html

https://www.vitutor.com/gramatica_inglesa/verb_tense/ing_ej10.html

https://www.ejerciciosinglesonline.com/new-exercises/ex2-gerund-or-infinitive/

http://www.really-learn-english.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercises-es.html

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_01_022e?cc=global&selLanguage=en

https://agendaweb.org/verbs/infinitive_gerund-exercises.html

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/gerunds-and-infinitives-exercise-1.html

https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-19903.php

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