A.
Choose the two examples in each group that
fit the description.
1A sentence that contains an infinitive used as an
object:
A. My husband and I like to eat seafood very
much.
B. You ought to see if you qualify for a
reduced mortgage.
C. We have to have our house made ready
for the winter.
D. Our children plan to visit us for the
holidays.
2A sentence that contains an infinitive used as a
subject complement:
A. We're about to leave for the theater, so I
can't talk at the moment.
B. She tried to reach our daughter at work
but didn't succeed.
C. It's my job to teach you the language as
best I can.
D. The purpose of tests is to show students
what they know and don't know.
3A sentence in which the word to is part of an
infinitive:
A. We asked the contractor to redo the
poorly-done job.
B. The teacher warned us not to forget our
books today.
C. I'm looking forward to meeting you in
person.
D. Some students are not used to a heavy
workload when they first start college.
4A sentence in which the verb must be followed by
a noun or pronoun + an infinitive:
A. Dad always warned us not to buy the first
thing we saw.
B. Professor Smith required his students to
produce a term paper.
C. I needed to earn some money before I
could make a proposal of marriage.
D. We would like to visit China when we
take our trip to Asia.
5A sentence that contains an adjective that
expresses feelings about the action in the infinitive:
A. Samantha is not willing to co-sign our
loan.
B. Ben will be able to babysit tonight.
C. It is certain to snow within the next 24
hours.
D. Rosa is afraid to say anything that might
upset her parents.
6A sentence in which the gerund and the infinitive
show a significant difference in meaning:
A. The baby continued crying almost the
whole evening.
B. The babysitter continued to ignore her.
C. Diego tried skiing but didn't like it very
much.
D. Sam tried to go skiing last weekend, but
there wasn't enough snow.
7A sentence in which a negative result is implied in
the infinitive:
A. We started too late to get to the airport on
time.
B. I have enough money to get us into the
movie.
C. Mei-Ling skis well enough to earn a
medal.
D. The children are too young to understand
the reality of the situation.
8A sentence in which the action in the infinitive is
in the same general time frame as the action in the
main verb:
A. We expected you to stay for more than
just one night.
B. Dora claimed not to have understood the
instructions.
C. Solange pretended not to have heard what
I said, but I'm sure she did hear.
D. I'm planning to stop by and see Miranda
on my way home tonight.
9A sentence in which the action in the infinitive
occurred before the action in the main verb:
A. We want you to come to dinner tonight.
B. You appear not to have understood what I
was asking.
C. She seems to have recovered from her
illness.
D. We expected you to call us if you couldn't
make it here on time.
10A sentence that contains a passive infinitive:
A. The work is to be completed by the time
we return from our vacation.
B. We don't want you to be bored during the
performance.
C. The package was supposed to have been
delivered early this morning.
D. We didn't expect her to be depressed for
so long a time.

A. Complete with a gerund or infinitive
1. She delayed getting (get) out of bed.
2. He demanded ______to speak________ (speak)
to the manager.
3. I offered ______to help___ (help).
4. I miss _____going_____ (go) to the beach.
5. We postponed ______doing_____ (do) our
homework.
6. I’d hate ______to arrive___ (arrive) too late.
7. She admitted ______stealing______ (steal) the
money.
8. I chose _______to work__ (work) here.
9. She waited _____to buy___ (buy) a drink.
10. I really appreciate ____being_____ (be) on
holiday.
11. I couldn’t help ______laughing___ (laugh).
12. It seems ______to be_____ (be) raining.
13. I considered _____moving__ (move) to Spain.
14. They practiced _____speaking______ (speak).
15. Finally I managed ____to finish_____ (finish)
the work.
16. I really can’t stand_ waiting__ (wait) for the
bus.
17. Unfortunately, we can’t afford ________to
buy___ (buy) a new car this year.
18. She risked ______being_____ (be) late.
19. I’d love ________to come__ (come) with you.
20. I prepared ______to go _ (go) on holiday
12. Please don’t forget ______to pick___ (pick) up
some juice on your way home.
13. I forget ____locking_____ (lock) the door, but
I’m sure I must have locked it.
14. Have we studied this before? I’ve forgotten
_______learning__ (learn) it.
15. Please remember ___to bring_______ (bring)
your homework.
16. I remember ____going___ (go) to the beach as
a child.
17. Finally I remembered _____to bring__ (bring)
your book! Here it is.
18. Do you remember ______eating__ (eat) steak
in that little restaurant in Rome?
19. I regret ___to tell________ (tell) you that the
train has been delayed.
20. I regret _____telling_____ (tell) Julie my
secret; now she has told everyone.

1. I couldn’t sleep so I tried _____drinking___

(drink) some hot milk.
2. She tried _______to reach_ (reach) the book on
the high shelf, but she was too small.
3. They tried _______to get__ (get) to the party on
time but the bus was delayed.
4. We tried ______opening___ (open) the window,
but it was so hot outside it didn’t help.
5. He tried ________to get (get) a job in a
newspaper firm but they wouldn’t hire him.
6. He tried _________getting_ (get) a job in a
newspaper firm but he still wasn’t satisfied.
7. You should stop smoking___ (smoke), it’s not
good for your health.
8. We stopped _____studying___ (study) because
we were tired.
9. They will stop ____to have____ (have) lunch at
twelve.
10. We stopped __ ____to have___ (have) a rest,
because we were really sleepy.
11. Oh no! I forgot ____to buy____ (buy) milk.