Complete the sentences with the infinitive or gerund of the verbs in brackets.

1. We regretted …………………….. (tell) him the truth although he had promised …………………………. (not
get ) angry.
2. I miss ……………………….. (go) out with my friends on Friday nights.
3. My parents want me …………………………( stop-see) my boyfriend. They don’t even let me
……………………………. (call) him.
4. He was really happy ……………………. (help) us …………………….. (do) our homework.
5. He said he remembered ……………………. (play) with us when we were little.
6. I forgot ………………….. (get) bread this morning. Would you mind …………………… (get) some on the
way home?
7. He never leaves home without ……………………….. (say) goodbye to his children.
8. ……………………………(sell) the house seemed like a good idea at first, but we soon realised we would
never get used ………………………….. (live) in a small flat.
9. It’s no use ……………………….. (complain). The dog will not stop .……………………….(bark)
10. We regret ……………………….(inform) you that all tickets have been sold.
11. If you wish ……………………… (see) Mr Cameron, you’ll have to come back tomorrow.
12. We intended ………………………. (arrive) before dark, but we stopped…………………….. (get)petrol and
something ………………………. (eat)
13. We tried ………………………. (call) you but there was no phone coverage.
14. He refuses …………………….. (see) his mother and he has told her ………………………. (not call) him
again.
15. Who taught you ……………………….. (swim)?
16. I love ………………………. (go) to the cinema, but I don’t feel like ………………………… (go) out this
evening.
17. I look forward to ………………………. (see) you again soon.
18. He refused ………………………… (let) us see his wounds.
19. They offered ………………………. (repair) the laptop but I advised her ………………………. (take) it back
to the shop.
20. He insisted on ………………………. (pay) for the drinks.
21. I can’t stand ………………………. (cook), so I suggested ………………………. (order) a pizza.
22. He seemed …………………………………. (enjoy-listen) to my stories.
23. He denied ……………………….(drink) at the party.
24. Despite ………………………. (earn) more than his parents, he’s always asking them ……………………….
(help) him.
25. I’ll never forget ………………………. (win) that prize.
26. He said he hoped ………………………. (save) enough money for a car soon.
27. We’ve decided ………………………. (share) an apartment when we go to university.
28. After ……………………….(hear) the news he felt relief.
29. He warned the children ………………………. (not cross) the road there.
30. He needed great courage ………………………. (climb) to the top of the tower.
31. She struggled …………………. (make) ends meet after …………………….(lose) her job.
32. They managed ………………………. (overcome) their fear oh heights.
33. You have to stop ………………………. (spend) or you’ll soon run out of money.
34. He advised us ………………………. (buy) tickets before it got too crowded.
35. ………………………. (hunt) elephants in Africa seems ………………………. (be) very popular these days.
36. I’m really looking forward to ………………………. (sit) down with a cup of tea. It’s been such a hectic
day!
37. We wanted ………………………. (spend) a few days in Prague visiting the most famous landmarks.
38. You should try ………………………. (do) something helpful instead of ………………………. (complain) all
the time.
39. You are too old ………………………. (behave) like that.
40. They persuaded us ………………………. (sell) our old car.
41. I couldn’t help ……………………….(laugh) when he fell.
42. I didn’t mean …………………………. (hurt) you. I apologise.
43. Do you think that ………………………. (learn) a language is more useful than ……………………… (learn)
……………………… (play) the guitar?
44. I can’t imagine ……………………… (live) on a desert island.
45. You shouldn’t worry about ……………………… (pay) for the mortgage.
46. I hate ……………………… (do) boring jobs like ………………………(iron) or ………………………
(wash)dishes.
Complete the following sentences with an infinitive or gerund
Last night I forgot…
My parents would like me …
Why don’t we stop …
He refused…
I don’t really feel like…
I’m really looking forward to…
I don’t remember…
I’ll never forget….
I really hate…
My parents regret…
When I was in England I missed…
He never leaves without…
Would you mind…
They started …
We have decided…
Who taught you…
I’ll never learn …
I hope…
I can’t stand…
We couldn’t help…
You’ll have to get used…
When they were younger, my parents used…
Please stop…
He invited us…