To V – Ving exercises

I)Fill in the blank spaces with the gerund, infinitive with to or infinitive without to of the verb in
brackets

1. John was surprised (get)……………….. Ann’s letter to get

2. Eve isn’t interested in (teach)…….young children teaching

3. The sea wasn’t warm enough (swim)……..in. To swim

4. Our teacher let us (talk)………….for the last ten minutes of the lesson. Talk

5. I enjoy (talk)……….to intelligent people. Talking

6. I think you waste too much time (watch)………..television. watching

7. Matthew denied (steal)…………..the money. Stealing

8. I’d rather (read)………….a true story than a silly love story Read .

9. My father has finished (mend)………….the car. Mending

10. Our teacher made me (answer)………….all the questions. Answer

11. It’s worth (go)………..to see that new film. Going

12. Archie is too fat (climb)………….the tall tree. To climb

13. David refused (eat)………….all his potatoes. To eat

14. Jane decided (tell)……….George everything. To tell

15. We are looking forward to (read)……your new book. Reading

16. Would you like (go)………..to Cindy’s house next Saturday? To go

17. Would you mind (shut)………..the window? I hate (sit)……….in a draught. Shutting/sitting

18. I can’t bear (do)………..homework on Saturdays. Doing

19. It’s no use (take)………..the exam if you haven’t studied. Taking

20. If you can’t (remember)………….his number you’d better (look)……..it up. Remember/look

21. Why do you keep (ask)…………..me the same question over and over again? Asking

22. I wish you could consider (accept)……… my proposal. Accepting

23. Janet intends (fix)………..her bicycle herself. To fix

24. Will you help me (move)……….the bookcase? Move

25. I love (walk)………on the beach during a light rain. Walking

II) Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form

1.Don’t forget (lock)……the door before (go)……to bed. To lock/going

2. I tried (explain)…………but he refused (listen)……………and went on (complain)…………. To explain/ to

listen/ complaining

3. Your windows need (clean)……………; would you like me (do)………them for you? Cleaning/ to do

4. He heard the clock (strike)……….six and knew that it was time for him (get)………up Strike/to get

5. After walking for three hours we stopped (let)……….the others (catch)………up with us. To let/ catch

6. His doctor advised him (give up)…………(jog)……………. To give up/jogging

7. I didn’t feel like (work)…………so I suggested (spend)………… the day in the garden. Working/ spending

8. Most people prefer (spend)……..money to (earn)……….it. Spending/ earning

9. Do you remember (read)………..about it? – No, at that time I was too young (read)………newspaper.
Read/ to read

10. Please stop (cry)…….. I hate (see)……..a woman (cry)……………. Crying/ seeing/ crying

11. I catch him (climb)…………..over my wall. I asked him (explain)…………but he refused (say)
……….anything. Climbing/ to explain/ to say

12. Do you expect (pass)………………this course? If so, you’d better (work)……………..harder. To pass/ work

13. You don’t need (ask)……………..his permission every time you want (leave)……….the room. To ask/to
leave

14. Before he let us (go)……………he made us (promise)………..(not tell)………………anybody what

happened. Go/ promise/ not to tell

15. Try (avoid)………….(be)………….. late. He hates being kept (wait)……………. To avoid being/ waiting

16. We considered (drive)………….to New York, but at last we decided (fly)……………. Driving/ to fly

17. They agreed (spend)…………….$10,000 (rebuild)………………the hall. To spend/ rebuilding

18. I don’t mind (stay)…………….home, but I’d rather (go)……………… out tonight. Staying/go

19. They begin (encourage)…………………younger people (quit)……………….(smoke)…………….. to

encourage/ to quit/ smoking

20. After (play)………………..with his toys for about half an hour, the boy started (cry)……………….loudly.
Playing/ to cry