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Gerunds & Infinitives

Gerunds & infinitives CEFR B2 Topic: Gerunds and infinitives across everyday life, work, study, travel, health, technology, relationships and money

Gerunds and Infinitives in Everyday Situations

What this tests: which verbs, adjectives and prepositions are followed by the -ing form, the infinitive with to or the infinitive without to — and where the choice changes the meaning.

Instructions

For questions 1–8, complete each sentence with the -ing form or the infinitive, with or without to, of the verb in brackets.

1. After years of commuting by car, she finally gave up (drive) to work and started cycling instead.

2. The manager agreed (extend) the deadline after the team explained the delay.

3. The tutor advised the students (revise) their essays before submitting them.

4. At the airport, the security staff made every passenger (remove) their shoes before going through the scanner.

5. You've had a bad cough for weeks now - you'd better (see) a doctor soon.

6. Instead of (type) long messages, he just records short voice notes and sends them.

7. He was eager (meet) his girlfriend's parents for the first time, even though he felt nervous about it.

8. He stopped (check) his bank balance every day once he realised it only made him anxious.

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