Level: advanced
Category: grammar
Topic: The Use of Gerunds (2)

The Use of Gerunds (2)

Choose the GERUND or the INFINITIVE to complete the sentence

Example: 

1. ____________ (listen) to music too loud can hurt your ears.
   • Listening
   • To Listen
2. I don't want _________ ( hear) any more excuses from you.
   • To Hear
   • Hearing
3. _______________ (Play) golf is a lot more difficult than it looks.
   • Playing
   • To Play
4. I would like _____________ (show) you the photos of my holidays.
   • To show
   • Showing
5. There's much more to golf than just _____________(pick) up the golf club and ____________(hit) the ball.
   • Picking/Hitting
   • To Pick/To Hit
   • To Pick/Hitting
   • Picking/To Hit
6. I really don't like _____________ (listen) to opera. I think it's boring.
   • Listening
   • To Listen
7. I hope ____________ (see) my girlfriend tonight.
   • Seeing
   • To See
8. I hope that ______________ (see) my girlfriend tonight will cheer me up.
   • Seeing
   • To See
9. I don't remember ever ____________(see) this man in my life, officer.
   • Seeing
   • To See
10. _____________(see) is ________________ (believe), so I would like you to see this for yourself!
    • Seeing/Believing
    • To See/Believing
    • Seeing/To Believe
    • To See/To Believe
11. Would you mind __________(turn) on the television?
    • Turning
    • To Turn
12. I think ___________ (travel) by train is a lot of fun.
    • Traveling
    • To Travel
13. After ____________(fix) the holes in the wall, John decided to paint it.
    • Fixing
    • To Fix
14. When I was studying Spanish, I thought about ____________(make) a trip to Spain or Latin America ______________ (practice) what I was learning.
    • Making/Practicing
    • Making/To Practice
    • To Make/Practicing
    • To Make/To Practice

Created:  2005-08-20
Updated:  2007-02-27

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