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12 Grade - ENGLISH WORKSHEET – GERUND and TO INFINITIVE

STUDENT: ______________________________ Nº: ___ CLASS: ____ DATE: ______________________

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Full Infinitive is used: Bare Infinitive is used: Gerund

1. to express purpose. 1. after modal verbs (can, must, should, may, might, etc) 1. as a noun.
E.g. He went to buy some bread. E.g. We must leave soon. E.g. Smoking is dangerous.
2. after would love/like/prefer. 2. after let/make/hear/see + object. 2. after love, like, dislike, hate, enjoy.
E.g. I would love to see you tonight. E.g. Let me go / I will make you regret it. E.g. I love going to discos.
3. after adjectives (angry, glad, happy, etc) 3. after would rather / had better. 3. after start, begin, stop, finish.
E.g. I’m glad to see you here. E.g. I would rather have that red car. E.g. He started doing his homework at 5.00.
I had better put on my coat, it’s cold.
4. with too or enough. 4. after go for physical activities.
E.g. He’s too old to drive. E.g. She went skiing last Sunday.
She is clever enough to understand it.
5. after certain verbs ( advise, agree, appear, decide, expect, 5. after certain verbs (avoid, admit, confess to, deny, look
hope, manage, offer, promise, refuse, seem, want,etc) forward to, mind, object to, prefer, regret, risk, spend, suggest,
E.g. I hope to meet him again. etc)
E.g. I don’t mind helping you with the dishes.
6. after question words (where, how, who, which). Why is not 6. after certain expressions: I’m busy, it’s no use, it’s (no)
used with full infinitive. good, it’s worth, what’s the use of, be used to, there’s no point
E.g. I don’t know what to do BUT (in).
Nobody knew why he was angry. E.g. It’s worth seeing that film.
7. after prepositions (in, on, at, for, without, etc)
E.g. He left without taking his coat.

8. after hear/see/feel to emphasize an action in progress.

E.g. I saw her crossing the street.

NOTE: Some verbs can take a Full Infinitive or a Gerund with no difference in meaning. These verbs are: begin, hate, like, love, prefer, start, etc.
E.g. He likes to watch/watching the birds.
 EXERCISES
1. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. There may be more than
one possible answer.
1) I like ____________________________
listening (listen) to jazz music.
learning
2) ___________________________ (learn) about other cultures is fun.
3) She stopped ___________________________
acting (act) last year.
4) I hope _____________________________
to see (see) you again soon.
5) I’m tired of _________________________
eating (eat) the same food every day.
6) We agreed _________________________
working (work) together.

7) She saw them _______________

working ( to work ) at the fields.
8) He used to detest _______________
eating ( to eat ) chocolate.
9) Phil's father wants him _______________
to join ( to join ) the firm.
10) I would love _______________
to eat ( to eat ) an ice-cream.
11) She began _______________
working ( to work ).
12) _______________
walking ( to walk ) is relaxing.
13) I asked him _______________
to leave ( to leave ).
14) Can you tell me how _______________
to get ( to get ) there ?
15) You seem to be very fond of _______________
playing ( to play ) cards.
borrow
16) He let me _______________ ( to borrow ) the car.
17) Their friends want them _______________
to consult ( to consult ) a doctor.
18) He carried on _______________
doing ( to do ) his homework.
19) I like _______________
listening ( to listen ) to music.
20) There is no point in _______________
waiting ( to wait ) all day.
21) Nowadays people can't avoid _______________
fearing ( to fear ) unemployment.
22) She made me _______________
eat ( to eat ) the soup.

2. Choose the correct answers.

1) Driving / To drive too fast causes accidents.
2) We dislike to eat / eating in noisy restaurants.
3) He promised to come / coming as early as possible.
4) They save money by to shop / shopping in the market.
5) I can’t stand to wait / waiting in long queues.

3. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My parents and I immigrated to England two years ago. I like life here, but (1) _______________ (adjust)
to a new environment isn’t easy. I still miss (2) ____________ (be) with my grandparents and other relatives,
especially for festivals. We always used to (3) _______________(enjoy) celebrating holidays together. Today
we got an e-mail from my grandparents. They hope (4) ______________ (visit) London in the summer. I’m
looking forward to (5) _________________(see) them very much indeed.
4. Complete the passage below with a gerund or an infinitive using the verbs in brackets.
Do you need some advice about your relationship? Are you in danger of (1) ______________(break up)?
You might think about (2) ________________ (discuss) your problems with the Juliet Club of Verona, Italy.
Verona was the home of the world’s most famous lovers – Romeo and Juliet. For this reason, lovers from all
over the world can’t resist (3) __________________(write) to the city, which gets thousands of letters every
year. Most writers hope (4) _______________ (find) solutions to their troubles, while others just feel like (5)
________________ (express) their emotions. The Juliet Club was formed in order to answer these letters. (6)
________________ (write) to the club is easy – all you need (7) ________________ (do) is address you letter
to Juliet, Verona, Italy. The people at the club promise (8) ________________ (answer) each and every letter
no matter what language it is in.

5. Complete the second sentence so that it has got a similar meaning to the first. Use a gerund or
infinitive.
1) I don’t want to listen to this CD any more. I am tired of ___________________________________
2) She doesn’t feel like playing tennis. She doesn’t want ____________________________________
3) Could you switch the TV off? Would you mind __________________________________________?
4) I said that I was sorry I had arrived late. I apologized for _________________________________
5) That man won’t give us the money. That man refuses ____________________________________

6. Complete the conversation between a travel agent and a woman, using the Infinitive or the Gerund:

Good Work
Prof. Paula Varandas Ferreira