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Gerund or Infinitive? Gap-Fill Quiz with Answers

Practise verb patterns in original everyday sentences. Check when meanings change and use the explanations to build your next grammar lesson.

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Use infinitive for the purpose of an action. She stopped ______ the window.

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Context check: Opening the window is the reason she stopped. Complete the sentence: She stopped ______ the window.

Use gerund for ending an activity. She stopped ______ the window every hour.

Context check: She ended the repeated activity. Complete the sentence: She stopped ______ the window every hour.

Use infinitive after remember for a future task. Remember ______ the clinic tomorrow.

Context check: The call is a task that still needs doing. Complete the sentence: Remember ______ the clinic tomorrow.

Use gerund after remember for a past memory. I remember ______ the clinic last year.

Context check: The call is a past experience being recalled. Complete the sentence: I remember ______ the clinic last year.

Use infinitive after try for an attempt. Try ______ the puzzle with the diagram.

Context check: The speaker suggests an attempt to solve it. Complete the sentence: Try ______ the puzzle with the diagram.

Use gerund after try for an experiment or method. Try ______ the equation from the other side.

solvingto solvesolve

Context check: The speaker suggests testing a method. Complete the sentence: Try ______ the equation from the other side.

Use gerund after enjoy. We enjoy ______ short stories together.

Context check: Enjoy is followed by an activity noun form. Complete the sentence: We enjoy ______ short stories together.

Use infinitive after decide. They decided ______ at the station.

Context check: The infinitive names the chosen future action. Complete the sentence: They decided ______ at the station.

Use gerund after avoid. Avoid ______ the answer before you try.

Context check: Checking is the activity to avoid. Complete the sentence: Avoid ______ the answer before you try.

Use infinitive after promise. I promised ______ the spare key.

Context check: Bringing is the promised future action. Complete the sentence: I promised ______ the spare key.

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