Gerunds and Infinitives
Quiz
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the gerund or the infinitive.
The aggressive maniac needs to learn ...... (control) his emotions better.
The hotel receptionist managed ...... (leave) early on Friday.
Jane certainly didn't mean ...... (insult) you in front of your friends.
The real estate agent neglected ...... (inform) us about the broken electricity cables in the living room.
Our neighbours have offered ...... (help) us with the big boxes.
Mr Swanson is preparing ...... (give) a most impressive speech on Saturday.
All the people responsible pretend ...... (be) busy today.
One of the supervisors proposed ...... (shut down) the new factory.
My mother promised ...... (help) me build the solar system.
The workers refuse ...... (come) to work on a Sunday.
The vast majority of your students doesn't seem ...... (like) geology much.
The witness swore ...... (tell) the truth and nothing but the truth.
May I trouble you ...... (pass) me the salt please?
The eager manager wants ...... (become) the head of the company in two or three years.
The children wish ...... (go) on a skiing trip to the Alps next winter.