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Gerunds and Infinitives: A Quick Quiz

 Write the correct form of the verb.

1. What do you recommend ………………….. in New York? (do)

2. Julian wants a new car, but he can’t afford ………………….. one this year. (buy)

3. Jennifer refused ………………….. overtime yesterday. (do)

4. Jack tried ………………….. me, but he couldn’t. (help)

5. I encouraged Stan ………………….. about his future more. (think)

6. Lucy was really hungry, so she stopped ………………….. a quick snack. (have)

7. “We regret ………………….. that your flight has been cancelled.” (announce)

8. Brent is looking forward to ………………….. a short break next month. (take)

9. Oliver couldn’t make pancakes because he didn’t remember ………………….. any flour. (buy)

10. Jackie used ………………….. in Shanghai, so she is very good with chopsticks. (live)

11. Neil regrets ………………….. Spanish when he was a teenager. (give up)

12. Josh is considering ………………….. a new computer. (buy)

13. Alex has stopped ………………….. letters. He now always uses email. (write)

14. I remember ………………….. my younger brother when I was a child. (bully)

15. Peter was quite stressed. He tried ………………….. to a therapist, but it didn’t help. (talk)

 About You Ask and answer these questions with a partner.

1. Think about a very early memory you have. What do you remember doing?

2. What are you considering buying this year?

3. Are you used to eating with chopsticks? What else are you used to doing?

4. What did you remember to do before this lesson today?

5. What did you used to look like fifteen years ago? Write some changes between then and now.

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Gerunds and Infinitives: Teaching Notes

Target Structure: Gerunds and Infinitives
Vocabulary: General
Level: Intermediate
Time: 30 minutes + (depending on discussion)
Preparation: None

Suggested Teaching Method

This worksheet can be used to check that students’ knowledge of verbs taking either a gerund or the infinitive.
It’s a great follow-up to our Snakes and Ladders gerund / infinitive pack.

This worksheet can be used in the classroom, or set as homework.

 Give one worksheet to each student. Students can work alone, and check in pairs.

 If you are using this worksheet as part of a lesson (as opposed to homework), give your students some time to
read the questions, and think of answers. Give an example answer yourself.

This activity can be used to build fluency with the target language. Put students in pairs, or small groups. They
can then ask each other the questions, and use follow-up questions to build conversations.

Monitor, but try not to interrupt. Make a note of errors while monitoring, and at the end elicit some feedback, and
go through errors you made a note of while monitoring.

The answers are on the next page.

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Answer Key

 1. What do you recommend doing in New York?

2. Julian wants a new car, but he can’t afford to buy one this year.
3. Jennifer refused to do overtime yesterday.
4. Jack tried to help me, but he couldn’t.
5. I encouraged Stan to think about his future more.
6. Lucy was really hungry, so she stopped to have a quick snack.
7. “We regret to announce that your flight has been cancelled.”
8. Brent is looking forward to taking a short break next month.
9. Oliver couldn’t make pancakes because he didn’t remember to buy any flour.
10. Jackie used to live in Shanghai, so she is very good with chopsticks.
11. Neil regrets giving up Spanish when he was a teenager.
12. Josh is considering buying a new computer.
13. Alex has stopped writing letters. He now always uses email.
14. I remember bullying my younger brother when I was a child.
15. Peter was quite stressed. He tried talking to a therapist, but it didn’t help.

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Updated 9/15/2008

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