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Infinitive or Gerund Practice Exercise

Some verbs are followed by the infinitive form of the second verb, and some verbs are followed by the gerund form of the second verb. In the exercise below, complete the sentences by choosing either the infinitive or gerund. If both the infinitive and gerund can be used, choose “Both are correct.” Before trying the exercise, it may be helpful to review this Infinitive vs. gerund guide.

 

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  1. Question 1 of 35
    1. Question

    1. Claudia hopes _______ her own office one day.

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  2. Question 2 of 35
    2. Question

    2. Do you enjoy _______ to these type of events?

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    3. I don’t mind _______ my coworkers with their assignments.

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  4. Question 4 of 35
    4. Question

    4. Michael loves _______ foreign languages.

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    5. Question

    5. I haven’t called him yet, but I plan _______ him later this afternoon.

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    Note that “plan on calling him…” would also be correct.

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    Note that “plan on calling him…” would also be correct.

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    6. Question

    6. We need someone ________ reservations for us.

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  7. Question 7 of 35
    7. Question

    7. I’ve finished _______ the files.

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    8. Question

    8. When I was younger, I didn’t like ________ presentations, but now I don’t mind public speaking.

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    9. Question

    9. We generally try to avoid _________ any international trips during the holiday season.

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    10. Question

    10. Our occupational therapist recommended _______ ergonomic keyboards for everyone.

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    11. Question

    11. Could you continue _______ on the report while I make some phone calls?

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    12. Question

    12. Do you ever miss ______ a college student?

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    13. Question

    13. I appreciated _______ some recognition for my work.

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    14. Question

    14. Where did you learn _______ German?

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    15. Question

    15. After hours of negotiating, we managed ________ an agreement.

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    16. I prefer _______ remotely.

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    17. We would like Congress ________ this bill.

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    18. Frank intends _______ this issue at the next meeting.

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    19. They denied _______ their confidentiality agreement.

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    20. Question

    20. John mentioned _______ interested in changing careers.

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    21. Question

    21. The customer was extremely upset and demanded _______ to the supervisor on duty.

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    22. Question

    22. We failed _______ the source of the problem, and things kept getting worse.

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    23. Question

    23. Who do you think deserves _______ the award?

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    24. Question

    24. We kept _______ around in circles and weren’t able to make a decision.

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    25. Question

    25. Milton encouraged us _______ more proactive.

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    26. Question

    26. If we don’t constantly innovate, we risk _______ behind our competitors.

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    27. Question

    27. I can’t imagine ______ a different career.

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    28. Question

    28. Kate chose ________ the certification online instead of taking a class at the university.

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    29. Question

    29. We asked Mr. Sanders ________ the speaker at the event.

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    30. Didn’t someone offer _______ this for us?

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    31. Question

    31. During the fire drill, we practiced _______ the building in case of emergency.

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    32. Question

    32. Many people in our field report _______ stressed.

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    33. Question

    33. Our supervisor expects us _______ unparalleled customer service.

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    34. Question

    34. One of our clients invited me _______ him for dinner.

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    35. Question

    35. Kurt hates ________ long flights.

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