Level: B1-B2
Gerund or Infinitive? — Practice
Why is it enjoy swimming but want to go? When one verb follows another, the first verb decides the form of the second — and the groups simply have to be memorized. Drill them with 28 correct/incorrect pairs with audio.
Builds on The 5 Verb Forms Next in unit Identify Verbs →
- Verbs followed by -ing (gerund)
- She enjoys swimming. – Correct
- She enjoys to swim. – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- He finished doing his homework. – Correct
- He finished to do his homework. – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- Please avoid touching the wet paint. – Correct
- Please avoid to touch the wet paint. – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- She keeps forgetting my name. – Correct
- She keeps to forget my name. – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- Do you mind waiting a few minutes? – Correct
- Do you mind to wait a few minutes? – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- He suggested taking the train. – Correct
- He suggested to take the train. – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- I practice speaking English every day. – Correct
- I practice to speak English every day. – Incorrect (needs -ing)
- Verbs followed by to + verb (infinitive)
- I want to go home. – Correct
- I want going home. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)
- They decided to move to Texas. – Correct
- They decided moving to Texas. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)
- We hope to see you soon. – Correct
- We hope seeing you soon. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)
- She plans to study medicine. – Correct
- She plans studying medicine. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)
- He is learning to drive. – Correct
- He is learning driving. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)
- I promise to call you tonight. – Correct
- I promise calling you tonight. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)
- She refused to answer. – Correct
- She refused answering. – Incorrect (needs to + verb)