Gerunds and Infinitives Exercises PDFSet 3: Both Forms Allowed: Different Meanings
20 questions·14 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.I'll never forget ___ the ocean for the first time.
a) to seeb) seec) seeingd) saw
2.Remember ___ the lights before you leave.
a) to turn offb) turning offc) turn offd) turned off
3.She stopped ___ a rest because she was tired.
a) takingb) to takec) taked) took
4.Moving to a new city means ___ new friends.
a) to makeb) makec) maded) making
5.She tried hard ___ the problem, but she couldn't find the answer.
a) to solveb) solvingc) solved) solved
... and 15 more questions in the PDF
Preview: Answers
1.seeing
2.to turn off
3.to take
4.making
5.to solve
... and 15 more answers in the PDF
Preview: Explanations
1."seeing"(c)
'Forget doing' means you have a memory of a past experience. 'I'll never forget seeing the ocean' = I will always remember that experience. 'Forget to do' means you fail to do something you should do.
2."to turn off"(a)
'Remember to do' means 'don't forget to do something in the future'. 'Remember to turn off the lights' = make sure you do it before leaving. 'Remember doing' means recalling a past action.
3."to take"(b)
'Stop to do' means to pause what you are doing in order to do something else. She stopped (what she was doing) to take a rest. 'Stop doing' would mean she quit taking rests, which contradicts the context.
4."making"(d)
'Mean doing' means 'involve' or 'result in'. Moving to a new city involves making new friends. 'Mean to do' means 'intend', which doesn't fit here because a city move (not a person) is the subject.
5."to solve"(a)
'Try to do' means to make an effort or attempt something difficult. She made an effort to solve the problem but failed. 'Try doing' means to experiment with a method to see if it works.
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