admit *
advise
afford
agree *
appear
arrange
ask
avoid Used when actions are: Used when actions are:
can’t stand
real, concrete or completed unreal, abstract or future
choose
consider
decide *
Complete these sentences below with the right form of the verbs in brackets:
demand
gerund (-ing) or infinitive (to). Then complete the list on the left.
deny *
deserve ( means that this verb can also be followed by a )
dislike
don’t mind
1) Learning a foreign language 15) Will promised his mum ___________
enjoy
means ___________ (be) interested (be) back at 11.
expect * in another culture.
16) Few people can afford _________
fail
2) My friend is giving up ___________ (buy) the trendiest smartphone.
fancy (smoke) at last.
17) Fred chose _____________ (work)
(fancy=) feel like
3) Bob is very skilful. He has on Saturday instead of on Friday.
finish
managed _______________ (fix) his
give up 18) Angelina imagined _______________
laptop himself.
(get) an Oscar for her last movie.
keep
4) Doctors recommend ___________
help 19) We’ve planned _______________ (fly)
(sleep) eight hours a day.
to Denmark this Christmas.
hope *
5) Reliable friends are always there
invite 20) Tom suggested ___________ (spend)
for you. They will never fail
imagine * a couple of weeks on Majorca.
_______________ (help) to you.
learn * 21) Amanda rejected ___________ (eat)
6) I don’t mind _______________ (do)
manage the soup because it was salty.
the washing up.
mean 22) People shouldn’t risk ____________
7) Mum, can I go out? I’ve already
miss (ride) a motorbike without
finished ________________ (study).
offer wearing a helmet.
8) Tina hopes ____________ (become)
plan 23) I really miss _______________ (chat)
a prestigious engineer one day.
practice with you every day.
9) Jerry is very angry. I’ve phoned
pretend * 24) Mum asked me _____________ (lay)
him five times but he refuses
promise * the table.
________________ (speak) to me.
recommend 25) Mr. Johnson tends ______________
10) The suspect arrested by the
refuse police denied _____________ (rob) (lie) about his age. He’s so flirty!
reject the bank. He said he had an alibi. 26) You should avoid _______________
risk 11) He admitted _____________ (make) (shout). It’s too late!
seem * a serious mistake and apologised. 27) He kept _________ (talk) for hours.
stop 12) I can’t stand _____________ (wear) 28) Do you fancy ___________ (dance)?
suggest * these awful glasses!
29) If you try ________________ (work)
tend
13) The teacher agreed ____________ a bit harder, I’m sure you’ll pass.
try (postpone) the exam.
30) He will arrange ___________ (book)
wait
14) Peter pretended _______________ a room at the best hotel.
want (have) a stomach ache and left
would like 31) He seems ___________ (be) worried.
school early.
32) I wouldn’t advise ______________ (buy) a used
car.
33) I want __________________ (find) a better job
because I need some extra money.
34) The policeman offered __________________
(help) me when someone mugged my bag.
Some verbs can be followed either infinitive or gerund
35) I feel like _______________ (go) out for dinner BUT with changes of meaning.
tonight. Do you fancy coming with me? The most used are:
36) Matt has learned _____________ (parachute). • Forget + infinitive: to fail to do sth.
He will jump tomorrow for the first time! Forget + gerund: to do sth. and not recall it.
37) Christian considers ______________ (move) to • Need + infinitive: to have to do sth.
London in order to improve his English. Need + gerund: somebody has to do it (impersonal)
38) I’m very excited. I can’t wait _______________
• Regret + infinitive: be sorry to (sth. unpleasant)
(play) this new game.
Regret + gerund: to talk about a mistake in the
39) He practiced __________________ (run) every past
afternoon in the park for the marathon.
• Remember + infinitive: not to forget to do sth.
40) She expected ___________ (see) her favourite
Remember + gerund: to recall a memory
singer after the show but she couldn’t.
41) He would like _________________ (learn) to fly • Stop + infinitive: interrupt an action to do
a helicopter. another.
Stop + gerund: no to do sth. any more.
42) My aunt invited me ________________ (spend)
a week in Italy. • Try + infinitive: make an effort to
43) Don’t worry. Kelly appears _________________ Try + gerund: experiment with doing sth.
(know) what she’s doing.
44) They decided _________________ (change) the
colour of their room. Complete the following sentences with the verbs in
45) Many people dislike _______________ (wait) at brackets. Use the infinitive or the gerund depending on
the traffic lights. the meaning of each sentence.
46) He deserved _________________ (be) punished
for driving too fast.
47) The boss demanded ________________ (arrive) 1) He is angry because I forgot _______________ (meet) him.
on time to his employees. (I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it).
48) Beth helped the children ______________ (do)
2) He is angry because I forgot ______________ (meet) him.
their homework.
(I don’t have the memory of meeting him before)
49) The two friends enjoyed _______________ (go)
shopping. 3) I regret _________________ (promise) to help you.
50) Please stop _______________ (make) so much (I’m sorry that I made the promise)
noise! I’m trying to sleep.
4) I regret _______________ (tell) you that we can’t hire you.
(I’m telling you now, and I’m sorry)
5) She remembered ______________ (visit) her grandmother.
(She didn’t forget to visit her)
6) She remembered ______________ (visit) her grandmother.
(She had memories of this time)
Some verbs can be followed either infinitive
or gerund with little or no change of meaning. 7) I stopped ________________ (call) you.
The most used are: (I stopped this activity. Maybe we had a fight)
• Verbs of starting or continuing: 8) I stopped __________________ (call) you.
begin, start, continue, intend, propose (I interrupted another action in order to call you)
(When they are the continuous form, they are
usually in the infinitive) 9) I tried ________________ (open) the window.
(I attempted this action but didn’t succeed)
• Verbs of liking or not liking:
