A. buy B. to buy B. bought 2. It is no use __ to school of you __ to work hard. c A. going / do C. going / are not ready B. to go /do not ready 3. They spent all day __ and __ on the beach. D. go / are not ready B. to swim /to sunbathe A. to swim/sunbathing C. swimming/to sunbathe 4. We were made __ D. swimming/sunbathing all the cleaning in the house. A. to do D. done 5. We regret __ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility. C. doing B. informing A. to inform C. to tell to D. telling 6. Why don't you try __ the key anti-clockwise? B. on turning A. to turn C. turning D. turn 7. We don't allow __ in the classrooms. A. that students smoke C. students to smoke B. smoke D. to smoking 8. I really must __ on with my work now. A. to get B. getting C. get D. to getting 9. Why don't you do what you're told, instead of __ such a song and dance about it? A. to make B making C. made D. make 10. I rashly posted the parcel without __ it. A. weighing B. weigh C. weighed D. to weigh 11. Can you please __ me a little about yourself? A. to tell B. telling C. tell D. going to tell 12. How can you waste all that money on __ 7 A. gamble B. to gamble C. gambling D. the gamble 13. "My watch is broken." "Why don't you __ A. have it repair B. have it repairing C. have it for repair D. have it repaired 14. Yesterday we did nothing but __ A. talking B. talked C. talk D. had talked 15. Instead of __ a new car, she'll have her old one __ A. to buy/repaired B. buying/ to repair C. buying/ be repaired D. buying / repaired 16. I tried __ the bus, but I missed it. A. catching B. to catch C. catch D. catch up 17. I'm sorry I haven't got any money __ you. Why don't you try __ Peter? A. to lend/to ask B. lending / asking C. to lend/asking D. lending / to ask 18. After __ ,asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed. C. fell A. fall B. falling D. fallen 19. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary __ him. A. to marry B. marry C. marrying D. married 20. He told me __ early. A. to try to come B. to try coming C. try to come D. try coming ercise 2. Gerund or Infinitive - Fill in the correct form. hey are likely __ up at any time (show) he man denied __ the crime. (commit)

**Exercise 1: Gerunds and Infinitives**<br /><br />Here are the answers with explanations:<br /><br />2. **C. going / are not ready:** "It is no use" is followed by a gerund (going). The second blank requires a verb form that agrees with "you," and "are not ready" is the correct form.<br /><br />3. **D. swimming/sunbathing:** The sentence describes two actions performed throughout the day. Both verbs should be in the gerund form.<br /><br />4. **A. to do:** "Made" is a causative verb, followed by the infinitive "to do."<br /><br />5. **D. telling:** "Regret" is followed by the gerund form.<br /><br />6. **C. turning:** "Try" can be followed by either a gerund or an infinitive, but a gerund is more natural here, suggesting the action of turning.<br /><br />7. **C. students to smoke:** "Allow" is followed by an object ("students") and an infinitive ("to smoke").<br /><br />8. **C. get:** "Must" is followed by the base form of the verb.<br /><br />9. **B. making:** The preposition "of" is followed by a gerund.<br /><br />10. **A. weighing:** The preposition "without" is followed by a gerund.<br /><br />11. **C. tell:** The verb "can" is followed by the base form of the verb.<br /><br />12. **C. gambling:** The preposition "on" is followed by a gerund.<br /><br />13. **D. have it repaired:** This is a causative structure. "Have something done" requires the past participle.<br /><br />14. **C. talk:** "Nothing but" is followed by a bare infinitive (without "to").<br /><br />15. **D. buying / repaired:** The first blank requires a gerund, and the second uses the past participle in a causative structure ("have something done").<br /><br />16. **B. to catch:** "Tried" is followed by an infinitive.<br /><br />17. **C. to lend/asking:** The first blank needs an infinitive ("to lend" to match "to have got"), and the second blank takes a gerund ("asking").<br /><br />18. **B. falling:** The preposition "after" is followed by a gerund.<br /><br />19. **A. to marry:** "Ask someone to do something" requires the infinitive.<br /><br />20. **B. to try coming:** "Told" is followed by an infinitive. "To try coming" is more natural than "to try to come" in this context.<br /><br /><br />**Exercise 2: Gerund or Infinitive - Fill in the correct form.**<br /><br />* **They are likely to show up at any time.** ("likely" is followed by an infinitive)<br />* **The man denied committing the crime.** ("denied" is followed by a gerund)<br /><br /><br />Remember that the choice between gerund and infinitive often depends on the specific verb and the context of the sentence. There are some verbs that always take a gerund, some that always take an infinitive, and some that can take either, sometimes with a change in meaning.<br />