Gerunds and infinitives 	

I’m taking this course 	taking the train as the traffic was 
terrible.	
Smoking 	to see a dentist.	
I find it difficult 	fresh fruit and vegetables regularly 
will help you to stay healthy.	
She was worried about 	taking a course in Japanese next year.	
I am thinking of 	to improve my English.	
I can't 	is outlawed in restaurants in many countries nowadays	
It’s expensive 	do four hours homework every night.	
She suggested 		to stay in five-star hotels.	
I went to the supermarket	understand why some people 
find grammar so difficult.	
Eating	to buy some bread.	
I’ve got toothache so I need 	failing the exam.	
They always made me	to remember new words.	

				

Gerunds and infinitives: common patterns

Choose the correct endings

Prepositions are usually followed by  a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive 
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Adjectives are usually followed by  a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive 
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Modal auxiliary verbs are followed by a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive 
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When a verb is the subject of a sentence, it is usually a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive 
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When a verb is used to say why somebody does something, it is usually a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive 
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When there are two verbs in a sentence, the second one is a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive / it varies
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A few verbs such as 'make' and 'let' are followed by a gerund / a full infinitive / a bare infinitive
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Answers	

I’m taking this course 	to improve my English.	
Smoking 	is outlawed in restaurants in many countries nowadays.	
I find it difficult 	to remember new words.	
She was worried about 	failing the exam.	
I am thinking of 	taking a course in Japanese next year.	
I can't 	understand why some people 
find grammar so difficult.	
It’s expensive 	to stay in five-star hotels.	
She suggested 		taking the train as the traffic was 
terrible.	
I went to the supermarket	to buy some bread.	
Eating	fresh fruit and vegetables regularly 
will help you to stay healthy.	
I’ve got toothache so I need 	to see a dentist.	
They always made me	do four hours homework every night.