Gerunds Infinitives

1. Part 1. “Gerund and Infinitive”

1. My friend really enjoys … (to play) badminton.
My friend really enjoys playing badminton.
2. Would you mind my … (to sing) one song? You will like it.
Would you mind my singing one song? You will like it.
3. They offer … (to have) a cup of coffee.
They offer to have a cup of coffee.
4. Yesterday evening my colleague suggested … (to eat out) somewhere.
Yesterday evening my colleague suggested eating out somewhere.
5. She seems … (to speak) English fluently.
She seems to speak English fluently.
6. It is so kind of him … (to give) me a lift to the university.
It is so kind of him to give me a lift to the university.
7. When I came in, they stopped … (to watch) TV. They looked at me.
When I came in, they stopped watching TV. They looked at me.
8. When I am on holiday, I love … (not, to wake up) early.
When I am on holiday, I love not waking up early.

2.

9. They’ve postponed … (to hold) an international conference.
They’ve postponed holding an international conference.
10. She denied … (to take) a blank tile from the bag.
She denied taking a blank tile from the bag.
11. It’s a pleasure … (to talk) to you every time I meet.
It’s a pleasure to talk to you every time I meet.
12. Right now I regret … (to tell) you the truth.
Right now I regret telling you the truth.
13. ‘Dear friends! I regret … (to tell) you some unpleasant news’.
‘Dear friends! I regret to tell you some unpleasant news’.
14. I can’t imagine you … (to be) a leading engineer. You are too young.
I can’t imagine you being a leading engineer. You are too young.
15. I’m hungry. Is there anything to eat?
I’m hungry. Is there anything to eat?
16. Keep on … (to read). I love … (to listen) to you.
Keep on reading. I love listening to you.
17. I promise … (not, to interrupt) them during the speech.
I promise not to interrupt them during the speech.

3.

18. We decided … (to stay) at the hotel a bit longer.
We decided to stay at the hotel a bit longer.
19. I agreed … (to book) a hotel room online.
I agreed to book a hotel room online.
20. I have just decided … (not, to call) them any more.
I have just decided not to call them any more.
21. Tom usually tends … (to forget) things.
Tom usually tends to forget things.
22. This is a very hard text for her … (to translate) without a dictionary.
This is a very hard text for her to translate without a dictionary.
23. Have you ever considered … (to scuba dive)?
Have you ever considered scuba diving?
24. They sometimes avoid … (to meet) us.
They sometimes avoid meeting us.
25. I don’t mind … (to write) a report for you.
I don’t mind writing a report for you.
26. Go on … (to work) here if you want.
Go on working here if you want.