Infinitives & Gerunds：練習題

My friends and I enjoy _______ board games during the holidays.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

_______ a second language is beneficial, and my brother is really interested in _______ French next term.

The experienced hiker advised us to avoid ______ loud noises when deep in the forest, so as not to disturb the wildlife.

The teacher asked the students _______ their textbooks to page 10.

Choose the correct word to fill in the blank.

My grandfather loves _______ in the garden every morning.

Complete the sentence using the correct form of the verb "listen":

My little brother loves _________ to music.

Complete the sentence using the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses: "After _______ (finish) his homework, Tom went to the park _______ (play) football with his friends."

Identify the TWO grammatical errors in the following sentence related to infinitives and gerunds. Rewrite the sentence correctly and briefly explain the rule for each correction:

Read the following short dialogue between a teacher and a student. Based on the grammar rules for verbs, answer parts (a) and (b).

Teacher: I noticed you finished your poster early. What do you plan (1) _______ (do) next?
Student: I want (2) _______ (find) some pictures of national parks. I really enjoy (3) _______ (learn) about our country's achievements in conservation.

a) Fill in the blanks (1), (2), and (3) with the correct form of the verbs in brackets (Infinitive with 'to' or Gerund '-ing').

b) In the student's second sentence, is the word you wrote for blank (3) a gerund or an infinitive?

During our 'Food and Drink' module, we organized a 'Healthy Eating' day. Read the short report below and complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets, using either a to-infinitive, a bare infinitive, or a gerund.

a) Our teacher wanted us ________ (prepare) a fresh fruit salad for the class.

b) We finished ________ (wash) all the apples and grapes first.

c) Tom avoided ________ (use) the sharp knife because he was nervous.

d) The teacher made us ________ (tidy) the desks after we were done.

e) We all really enjoyed ________ (eating) our healthy snacks together.