Gerunds and infinitives

It's easy .................................. (understand) why many people like Italian pasta.

• understand

• understanding

• to understand

• understood

.................................. (play) the guitar is my favourite activity.

• Play

• Playing

• To play

• The playing

I'm fed up with .................................. (do) gym every day.

• do

• doing

• to do

• did

The coach made me .................................. (stay) behind and practise.

• stay

• staying

• to stay

• stood

You can't avoid .................................. (get) out of breath when you run.

• have

• having

• to have

• will have

He stopped work .................................. (have) a sandwich.

• have

• having

• to have

• will have

I regret .............................. (tell) Pauline the secret because she may pass it on.

• tell

• telling

• to tell

• would tell

I asked my doctor about my ankle and he advised me against .......... (play) sport for a week.

• play

• playing

• to play

• played

If you want to lose weight, try .................................. (eat) less chocolate!

• eat

• eating

• to eat

• will eat

My parents won't let me .................................. (take) part in extreme sports.

• take

• taking

• to take

• to would take