Using Gerunds and Infinitives with verbs

He anticipates .......... trouble with his supervisor.

• having

• have

• to have

Can we persuade you .......... again?

• contributing

• contribute

• to contribute

• to contributing

They will not sanction .......... without permission.

• copying

• copy

• to copy

• to copying

I suggest .......... the experiment.

• repeating

• repeat

• to repeat

• to repeating

I demand .......... the results of the survey.

• seeing

• see

• to see

• to seeing

I appreciated ......... a chance to read your draft.

• having

• have

• to have

He resented .......... so much time on the project.

• spending

• spend

• to spend

• to spending

He swears .......... the truth.

• telling

• tell

• to tell

• to telling

Answer explanation

Compare to “he swears off telling the truth” - how different is the meaning now?

He will take care of ......... those flowers to you.

• sending

• send

• to send

• to sending

I urge you .......... the instructions before you begin.

• reading

• read

• to read

• to reading