Infinitives and Gerunds

My father was angry when I went to bed without ____________

• Saying goodnight

• say goodnight

• brush my teeth

• sleeping

John, having spent two years in Paris, is very good at ___________

• speak french

• speaking french

• speaking spanish

• french

Would you mind (open) _________ the window?

• opening

• open

• closing

• close

A gerund is a verb in its ing (present participle) form that functions as a noun that names an activity rather than a person or thing. Any action verb can be made into a gerund.

• TRUE

• FALSE

An infinitive is a verb form that acts as other parts of speech in a sentence. It is formed with to + base form of the verb.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Hello. I'd like (speak) _________ to Mr Jones, please.

• speaking

• to speak

• talk

• talking

I want (learn) ________ Spanish.

• to learn

• learning

• speaking

• to speak