S3 Gerunds, to-infinitives and bare infinitives

Q1 Do we use gerunds or to-infinitives after these verbs?

Groups:

(a) Gerunds (v-ing)

,

(b) To-infinitives

• enjoy

• want

• need

• mind

• dislike

• hope

Q2 Do we use gerunds or to-infinitives after these verbs?

Groups:

(a) Gerunds (v-ing)

,

(b) To-infinitives

• promise

• decide

• deny

• prevent

• avoid

• choose

Q3 Do we use gerunds or to-infinitives after these verbs?

Groups:

(a) Gerunds (v-ing)

,

(b) To-infinitives

• recommend

• attempt

• suggest

• imagine

• fail

• refuse

Q4 We can use either gerunds or to-infinitives after the following verbs:

• continue

• begin

• consider

• prefer

Q5 Andy refused ____________ the reporter's questions.

• to answer

• answering

• answer

Q6 My classmates practice ___________ every day after school.

• to dance

• dancing

• dance

Q7 Whose parcel is it? We had better _________ it because it's not ours.

• not opening

• not to open

• not open

Q8 Andy would rather ________ the piano than sing a song.

• playing

• to play

• play

Q9 We use gerunds, to infinitives or bare infinitives after these verbs.

Groups:

(a) Gerunds (v-ing)

,

(b) To-infinitives

,

(c) Bare infinitives

• recommend

• attempt

• dare not

• hear, notice, see, watch

• agree

• mention

• let