Supply an appropriate form GERUND or INFINITIVE of the verbs in parentheses:
1. Mary reminded me ……………………… (be / not) late for the meeting.
2. We went for a walk after we finished ………………………. (clean) up the kitchen.
3. When do you expect …………………….. (leave) on your trip?
4. The baby started ………………………. (talk) when she was about eighteen months old.
5. I’m getting tired. I need ……………………….. (take) a break.
6. I’ve decided ……………………… (stay) here over vacation and ……………………. (paint) my room.
7. Sometimes students avoid ……………………….. (look) at the teacher if they don’t want ………………………… (answer) a question.
8. The travel agent advised us ………………………………… (not / wait) until August.
9. We’re going out for dinner. Would you like ………………………… (join) us?
10. Mrs. Allen promised ……………………………. (come) tomorrow.
11. My boss expects me ………………………….. (complete) this work as soon as possible
12. Even though I asked the people in front of me at the movie ……………………. (be) quiet, they kept ……………………….. (talk).
13. Joan and David were considering ……………………….. (get) married in June, but they finally decided ………………………… (wait) until August.
14. He doesn’t mind …………………………. (be) alone.
15. The teacher seems …………………….. (be) in a good mood today.
Respuestas
Las oraciones con gerundio se forman poniendo la terminación -ing en los verbos. Se usa después de una preposición, cuando el verbo se usa como sujeto de la oración, y después de algunos verbos o formas verbales específicas.
Las oraciones con infinitivo se forman usando la forma básica del verbo. Se usa para dar respuestas a preguntas, después de un adjetivo, y después de algunos verbos específicos.
Hay casos en los que es indiferente cuál de las dos opciones se use.
1. Mary reminded me to not be (be / not) late for the meeting.
2. We went for a walk after we finished cleaning (clean) up the kitchen.
3. When do you expect to leave (leave) on your trip?
4. The baby started talking (talk) when she was about eighteen months old.
5. I’m getting tired. I need to take (take) a break.
6. I’ve decided to stay (stay) here over vacation and painting (paint) my room.
7. Sometimes students avoid looking (look) at the teacher if they don’t want to answer (answer) a question.
8. The travel agent advised us not to wait (not / wait) until August.
9. We’re going out for dinner. Would you like to join (join) us?
10. Mrs. Allen promised to come (come) tomorrow.
11. My boss expects me to complete (complete) this work as soon as possible
12. Even though I asked the people in front of me at the movie to be quite (be) quiet, they kept talking (talk).
13. Joan and David were considering getting (get) married in June, but they finally decided to wait (wait) until August.
14. He doesn’t mind being (be) alone.
15. The teacher seems to be (be) in a good mood today.
Respuesta:
1. Mary reminded me to not be (be / not) late for the meeting.
2. We went for a walk after we finished cleaning (clean) up the kitchen.
3. When do you expect to leave (leave) on your trip?
4. The baby started talking (talk) when she was about eighteen months old.
5. I’m getting tired. I need to take (take) a break.
6. I’ve decided to stay (stay) here over vacation and painting (paint) my room.
7. Sometimes students avoid looking (look) at the teacher if they don’t want to answer (answer) a question.
8. The travel agent advised us not to wait (not / wait) until August.
9. We’re going out for dinner. Would you like to join (join) us?
10. Mrs. Allen promised to come (come) tomorrow.
11. My boss expects me to complete (complete) this work as soon as possible
12. Even though I asked the people in front of me at the movie to be quite (be) quiet, they kept talking (talk).
13. Joan and David were considering getting (get) married in June, but they finally decided to wait (wait) until August.
14. He doesn’t mind being (be) alone.
15. The teacher seems to be (be) in a good mood today.
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