GERUND, PRESENT PARTICIPLE AND INFINITIVE - 1 -

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

01 She likes (begin) pieces of knitting but hates (finish) them.
02 I dread (take) examinations for fear of (fail).
03 He was annoyed (hear) that the conservatives had won again.
04 There 's no (deny) that he enjoys (I, play) the piano.
05 Don 't keep (shout) like that; we must avoid (annoy) our friends.
06 I can't help (feel) anxious about the economic situation.
07 I think I can smell something (burn).
08 Do you mind ( I, see) your photos again?
09 I can't think what induced (he, do) such a thing.
10 Who taught (swim) ?
11 The police hope (solve) the crime soon.
12 I can't understand (to be) in love with a girl like that.
13 We are sorry (hear) such bad reports about her.
14 I can't insist on (you, leave) early, but if you 're set on (stay) any longer, you risk (lose) the train home.
15 The last person (speak) about me like that is in hospital.
16 I can't imagine (they all get) to school in time.
17 Just look at all those dogs (run) across our garden.
18 Don 't promise (do) it if you are not sure you can.
19 The candidate did not expect (pass) his examination.
20 I didn 't mind (they, come) late to the lecture but I objected to (they, make) so much noise.
21 We didn' t mean (keep) (they, stand) in the rain so long.
22 We must wait (hear) the results before (make) any plans.
23 She asked (we, leave) the room first.
24 Your friend's idea is worth (go) into more carefully.
25 I didn't notice (you, watch) (we, have) a swim.
26 The minister agreed (meet) the Union leaders.
27 Please excuse (they, come) late without informing (inform) you beforehand.
28 He claimed (possess) at least ten houses.
29 The intermediary couldn't guarantee (meet) the workers' demands.
30 There is no doubt that the editor will remember (I, write) that article last month.