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Grammar quiz : infinitive or gerund ?

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Multiple choice exercise : following verbs, infinitive or gerund?   - with answers

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Select the correct verb form.

  1. The president does not expect   for a third term.

  2. We've both decided   smoking.

  3. The job I had involved   tombola tickets in the street.

  4. I really think that you should stop   about everything.

  5. I want   to bed early this evening.

  6. He always remembered   a big bottle of water if he went walking in the mountains.

  7. I clearly remember   a red car outside his house.

  8. They never mentioned   him yesterday.

  9. The Beatles got   for the Queen of England.

  10. When we were half-way home, we stopped   lunch in a very nice restaurant.

  11. They thought they could   the painting for a lot of money.

  12. When we cross the river, don't let   of the dog.

  13. The engine finally got   at the sixth attempt.

  14. My brother really enjoys   in Tahiti.

  15. No-one was allowed   the room.

  16. If you break his camera, it means   him a new one.

  17. He broke my camera and means   me a new one.

  18. You'll have to make   with what's left.

  19. If I study hard, I'll learn   English perfectly.

  20. She really regretted   told him to go home.

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