Gerund or Infinitive? | Exercise 

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Exercise 4

Gerund or Infinitive (with or without to)?  Choose the right answer:

1. His jokes made us laughto laughlaughing.
2. They practised playto playplaying the piano.
3. I told him shutto shutshutting up.
4. She was busy studyto studystudying for her exams.
5. There is no reason for cryto crycrying.
6. We can trustto trusttrusting him.
7. I am glad seeto seeseeing you.
8. Give up smoketo smokesmoking.
9. It is difficult answerto answeranswering the question.
10. I enjoy beto bebeing with you.
11. John is fond of eatto eateating pizzas.
12. We will beto bebeing old one day.
13. I am interested in learnto learnlearning judo.
14. We cannot parkto parkparking our car here.
15. Paul is bad at giveto givegiving compliments.

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ANSWERS

1. laugh
2. playing
3. to shut up
4. studying
5. crying
6. trust
7. to see
8. smoking
9. to answer
10. being
11. eating
12. be
13. learning
14. park
15. giving

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