Gerund or Infinitive? | Exercise 

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Exercise 1

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

1. We managed arriveto arrivearriving in time.
2. We asked her repeatto repeatrepeating her question.
3. He insisted on payto paypaying the bill.
4. I used getto getgetting up early.
5. I am used to getgetting up early.
6. I would rather stayto staystaying at home.
7. I spent a lot of time writeto writewriting the essay.
8. Why should they doto dodoing this?
9. I am looking forward to hearhearing from you soon.
10. You had better taketo taketaking the bus.
11. My friends encouraged me applyto applyapplying for this job.
12. I didn’t mean hurtto hurthurting your feelings.
13. I must apologize for beto bebeing late.
14. The job involves prepareto preparepreparing reports for the boss.
15. He refused betrayto betraybetraying his friends.

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ANSWERS

1. to arrive
2. to repeat
3. paying
4. to get
5. getting
6. stay
7. writing
8. do
9. hearing
10. take
11. to apply
12. to hurt
13. being
14. preparing
15. to betray

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