{"id":1931,"date":"2017-02-28T08:29:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T08:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=1931"},"modified":"2017-02-28T08:29:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T08:29:58","slug":"gerund-or-infinitive-class-8-grammar-worksheets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/gerund-or-infinitive-class-8-grammar-worksheets\/","title":{"rendered":"Gerund or infinitive | Class 8 grammar worksheets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Complete the following sentences using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/gerund-infinitive.htm\">gerund or infinitive.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/infinitives-after-verbs.htm\">verbs can be followed by an infinitive. Learn about them here.<\/a>\u00a0Learn about<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/infinitives-after-adjectives.htm\"> adjectives that can be followed by infinitives here <\/a>and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/grammar\/infinitives-after-nouns.htm\">nouns that can be followed by infinitives here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>1. I am proud \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 won.<\/p>\n<p>a) of having<br \/>\nb) to have<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>2. I still remember \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. my first car.<\/p>\n<p>a) buying<br \/>\nb) to buy<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>3. I forgot \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. the letter and so she never heard about my wedding.<\/p>\n<p>a) to post<br \/>\nb) posting<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>4. I will never forget \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 the sage.<\/p>\n<p>a) meeting<br \/>\nb) to meet<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>5. Don\u2019t forget \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. your umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>a) taking<br \/>\nb) to take<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>6. You must remember \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. the children from school tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>a) fetching<br \/>\nb) to fetch<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>7. We regret \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. that we are unable to help you.<\/p>\n<p>a) saying<br \/>\nb) to say<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>8. I regret \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. married at such a young age.<\/p>\n<p>a) to get<br \/>\nb) getting<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>9. They don\u2019t allow \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. in the kitchen.<\/p>\n<p>a) smoking<br \/>\nb) to smoke<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<p>10. She doesn\u2019t allow her children \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 up late.<\/p>\n<p>a) staying<br \/>\nb) to stay<br \/>\nc) Either could be used here<\/p>\n<h2>Answers<\/h2>\n<p>1. I am proud <strong>of having \/ to have<\/strong> won.<\/p>\n<p>2. I still remember<strong> buying<\/strong> my first car.<\/p>\n<p>3. I forgot <strong>to post<\/strong> the letter and so she never heard about my wedding.<\/p>\n<p>4. I will never forget <strong>meeting<\/strong> the sage. (An \u2013ing form after \u2018remember\u2019 and \u2018forget\u2019 refers to the past.)<\/p>\n<p>5. Don\u2019t forget <strong>to take<\/strong> your umbrella.<\/p>\n<p>6. You must remember <strong>to fetch<\/strong> the children from school tomorrow. 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