Fill in the blanks using a gerund or infinitive.

1. He prefers walking to ……………………. (ride)

2. I want ……………………….. that scenery. (paint)

3. I don’t remember …………………………. him before. (meet)

4. I am used to ……………………….. hard. (work)

5. He used ……………………… a lot. (read)

6. It doesn’t seem ……………………….. (work)

7. I didn’t want ……………………… him. (offend)

8. She bent down ……………………….. up the coin. (pick)

9. They refused ………………………… us. (admit)

10. Do you mind my ………………………… here? (sit)

11. I am looking forward to …………………….. a grandmother. (become)

12. He is not used to ………………………….. up so early. (get)

Answers

1. He prefers walking to riding.

2. I want to paint that scenery.

3. I don’t remember meeting him before.

4. I am used to working hard.

5. He used to read a lot.

6. It doesn’t seem to work.

7. I didn’t want to offend him.

8. She bent down to pick up the coin.

9. They refused to admit us.

10. Do you mind my sitting here?

11. I am looking forward to becoming a grandmother. (Use an ing form after looking/look forward to.)

12. He is not used to getting up so early. (Use an ing form after be used to.)