Gerunds and To-infinitives

Jane enjoys ______________.

• skating
• to skate

My sister practises ____________ the piano every day.

• playing
• to play

Lily couldn’t help ____________ when she heard the sad news.

• crying
• to cry

The firefighters kept _______________ water onto the burning building.

• spraying
• to spray

John insisted on ______________ the bill.

• paying
• to pay

The driver managed to avoid ___________________ the old man.

• hitting
• hiting
• to hit

Judy kept _______________ on the phone until her father got home from work.

• talking
• to talk

Many people enjoyed  ________________ trees during Conservation Week.

• planting
• to plant

Peter’s brother is thinking of _______________ his job.

• giving up
• to give up

The water is dirty. He told us _______________ in it.

• swimming
• not swimming
• to swim
• not to swim