Gerunds and Infinitives

It's important for me_____time with my family.

• spending

• spend

• to spend

Your clothes need _____

• To wash

• washing

• wash

Where is the key? - I remember____ it on the table

• put

• to put

• putting

The manager lets us _____early on Fridays.

• leaving

• leave

• to leave

Mark´s wife told him _____ about the problems he had at work.

 

• not to worry

• not to worrying

• not worrying

Answer explanation

Rob spends three hours _____to work and back every day.

• to commute

• commuting

• commute

All employees must _____ a jacket and tie at work.

• To wear

• wearing

• wear

Answer explanation

Students stopped _____ noise when the teacher came in.

• make

• making

• to make

My colleague isn't very good at _____ decisions.

• make

• making

• make

Answer explanation

I can't afford _____ a lower salary

• accepting

• accept

• to accept

Answer explanation

We say can't afford + to do something. It means ‘not have enough money to do something’.