Infinitives and Gerunds

I hate ___ food being thrown away.

• to see

• seeing

• to seeing

• see

Which sentence is correct?

• I love going to the cinema.

• I love to going to the cinema.

• I love go to the cinema.

I prefer ___ to the news on radio than watching it on TV.

• listening

• to listening

• listen

Is this sentence correct?

I love going to the cinema.

• Yes

• No

• I don't know

Is this sentence correct?

We don't enjoy dancing at home

• Yes

• No

The Beatles ___ together in 1970

• stopped playing

• stop playing

• stop play

• stopped to play

Which sentence is correct?

• I don't like to watch romantic movies

• I don't like watching romantic movies

• both

• none

Most people ___ to good music

• enjoy listening

• enjoy to listening

• enjoy listen

• enjoying to listen

Which sentence is correct?

• Placido Domingo started to sing opera at 18

• Placido Domingo started singing opera at 18

• Both

• None

Gerunds and infinitives are sometimes referred to as verb complements. They may function as subjects or objects in a sentence. Gerunds are formed with ing and Infinitives with to.

Select the correct examples with Infinitives and Gerunds.

• *enjoy listening

  *like to watch / like to watching

  *stopped playing

  *started to sing / started singing

• *enjoy listening

  *like to watch

  *stopped playing

  *started to sing