English Grammar: -ing or infinitive
Complete each sentence with a suitable form of the verb in brackets.
1) She meant_________ (phone) you, but she forgot it.
2) She promised she wouldn’t forget _______________ (write) to you.
3) Lisa, if you've got an exam tomorrow, why don’t you try__________(study)?
4) Please, avoid __________ (go) to his house
5) He suggested ___________ (speak) to my father.
Answers:
1) She meant_________ (phone) you, but she forgot it.
She meant to phone you, but she forgot it.
2) She promised she wouldn’t forget _______________ (write) to you.
She promised she wouldn’t forget to write to you.
3) Lisa, if you've got an exam tomorrow, why don’t you try__________(study)?
Lisa, if you've got an exam tomorrow, why don’t you try to study?
4) Please, avoid __________ (go) to his house.
Please, avoid going to his house.
5) He suggested ___________ (speak) to my father.
He suggested speaking to my father.
Extra examples & explanation:
Basic rules:
Mean (Intend) (Pretender - querer)
I mean to finish the homework. [ + to infinitive ]
Forget (Olvidar)
Don't forget to call when you arrive. [ + to infinitive ] (= don't forget to do it) (=no olvidar hacerlo)
I remember visiting my grandparents when I was a child [ + -ing verb ] (= I did it and I still remember it) (=lo hice y todavía lo recuerdo)
Try (Intentar)
Paul tried to arrive on time. [ + to infinitive ] (=make an effort) (=hacer un esfuerzo)
Why don't you try mixing these two colours? [ + -ing verb ] (an experiment or test) (un experimento o test)
Avoid (Evitar)
They are trying to avoid playing the match by Monday. [ + -ing verb ]
Suggest (Sugerir)
Elizabeth suggested going to the theatre together.[ + -ing verb ]
