1. Complete the sentences with the correct form(s) of the verbs in parentheses.

1. I like (go)_____________ to the zoo.

2. The play wasn't very good. The audience started (leave) ___________ before it was over.

3. After a brief interruption, the professor continued (lecture) __________.

4. The children love (swim) ______________in the ocean.

5. I hate (see) _______________any living being suffer. I can't bear it.

6. I'm afraid of flying. When a plane begins (move) _______________ down the runway, my heart starts (race) __________. Oh-oh! The plane is beginning (move) _______________, and my heart is starting (race)____________.

7. When I travel, I prefer (drive) __________to (take)______________a plane.

8. I prefer (drive) ___________ rather than (take) ___________ a plane.

9. I always remember (turn) _____________off all the lights before I leave my house.

10. I can remember (be) ______________very proud and happy when I graduated.

11. Did you remember (give) ____________ Jake my message?

12. I remember (play) _______________with dolls when I was a child.

13. What do you remember (do) _____________when you were a child?

14. What do you remember (do) ___________before you leave for class every day?

15. What did you forget (do) __________before you left for class this morning?

16. I'll never forget (carry) ______________my wife over the threshold when we moved into our first home.

17. I can't ever forget (watch) ____________our team score the winning goal in the last seconds of the championship game.

18. Don't forget (do) ____________your homework tonight!

19. I regret (inform) ___________you that your loan application has not been approved.

20. I regret (listen, not) ___________ to my father's advice. He was right.

21. When a student asks a question, the teacher always tries (explain)______________the problem as clearly as possible.

22. I tried everything, but the baby still wouldn't stop crying. I tried (hold) _____________him, but that didn't help. I tried (feed) _______________him, but he refused the food and continued to cry. I tried (burp) _____________him. I tried (change) _____________ his diapers. Nothing worked. The baby wouldn't stop crying.

2. Supply an appropriate form, gerund or infinitive, of the verbs in parentheses.

1. Mary reminded me (be, not)_______________ late for the meeting.

2. We went for a walk after we finished (clean) ______________up the kitchen.

3. I forgot (take) ______________a book back to the library, so I had to pay a fine.

4. When do you expect (leave) _________________on your trip?

5. The baby started (talk) _________________when she was about eighteen months old.

6. I don't mind (wait) ______________for you. Go ahead and finish (do) _________________your work.

7. I've decided (stay) _________________here over vacation and (paint) _________________my room.

8. We discussed (quit) __________our jobs and (open)______________ our own business.

9. I'm getting tired. I need (take) _________________a break.

10. Sometimes students avoid (look) _________________at the teacher if they don't want (answer) _________________a question.

11. The club members discussed (postpone) _________________the next meeting until March.

12. Most children prefer (watch) _________________television to (listen)_________________to the radio.

13. My grandfather prefers (read) _________________.

14. Did Carol agree (go) ___________ (camp) _____________with you?

15. As the storm approached, the birds quit (sing) _________________.

16. The taxi driver refused (take) _________________a check. He wanted the passenger (pay) _________________cash.

17. The soldiers were ordered (stand) _________________at attention.

18. The travel agent advised us (wait, not) ______________until August.