This interactive multiple choice exercise is designed to help practise using gerund and infinitive verb forms following some basic rules (after adjectives, prepositions, as an object, etc…). This exercise is part of a complete lesson on gerunds and infinitives in our free upper-intermediate English course. There are more exercises for this topic here. There is a reference table of the rules for this topic in the “materials” tab above.
The Basic Rules Reference
Use a gerund | Use an infinitive | Use an infinitive without “to” |
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After prepositions. | After adjectives. | Â |
As the subject or object of a phrase. | For motive or purpose | Â |
 | After question words and indefinite pronouns. | After modal verbs. |
After some verbs | After some verbs | After “make” and “let” |
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