-ing form or infinitive

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-ing form or infinitive
Après un certain nombre de verbes, l'infinitif complément a obligatoirement une forme de gérondif en -ing. Il s'agit des verbes suivants :

To admit

To dislike

To go on

To postpone

To avoid

To enjoy

To imagine

To practise

To burst out

To fancy

To involve

To risk

To carry on

To fancy

To keep (on)

To spend

To consider

To finish

To leave off

To stop

To delay

To give up

To mind

To suggest

To deny

To go

To miss

To think of

Certains verbes sont suivis soit d'une forme en -ing soit de l'infinitif complet :

To begin

To bother

To continue

To hate

To intend

To like

To love

To prefer

To start

Certains verbes n'ont pas le même sens selon qu'ils sont suivis d'un infinitif complet ou d'une forme en -ing.

Verbe

Infinitif

Gérondif

To try

Tentative

Expérience

To love, like, dislike

Actions précises

Goûts constants

To remember, forget, regret

Actions à faire

Souvenirs évoqués

Exercice : Complétez les phrases en utilisant les verbes donnés entre parenthèses soit à l'infinitif, soit au gérondif.

English exercise "-ing form or infinitive" created by anonyme (02-10-2005) with The test builder
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1. A student can't learn (spell) without being taught.
2. Have you ever watched people (try) to catch fish?
3. If you dislike (peel) onions, try wearing glasses and holding them under water while doing so.
4. On (hear) her speak everyone took her for a foreigner.
5. I promise to give you an opportunity to ask questions before (leave) the classroom after listening to my lesson.
6. It's stupid to risk (break) a leg with those mini-scooters.
7. I must remember (remind) the students that this grammar point needs revising.
8. We mustn't risk (be) late for the concert.
9. I don't want (miss) hearing the choir again.
10. I advise you to wait before deciding (accept) that position at the supermarket.

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