Infinitives & Gerunds | Baamboozle - Baamboozle | The Most Fun Classroom Games!

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Our teacher makes us ... (check) our homework.

check

Remember ... (drink) water before the race.

to drink

When I suggested ... (go) skiing at the weekend she was extremely enthusiastic and we arranged ... (meet) on Saturday morning.

going; to meet

I've stopped ... (smoke); it's too expensive.

smoking

Celebrities wear dark glasses to prevent people ... (recognize) them.

recognizing / from recognizing

I can't bear people ... (shout) at me.

shouting

He risked ... (attract) undue attention to himself.

attracting

I'm not very good at ... (make) things.

making

I'll never forget ... (spend) a romantic weekend in Paris with my first boyfriend,

spending

The teacher said he’d let me ... (have) an extension for my homework.

have

I remember ... (come) here when I was young.

coming

I would rather ... (go) on walking holidays than ... (lie) on a crowded beach.

go; lie

I was really keen on the idea of ... (learn) ... (speak) Swahili.

learning; to speak

I can't help ... (smile) when I see my dad playing tennis. He still hasn't learnt ... (hit) the ball properly.

smiling; to hit

I don't remember ... (see) Jim at the party.

seeing

He's considering ... (change) his course of studies.

changing

I remembered ... (buy) the milk, but I forgot the bread.

to buy

Pablo seems ... (be) the quieter of the two brothers

to be

Have you finished ... (clean) the room?

cleaning

I only stopped ... (have) a rest once during the whole marathon.

to have

She decided ... (wait) until dark.

to wait

After a successful career as a football player, Johan Cruyff went on ... (become) a respected manager.

to become

I've been meaning ... (paint) the front door for ages, but I keep ... (forget) ... (buy) the paint.

to paint; forgetting; to buy

Kim expects ... (receive) the results by Friday.

to receive

I'm learning English ... (help) me ... (get) a better job.

to help; get/to get

... (give) up chocolate is a good idea, but if you intend ... (lose) 10 kilos, you'll have to do more than that!

giving; to lose

I left school when I was 16 ... (work) in my father's firm, but now I regret not ... (go) to university.

to work; going

I need ... (get) some new shoes.

to get

Let's stop ... (buy) some sweets on the way home.

to buy

I couldn't help ... (laugh) when she started ... (sing)

laughing; singing/to sing

I can't stand ... (be) ill.

being

At first my parents refused ... (let) me ... (go) to karate lessons, but I kept ... (ask) and eventually they agreed,

to let; go; asking

I'm beginning ... (think) it's a waste of time.

to think

We must remember ... (feed) the cat.

to feed

We'd really like ... (live) in the centre, but it's virtually impossible ... (find) a flat there at a price we can afford ... (pay)

to live; to find; to pay

I prefer ... (eat) out to ... (have) to cook and wash up.

eating; having

... (read) in the car makes me feel sick.

reading

Dieting usually means ... (give) up things you enjoy.

giving

My flat is easy ... (find).

to find

I'm trying ... (concentrate), but it's difficult with so much noise.

to concentrate

I'd better ... (go) - it's late. I'd rather ... (stay) here, though.

go; stay

Peter suggested ... (go) for a picnic.

going

My brother is trying ... (find) a new job.

to find

I meant ... (phone) the electrician but I forgot.

to phone

Don't forget ... (phone) me if you need any help.

to phone

Try ... (rest) for a while: you might feel better then.

resting

It's raining. There's no point ... (go) for a walk.

(in) going

Some footballers go on ... (play) professionally until they're nearly 40.

playing

There appeared ... (be) no one in the house.

to be

He stayed in the shade ... (avoid) ... (get) sunburnt.

avoid - getting

I'm delighted ... (hear) you're coming to the wedding. We're both certainly looking forward to ... (see) you there.

to hear; seeing

Paul seems ... (enjoy) playing golf. He's even considering ... (buy) his own set of clubs.

to enjoy; buying

If you can't sleep, try ... (read) a book in bed. It's very relaxing.

reading

I find ... (shop) for clothes really boring.

shopping

He promised not ... (tell) anyone what she'd said.

to tell

I'd prefer ... (read) a good book now rather than ... (watch) that silly film.

to read; watch

We need ... (call) a plumber. The shower needs ... (repair).

to call; repairing

Alan tried ... (stop) the thief as she ran away.

to stop

He considered ... (climb) through one of the open windows.

climbing

I refuse ... (have) the neighbour's cat here in my house.

to have

She's very possessive. She doesn't let him ... (go) out with his friends any more.

go

I was surprised ... (hear) she'd failed her exam.

to hear

Amy didn't deserve ... (lose) the match, because she's much better at ... (play) than her opponent.

to lose; playing

That shirt needs ... (iron) if you're planning to wear it tonight.

ironing

Please stop ... (make) so much noise.

making

My job enables me ... (use) my language skills,

to use

Do you remember ... (climb) the tree in our parents' garden when we were children?

climbing

They've promised ... (take) me windsurfing as soon as I've finished ... (study).

to take; studying

He obviously didn't mean ... (shoot) himself in the foot.

to shoot

I don't mind ... (look) after the neighbour's cat.

looking

... (travel) alone in a strange country can be a fascinating experience.

travelling

I really don't feel like ... (go) out tonight. I'd prefer ... (stay) in and watch a film.

going; to stay

If you don't take safety precautions, you risk ... (have) an accident.

having