Gerunds & Infinitives

Question 1

admit

Answer 1

admit-ing παραδέχομαι The employee admitted stealing the money

Question 2

adore

Answer 2

adore -ing Λατρεύω

Question 3

advise

Answer 3

advise-ing συμβουλεύω My teacher advised studying

Question 4

appreciate

Answer 4

appreciate-ing εκτιμώ We appreciate eating chocolate cake

Question 5

avoid

Answer 5

avoid-ing αποφεύγω John tried to avoid coughing during the presentation.

Question 6

commence

Answer 6

commence offering

Question 7

come

Answer 7

come-ing έρχομαι She came running across the field

Question 8

delay

Answer 8

delay-ing καθυστερώ He delayed replying to the letter

Question 9

deny

Answer 9

deny-ing αρνούμαι She denied kissing the pig

Question 10

discuss

Answer 10

discuss-ing συζητάω We sometimes discuss gardening

Question 11

dislike

Answer 11

dislike-ing δεν μου αρέσει I dislike answering to idiots

Question 12

dread

Answer 12

και τα δυο

Question 13

endure

Answer 13

endure-ing αντέχω He can’t endure being defeated

Question 14

enjoy

Answer 14

enjoy-ing απολαμβάνω I enjoy travelling

Question 15

excuse

Answer 15

excuse-ing δικαιολογία Excuse my interrupting

Question 16

face

Answer 16

face-ing έρχομαι αντιμέτωπος με κτ Could you face going back to school?

Question 17

fancy

Answer 17

fancy-ing μου κάνει κέφι Do you fancy going skiing ?

Question 18

finish

Answer 18

finish-ing τελειώνω I finish working at 19:00

Question 19

hate

Answer 19

hate-ing μισώ I hate eating in the morning

Question 20

imagine

Answer 20

imagine-ing φαντάζομαι He imagined running his own business since he was a boy.

Question 21

go

Answer 21

go-ing πηγαίνω He goes running every day after work

Question 22

involve

Answer 22

involve-ing περιλαμβάνει The job involves traveling to Japan once a month.

Question 23

justify

Answer 23

justify-ing δικαιολογώ My results justify taking drastic action

Question 24

keep

Answer 24

keep-ing συνεχίζω να κάνω κάτι She kept interrupting me.

Question 25

metion

Answer 25

mention-ing αναφέρω He mentioned going to that college.

Question 26

mind

Answer 26

mind-ing με πειράζει Do you mind waiting here for a few minutes?

Question 27

miss

Answer 27

miss-ing μου λείπει She misses living near the beach.

Question 28

postpone

Answer 28

postpone-ing αναβάλλω He postponed returning to Paris.

Question 29

quit

Answer 29

quit-ing σταματάω, κόβω She quit worrying about the problem

Question 30

recall

Answer 30

recall-ing θυμάμαι Tom recalled using his credit card at the store

Question 31

recollect

Answer 31

recollect-ing θυμάμαι She recollected living in Kenya.

Question 32

recommend

Answer 32

recommend-ing προτείνω Tony recommended taking the train

Question 33

resent

Answer 33

resent-ing σιχαίνομαι Nick resented Debbie's being there

Question 34

resist

Answer 34

resist-ing αντιστέκομαι Ι couldn't resist eating the desert

Question 35

risk

Answer 35

risk-ing ρισκάρω I risk losing all my money

Question 36

save

Answer 36

saving energy

Question 37

suggest

Answer 37

suggest-ing προτείνω I suggest repeating the experiment.

Question 38

tolerate

Answer 38

tolerate-ing ανέχομαι She can’t tolerate waiting for results

Question 39

understand

Answer 39

I understand hating your colleagues but..

Question 40

afford

Answer 40

We cannot afford to lose you

Question 41

agree

Answer 41

The professors agreed to disagree

Question 42

appear

Answer 42

The results appear to support your theory

Question 43

aim

Answer 43

I aim to be a millionaire by the time I'm 35

Question 44

arrange

Answer 44

They had arranged to meet at noon

Question 45

ask

Answer 45

I asked him to show me the book.

Question 46

attempt

Answer 46

He attempted to escape through a window

Question 47

beg

Answer 47

I begged him to come back to England with me

Question 48

care

Answer 48

Would you care to respond?

Question 49

cease

Answer 49

The government cease to worry about a financial crashing in the automotive industry

Question 50

choose

Answer 50

I did not choose to be invited.

Question 51

claim

Answer 51

She claims to have new data.

Question 52

consent

Answer 52

Will you consent to run for office?

Question 53

decide

Answer 53

When did he decide to withdraw?

Question 54

demand

Answer 54

I demand to see the results of the survey.

Question 55

deserve

Answer 55

They certainly deserved to win that game.

Question 56

expect

Answer 56

The committee expects to decide by tomorrow.

Question 57

fail

Answer 57

The trial failed to confirm his hypothesis

Question 58

happen

Answer 58

I happen to have exactly what you need.

Question 59

help

Answer 59

Jack is helping me to tidy my CDs OR Jack is helping me tidy my CDs

Question 60

hesitate

Answer 60

I hesitate to try the experiment again

Question 61

hope

Answer 61

What do you hope to accomplish?

Question 62

intend

Answer 62

We intend to go to Australia next year.

Question 63

learn

Answer 63

We have learned to proceed with caution

Question 64

long

Answer 64

i want to live long enough to see you getting married

Question 65

manage

Answer 65

How did she manage to find the solution?

Question 66

mean

Answer 66

Sorry, I didn't mean to upset you

Question 67

neglect

Answer 67

The author neglected to provide an index

Question 68

need

Answer 68

Do we need to find new subjects?

Question 69

offer

Answer 69

We could offer to change the time of the meeting.

Question 70

plan

Answer 70

They are planning to attend the conference.

Question 71

prefer

Answer 71

I'd prefer to go by myself.

Question 72

prepare

Answer 72

He was not prepared to give a lecture.

Question 73

pretend

Answer 73

I do not pretend to know the answer.

Question 74

promise

Answer 74

They promise to demonstrate the new equipment.

Question 75

refuse

Answer 75

She refused to cooperate with me

Question 76

seem

Answer 76

Something seems to be wrong with your design.

Question 77

struggle

Answer 77

We struggled to understand her point of view.

Question 78

swear

Answer 78

He swears to tell the truth.

Question 79

tend

Answer 79

I think you tend to eat more in the winter.

Question 80

threaten

Answer 80

The team threatened to stop their research.

Question 81

volunteer

Answer 81

Will you volunteer to lead the group?

Question 82

vow

Answer 82

She vowed to swim across the English Channel

Question 83

wait

Answer 83

We could not wait to hear the outcome

Question 84

want

Answer 84

She did not want to go first.

Question 85

wish

Answer 85

Do you wish to participate?

Question 86

would like

Answer 86

I would like to watch a movie.

Question 87

would love

Answer 87

My sister would love to visit Paris.

Question 88

yearn

Answer 88

They yearned to return to their village