Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2

Click on the correct verb form in the parentheses.

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Example

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undefined. He put off seeing a doctor and tried to avoid (to think / thinking) about his illness.
◯ to think
◯ thinking
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 1

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undefined. My father helped me (complete / completing) my tax return.
◯ complete
◯ completing
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 2

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undefined. We encouraged Frank to write back to us, but we did not expect him (responding / to respond) so quickly.
◯ responding
◯ to respond
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 3

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undefined. They could not imagine (living / to live) without electricity, but they rented the remote cabin for their vacation anyway.
◯ living
◯ to live
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 4

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undefined. Anamaria claimed (to have / having) a degree in business, but she always had trouble balancing her checkbook.
◯ to have
◯ having
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 5

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undefined. Francine’s lawyer offered (settling / to settle) the dispute privately, but Francine decided to take the matter to court.
◯ settling
◯ to settle
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 6

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undefined. Jerome appreciated (receiving / to receive) all those messages but postponed responding until he had more time.
◯ receiving
◯ to receive
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 7

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undefined. Rita wanted Samuel to notice her, but he pretended not (to see / seeing) her and looked the other way.
◯ to see
◯ seeing
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 8

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undefined. He admitted (to copy / copying) his essay from a book and promised to write a letter of apology to the dean.
◯ to copy
◯ copying
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 9

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undefined. Andrea recalled (seeing / to see) the tennis pro once, but she could not remember his name.
◯ seeing
◯ to see
Verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives 2 – 10