Question

 

 

Exercise 2: Choose and circle the correct verb.

 

1.  I must remember inviting / to invite George to my party.

 

2.  Henry tried eating / to eat salt with his apple but it tasted horrible.

 

3.  I regret telling / to tell you that I won’t be able to come. Maybe next time.

 

4.  Joe forgot locking / to lock the door last night.

 

5.  They stopped singing / to sing to listen the news broadcast.

 

6.  That house looks awful. It needs painting / to paint.

 

7.  They don’t allow parking / to park in front of the building.

 

8.  Stella remembered meeting / to meet Fay at the lift because they were both late.

 

9.  Ann tried climbing / to climb the tree but she couldn’t.

 

10.          As I was going home, I stopped having / to have a look in a shop window.

 

11.          You’ll never regret doing / to do a kind action.

 

12.          Sorry - I didn’t mean interrupting / to interrupt you.

 

13.          I’ll never forget meeting / to meet the Queen.

 

14.          I’m in a difficult position. What do you advise me doing / to do?

 

15.          I saw Mary crossing / cross the road and disappearing I disappear into the post office.

 

16.          Please go on writing / to write, I don’t mind waiting / to wait.

 

17.          I need a change. I need going / to go away for a while.

 

18.          She stopped talking / to talk about that and went on describing / to describe her other problem.

 

19.          I looked out of the window and saw Dan riding / ride his bike along the road.

 

20.          I heard the bomb exploding / explode.

 

21.          Can you smell something burning / burn?

 

22.          As I passed his house I heard him practising / practise the piano.

 

23.          Dad allowed Dora going / to go to the party.

 

24.          We listened to the old man saying / say his story from the begining to end.

 

25.          The doctor advised Carmen taking / to take more exercise.