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GERUND OR INFINITIVE 2
Fill in either a gerund or an infinitive.
1. Please consider
2. When the snow began
your dad to let me borrow his lawnmower. (ask)
Elena sighed and pressed her nose
against the window. (fall)
3. We have decided
our bungalow and move to the French Alps.
(sell)
4. I think their new production of Hamlet really deserves
well. (do)
5. Do you fancy
that new restaurant that's opened down by the
lake? (try)
• 6. We need
ten more tokens before we can get the free watch.
(collect)
7. Oliver's grandma had offered _
care of the dog while they were
away. (take)
8. "Have you been watching The Voice?" "No, I keep
9. Is George planning
it." (miss)
his cousin Albert to the family barbecue?
(invite)
10. If people had continued
CDs, the music industry would be in a
better state than it is now. (buy)
11. My brother tends
fishing at the weekend. (go)
12. Will you have finished
your students' coursework before lunch?
(mark)
13. Laurence didn't expect.
a single card on Valentine's Day.
(receive)
14. Michael desperately wanted
his car for a more reliable model.
(change)
15. Sally missed
time with her dad, who was working abroad.
(spend)
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Assistant: Let's dive deeper into the practices of using gerunds and infinitives. What is the main difference between the two, and how do they impact sentence structure and meaning? Can you share a personal experience where using one over the other made a difference in your understanding or expression of a situation? Let's analyze these examples together and explore the subtle nuances that accompany each choice.
User: 2. When the snow began to tal
against the window. (fall)
3. We have decided.
(sell)
4. I think their new production of Hamlet really deserves _
5. Do you fancy _
lake? (try)
• 6. We need
(collect)
7. Oliver's grandma had offered _
way. (take)
_, Elena sighed and pressed her nose
_ our bungalow and move to the French Alp
we
that new restaurant that's opened down b
ten more tokens before we can get the free v
care of the dog while t
Assistant: ¡Hola! Parece que tienes algunas frases que necesitan completarse. Aquí te dejo las respuestas que podrían encajar:

2. When the snow began to **fall** against the window.
3. We have decided **to sell**.
4. I think their new production of Hamlet really deserves **an award**.
5. Do you fancy **trying** the lake?
6. We need **to collect**.
7. Oliver's grandma had offered **to take** care of the dog while we...

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User: laker (try)
• 6. We need
(collect)
7. Oliver's grandma had offered
away. (take)
8. "Have you been watching The Voice?" "No, I keep
9. Is George planning _
(invite)
10. If people had continued
better state than it is now. (buy)
11. My brother tends
12. Will you have finished
(mark)
13. Laurence didn't expect.
(receive)
14. Michael desperately wanted _
lchanaell
ten more tokens before we can get the free watch. "
care of the dog while they were
_ it." (miss)
his cousin Albert to the family barbecue?
CDs, the music industry would be in a
fishing at the weekend. (go)
your students' coursework before lunch?
_ a single card on Valentine's Day.
his car for a more reliable model.
Assistant: It's great to see you exploring the use of gerunds and infinitives! Let's discuss each example and the impact of the chosen form.

1. Gerund: "When the snow began **falling** against the window." 
2. Present Participle: "your dad **to let** me borrow his lawnmower."
3. Verbal infinitive (to-infinitive): "We have decided **to sell** our bungalow."
4. Gerund: "I think their new production of Hamlet really deserves **an award**."
5. Gerund: "Do you fancy **trying** that new restaurant that's opened down by the lake?"
6. Verbal infinitive (to-infinitive): "We need **to collect** ten more tokens..."
7. Gerund: "Oliver's grandma had offered **to take care of** the dog while they were away."
8. Present Participle: "Have you been watching The Voice?...No, I keep **missing** it."
9. Gerund: "Is George planning **to invite** his cousin Albert to the family barbecue?"
10. Gerund: "If people had continued **buying** CDs, the music industry..."
11. Present Participle: "My brother tends **to go** fishing at the weekend."
12. Present Participle: "Will you have finished **marking** your students' coursework before lunch?"
13. Gerund: "Laurence didn't expect **to receive** a single card on Valentine's Day."
14. Gerund: "Michael desperately wanted **to change** his car for a more reliable model."
15. Present Participle: "Sally missed **spending** time with her dad, who was working abroad."

In each sentence, the use of a gerund or infinitive can bring out different shades of meaning or improve sentence structure. These constructions can evoke a sense of ongoing action (gerund), a completed action (past participle), or a planned action (to-infinitive). They are versatile tools that can help make your writing styles more vivid and engaging. If you have more questions or need more guidance, don't hesitate to ask!
User: 1. After two weeks of discussion we have agreed gue up
2. You would do well to avoid to take
3. There would be an outcry if we publicly discussed
Health Service. (privatise)
4. It was tough, but Polly finally admitted.
5. If Harold had disliked
you the job. (give)
the motorway this morning. (take)
__the National
the jewellery. (steal)
the apple pie, I wouldn't have offered him
any more. (eat)
her with her homework. (help)
6. My daughter sometimes asks me
7. I think you will really enjoy
8. It can't have been easy for Barry to give up.
_my parents on Friday. (meet)
__(smoke)
9. I hate
_ next to somebody who is eating an apple noisily. (sit)
to university in the summer, but now her
10. Fiona had hoped
dream had disappeared. (go)
a car on Sunday and just driving to the coast? (hire)
11. Can you imagine.
Braille since the beginning of term. (read)
12. Holly had been learning -
the cake decorations that I asked for? (buy)
13. Did you manage.
Marina a few books. (lend)
14. If I were you, I wouldn't mind
again. (eat out)
15. By the end of the holiday we couldn't afford
on the trumpet by the time
Assistant: