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.
