Grammar Practice: Verb + -ing or Verb + to + Verb

Verb + -ing or Verb + to + Verb

Practice common verbs followed by -ing and common verbs followed by to + verb.

Easy Grammar Explanation

Verbs followed by -ing:

  • avoid + -ing — She avoids eating fast food.
    [Sie vermeidet es, Fast Food zu essen.]
  • discuss + -ing — They discussed changing the schedule.
    [Sie besprachen, den Zeitplan zu ändern.]
  • mention + -ing — He mentioned seeing her yesterday.
    [Er erwähnte, sie gestern gesehen zu haben.]
  • delay + -ing — We delayed sending the email.
    [Wir verschoben das Senden der E-Mail.]
  • risk + -ing — You risk losing your keys.
    [Du riskierst, deine Schlüssel zu verlieren.]

Verbs followed by to + verb:

  • expect to + verb — I expect to hear from him soon.
    [Ich erwarte, bald von ihm zu hören.]
  • offer to + verb — She offered to help us.
    [Sie bot an, uns zu helfen.]
  • prepare to + verb — They prepared to leave early.
    [Sie bereiteten sich darauf vor, früh zu gehen.]
  • attempt to + verb — He attempted to solve the problem.
    [Er versuchte, das Problem zu lösen.]
  • forget to + verb — I forgot to bring my phone.
    [Ich vergaß, mein Handy mitzubringen.]
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1. She avoids ______ unhealthy food.
a) eating b) to eat
[Sie vermeidet es, ungesundes Essen zu essen.]
2. I expect ______ from the company tomorrow.
a) hearing b) to hear
[Ich erwarte, morgen von der Firma zu hören.]
3. They discussed ______ the meeting time.
a) changing b) to change
[Sie besprachen, die Uhrzeit des Meetings zu ändern.]
4. She offered ______ me with my homework.
a) to help b) helping
[Sie bot an, mir bei meinen Hausaufgaben zu helfen.]
5. He mentioned ______ your brother last week.
a) to see b) seeing
[Er erwähnte, deinen Bruder letzte Woche gesehen zu haben.]
6. We prepared ______ before sunrise.
a) to leave b) leaving
[Wir bereiteten uns darauf vor, vor Sonnenaufgang zu gehen.]
7. We delayed ______ the documents.
a) sending b) to send
[Wir verschoben das Senden der Dokumente.]
8. He attempted ______ the difficult problem.
a) solving b) to solve
[Er versuchte, das schwierige Problem zu lösen.]
9. You risk ______ your wallet.
a) losing b) to lose
[Du riskierst, deine Geldbörse zu verlieren.]
10. I forgot ______ my passport.
a) bringing b) to bring
[Ich vergaß, meinen Pass mitzubringen.]
11. She avoids ______ late at night.
a) to eat b) eating
[Sie vermeidet es, spät abends zu essen.]
12. We expect ______ the results soon.
a) to hear b) hearing
[Wir erwarten, bald die Ergebnisse zu hören.]
13. They discussed ______ offices.
a) changing b) to change
[Sie besprachen, die Büros zu wechseln.]
14. He offered ______ the bags for her.
a) to carry b) carrying
[Er bot an, die Taschen für sie zu tragen.]
15. She mentioned ______ the new manager.
a) to see b) seeing
[Sie erwähnte, den neuen Manager gesehen zu haben.]
16. They prepared ______ the building quickly.
a) leaving b) to leave
[Sie bereiteten sich darauf vor, das Gebäude schnell zu verlassen.]
17. We delayed ______ the message until Monday.
a) sending b) to send
[Wir verschoben das Senden der Nachricht bis Montag.]
18. She attempted ______ the computer herself.
a) to repair b) repairing
[Sie versuchte, den Computer selbst zu reparieren.]
19. You risk ______ your train.
a) losing b) to lose
[Du riskierst, deinen Zug zu verpassen.]
20. He forgot ______ the tickets.
a) to bring b) bringing
[Er vergaß, die Tickets mitzubringen.]
21. They avoid ______ too much sugar.
a) to eat b) eating
[Sie vermeiden es, zu viel Zucker zu essen.]
22. I expect ______ from my friend tonight.
a) to hear b) hearing
[Ich erwarte, heute Abend von meinem Freund zu hören.]
23. They mentioned ______ the film before.
a) seeing b) to see
[Sie erwähnten, den Film schon gesehen zu haben.]
24. She offered ______ dinner for everyone.
a) cooking b) to cook
[Sie bot an, für alle zu kochen.]
25. We risk ______ too much time.
a) losing b) to lose
[Wir riskieren, zu viel Zeit zu verlieren.]
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