Gerund Or Infinitive

While certain words are followed by an infinitive, certain words require a preposition followed by a gerund

.Fill in the blanks with an infinitive or an -ing form

. ………………. N1. He is addicted

to gamble to gambling

.N2. He is averse ………………… cards

to play to playing

.N3. He went to London ……………… for work

to look for looking

.N4. I am bent ………………… the meeting

to attend on bending

.N5. He advised us …………………. from that attempt

to desist to desisting

.N6. I expect ……………….. them tomorrow

to meet meeting to meeting

.N7. I insisted ………………… my say

to have on having to having

. ………………. N8. They tried to stop me

to leave from leaving to leaving

.N9. He intends …………………. a dictionary

to compile at compiling to compiling

.N10. It is hard ……………….. access to him

to get to getting for getting

.N11. He is desirous ………………… the first prize

to win of winning to winning

.N12. He was disqualified ………………. for exceeding the speed limit

from driving to drive to driving

: Answers

.N1. He is addicted to gambling .N2. He is averse to playing cards .N3. He went to London to look for work .N4. I am bent on attending the meeting .N5. He advised us to desist from that attempt .N6. I expect to meet them tomorrow .N7. I insisted on having my say .N8. They tried to stop me from leaving .N9. He intends to compile a dictionary .N10. It is hard to get access to him .N11. He is desirous of winning the first prize .N12. He was disqualified from driving for exceeding the speed limit