Gerund or Infinitive? An Interactive Quiz

This interactive JavaScript game helps improve your knowledge of which verbs take the gerund or infinitive (and other variations) when combined with another verb.

DIRECTIONS

• Find the correct verb in the drop down list and think of the correct reply (gerund OR infinitive OR (Pro)Noun Infinitive)
• Click on the button
• Voilà the answer (including an example sentence) appears in the text box.
• To check a new verb, just find the verb in the drop down list and click on the button again.

Test your knowledge of gerund and infinitive forms with these two interactive quizzes:

Gerund or Infinitive Quiz 1
Gerund or Infinitive Quiz 2

If you can't find a verb which you know takes either form, please let me know so I can add it to the script.

Select the Verb admit advise afford agree allow anticipate appear appreciate arrange ask avoid beg bother can't help care cause challenge claim complete consent consider convince dare decide delay demand deny deserve discuss dislike encourage enjoy expect fail finish forbid force forget go help hesitate hire hope instruct intend invite keep learn let like make manage mean mention mind miss need offer order permit persuade plan postpone practice prepare pretend promise quit recall recollect recommend refuse regret remember remind require resent risk seem stop struggle suggest swear teach tell tend threaten tolerate try understand urge volunteer wait want warn wish

Gerund Or Infinitive?