Gerund and Infinitive Practice (7)

The instruction manual is easy ......... because it's well organized.
following
follow
to follow
follows

He encourages his daughter ......... a lot. He often bribes her with ice cream.
studying
to study
study
studied

I stopped ......... in him last year. You can't trust him.
confide
confiding
confides
confided

I understand ......... your job because your boss is a jerk, but I can't condone vandalizing the boss' office.
quits
to quit
quitting
quit

Her book ......... me. It changed my life.
inspiring
inspired
to inspire
inspire

I miss ......... with my kids. I don't like being on the road so much.
play
to play
playing
plays

The construction crew had ......... the entire left wing of the building because they used the wrong blueprints.
rebuilding
to rebuild
rebuild
rebuilds

Michael ......... a lot. He often spends hours doing so.
reading
to read
reads
read

The teacher is easy ......... because she speaks slowly and clearly.
understands
understanding
understand
to understand

The health inspector threatened ......... the restaurant down if the owners didn't renovate the kitchen. It was in really poor condition.
to shut
is shutting
shut
shuts