Gerunds and Infinitives
62 grammar questions and prompts
Answer in full sentences using a gerund or infinitive. Give a reason or tell the story when you can.
Choose gerunds, infinitives, or either-form practice, with questions arranged from A2 to B2 within each group. These are suggested speaking-task levels.
Gerunds · A2
Gerunds (A2)
4 questions
- What do you enjoy taking apart?
- What do you enjoy doing even when you’re tired?
- What do you miss doing that you did as a child?
- What are you thinking of doing next year?
Gerunds · B1
Gerunds (B1)
14 questions
- What did you end up doing the last time your plans fell through?
- What have you kept doing even after everyone else lost interest?
- What have you avoided buying because of a bad experience?
- What did you stop doing after someone showed you an easier way?
- What did you practice doing before you felt ready to show anyone?
- How long would you consider waiting for a free concert ticket?
- What do you avoid lending to other people?
- When is it worth paying someone to do a job you can do yourself?
- What would you suggest doing with money left over after a group trip?
- What do you dislike spending money on that other people seem happy to pay for?
- What do you always avoid doing until the last minute?
- What have you quit doing that you don’t miss?
- What do you avoid discussing with your family?
- What would you suggest cutting from a wedding to make it cheaper?
Gerunds · B2
Gerunds (B2)
9 questions
- When have you risked looking silly to learn something?
- What do you remember misunderstanding when you were learning English?
- What have you admitted liking after making fun of it?
- What have you regretted throwing away?
- What have you resisted trying even though everyone kept recommending it?
- What have you considered selling but decided to keep?
- What do you remember getting completely wrong the first time you tried it?
- What do people thank you for doing that feels easy to you?
- What do you resent being expected to fix just because you are good at it?
Infinitives · A2
Infinitives (A2)
7 questions
- What interesting thing did you learn how to do from a video?
- What would you like to borrow for a day?
- What are you planning to do soon?
- What would you like to learn to do?
- What do you hope to do in the next few years?
- What do you want to do on your next day off?
- What do you often forget to do?
Infinitives · B1
Infinitives (B1)
10 questions
- What are you happy to pay extra to avoid?
- What have you agreed to do without knowing how much work it would be?
- What did you refuse to wear when you were younger?
- What did you forget to pack that changed your trip?
- What did you save up to buy when you were younger?
- What would you choose to perform in a talent show?
- What did you decide to do that changed your life?
- What have you chosen not to do, even though you had the chance?
- What would you like to try doing at least once?
- What should a teenager learn to do before leaving home?
Infinitives · B2
Infinitives (B2)
6 questions
- When have you pretended to understand something and regretted it?
- When did you choose to walk away from something you had already paid for?
- What did someone persuade you to try that you still talk about?
- What have you struggled to explain to someone from a different generation?
- When has forgetting to do something led to an experience you enjoyed?
- What would you hesitate to recommend even though you enjoyed it?
Gerunds or infinitives · A2
Gerunds or infinitives (A2)
5 questions
- What can’t you stand doing?
- What did you start doing but never finish?
- What do you love doing but rarely have time for?
- What have you recently started learning?
- What do you like doing on the weekend?
Gerunds or infinitives · B1
Gerunds or infinitives (B1)
5 questions
- What do you hate seeing people do in public?
- What did you start doing for a practical reason and later start enjoying?
- What do you hate having to share?
- When should someone start paying rent to their parents?
- What do you love doing even though you’re bad at it?
Gerunds or infinitives · B2
Gerunds or infinitives (B2)
2 questions
- When do you prefer to hear criticism of your work: while you are doing it or after you finish?
- When do you prefer watching a performance on a screen to being there in person?