| Task | Jeremy stopped _______ (to smoke) a year ago. He doesn't want to start smoking anymore. |
|---|---|
| Answer | 3 |
| a | smokes |
| b | to smoke |
| c | smoking |
| d | smoked |
| comment | Some verbs can be used both with the Gerund and the Infinitive. But in some cases the meaning of the sentence becomes different. Compare: stopped to smoke - stopped one activity in order to start another one / stopped smoking - he doesn't smoke anymore. |
| topic | gerunds and infinitives |
| level | 2 |
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