Question 1
My manager _____ emails after 6 PM, so now our evenings are much more relaxed.
Options: stopped to send, stopped sending, stopped send
Complete each sentence by choosing the correct gerund or infinitive form from the dropdown menu. Some sentences may contain more than one blank.
Practice 1 of 2
Question 1
My manager _____ emails after 6 PM, so now our evenings are much more relaxed.
Options: stopped to send, stopped sending, stopped send
Question 2
I _____ my password before the meeting, but now I can't log into the system.
Options: remember to change, remember changing, remember change
Question 3
Please _____ the office door when you leave tonight.
Options: remember locking, remember to lock, remember lock
Question 4
If the printer isn't working, _____ it off and on again.
Options: try to turn, try turn, try turning
Question 5
The team _____ the project on time, but the deadline was too tight.
Options: tried finishing, tried to finish, tried finish
Question 6
Do you _____ the training session last month? It was really useful.
Options: remember to attend, remember attend, remember attending
Question 7
He _____ overtime because it was affecting his health.
Options: stopped work, stopped to work, stopped working
Question 8
If you can't reach the IT department by phone, _____ them an email instead.
Options: try to send, try sending, try send
Question 9
We _____ a better salary, but the company refused to increase the offer.
Options: tried negotiate, tried negotiating, tried to negotiate
Question 10
On his way to the boardroom, he _____ the latest sales figures on his phone.
Options: stopped check, stopped checking, stopped to check
Question 11
The company _____ paper invoices and switched to a digital system last year.
Options: stopped to use, stopped use, stopped using
Question 12
If the application keeps freezing, _____ your computer.
Options: try restart, try to restart, try restarting
Practise Work and Career with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using Work and Career in everyday English.
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