Work and Career

Complete each sentence by choosing the correct gerund or infinitive form from the dropdown menu. Some sentences may contain more than one blank.

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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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