Gerund or Infinitiv?

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

If this man could afford so expensive a hat 3 years ago, and has had no hat since, then he has assuredly gone down in the world. (to buy / buying)

He is accustomed with a fleet. (to sail / sailing)

I admit done so on that occasion. (to have / having)

Lady Middleton had the advantage of able to spoil her children all the year round. (to be / being)

I am afraid of you. (to alarm / alarming)

After it out. (to find / finding)

He aimed at it. (to insert / inserting)

I allow you to her. (to marry / marrying)

Jeanny had now the dreadful alternative of her ruin to her father, or of to conceal it from him. (to communicate / communicating) (to endeavour / endeavouring)

She said he seemed very angry at spoke to. (to be / being)

I applied to Dr. Johnson on what authority he asserted it. (to learn / learning)

Apart from too much, she really is a marvel. (to shop / shopping)

I apologize for late. (to be / being)

He is a person whom a poet of any class would appreciate as really a piece of the old nature. (to be / being)

They have arranged married this morning. (to be / being)

Have you arranged for Jermyn early to-morrow? (to be / being)

The French, as a result of ridden their horse much harder than we, were faster there.
(to have / having)

She asked me me twice when we parted. (to kiss / kissing)

I asked for more coal put on the fire. (to be / being)

I asked for time . (to pray / praying)

She began a little at the remembrance of his harsh words.(to cry / crying)