Grammar Quiz

Gerund and Infinitives Quiz


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The committee discussed the proposal without __________ any conclusions.

A. reaching

B. to reach

C. reach

D. to reaching


The professor expects his students __________ the research project by the end of the semester.

A. complete

B. to complete

C. completing

D. completed


My friends enjoy __________ board games on weekends.

A. play

B. to play

C. played

D. playing


Choose the correct answer. Mind your using either active or passive voice.

When I told my students the news, they seemed __________.

A. to surprise

B. to be surprised

C. surprising

D. being surprised


My mother´s very bad at ___ names

A. remember

B. to remember

C. remembering


If you know the truth, I want (tell) ______ about it immediately.

A. to be told

B. to tell

C. telling

D. being told


In some countries it´s important ____ correctly in public.

A. dress

B. to dress

C. dressing


We would like … to the party, if it’s not an issue.

A. being invited

B. to be invited


I object to ____ that much price for such a small thing.

A. paying

B. pay

C. being paid

D. to be paid

E. to pay


After a long day at work, Sarah prefers __________ to the soothing sound of ocean waves.

A. listen

B. to listen

C. listening

D. listened


We were late, so Simon offered ___ us a lift to the airport

A. to give

B. give

C. giving


I don’t expect you ……………….. all the names and dates.

A. remembering

B. to remember


The lamp didn’t have ____________ plugged in.

A. to be

B. be

C. to been

D. been


We look forward to ……………………… to the zoo by Mum next week

A. being taken

B. be taken


Do we need______dollars at the airport?

A. to buy some

B. buying

C. buy


Customers always demand __________ with respect.

A. being treated

B. being respected

C. to be treated

D. be treated


You can´t learn to play a musical instrument well without ____ regularly

A. practise

B. practising

C. to practise


He hates _____ (tell) what to do.

A. being told

B. telling

C. to tell

D. to be told


The manager was pleased with her team __________ extra effort to meet the deadline.

A. putting

B. to put

C. put

D. to putting


Mary was the last applicant …………….

A. to be interviewed

B. to interview

C. to be interviewing


Peter wants __________ a new language this summer.

A. learn

B. to learn

C. learning

D. learned


I arranged ____ the American businessmen for my country.

A. meeting

B. to meeting

C. to meet

D. to be met

E. being met


I can’t imagine __________ without my best friend by my side.

A. live

B. to live

C. living

D. lived


The coach encouraged the team __________ harder for the upcoming tournament.

A. work

B. to work

C. working

D. worked


Lisa couldn’t recall __________ the confidential information.

A. being told

B. to be told

C. be told

D. told




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