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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