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Gerunds and Infinitives Quiz


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I anticipate ………………. on Tuesday.

A. to arrive

B. arriving


Tourists are not allowed _______ in the Temple.

A. to talk

B. talking

C. talk


I’m not good at ____ famous people’s names

A. remembering

B. to remember

C. remember


Camping is hard if you’re not used to _______ on the ground.

A. be slept

B. sleeping

C. sleep


I can’t imagine ___ without a mobile phone at this time and age.

A. to live

B. living

C. live


They were excited ____ (hear) about the birth of her baby.

A. hearing

B. to hear


Birthdays are not easy _____________

A. remembering

B. to remember


He tried ……….. a job in a newspaper firm but they wouldn’t hire him.

A. getting

B. to get


I’d advise you …… your jewellery …… in your room until the party is over.

A. keeping / to lock

B. to have kept / locking

C. having kept / having locked

D. to keep / locked

E. on keeping / being locked


My girlfriend is very possessive. She doesn’t let me ______ with my friends anymore.

A. go out

B. to go out

C. going out


It is our responsibility to ________ the needy in the world.

A. help

B. helping

C. we help

D. helped


All the students agreed________ all the museums in the city.

A. visiting

B. to visit


We hate ______Maths exams every Monday.  

A. taking

B. to take

C. take 


Our generation is fortunate …… born in an age neither too materialistic nor too romantic.

A. to have been

B. being

C. to being

D. to be

E. be


Pat is angry about ______ (walk) in the rain.

A. to walk

B. walking


Choose the right sentence.

A. Do you fancy to coming round to my house this evening?

B. Do you fancy coming round to my house this evening?

C. Do you fancy come round to my house this evening?

D. Do you fancy comeing round to my house this evening?

E. Do you fancy to come round to my house this evening?


I enjoy_______ alone.

A. to be

B. be

C. being


Do you remember ……………… steak in that little restaurant in Rome?

A. to eat

B. eating


All the verbs after the preposition “to” are infinitives, no exceptions.

A. TRUE

B. FALSE


I hate ———–.

A. to keep waiting

B. to be kept waiting

C. being kept waiting

D. keep to wait


The girl hope ______ the exam.

A. to pass

B. passing


It’s getting late. We should better _____________ much longer. (not stay)

A. to not stay

B. don’t stay

C. not stay

D. not staying


She completed ……………………… her flat.

A. to paint

B. painting


Isn’t that Jack’s mother …… in the restaurant across the street? I’d like …… her.

A. to sit / greeting

B. sitting / to greet

C. sat / having greeted

D. having sat / greet

E. sits / to have greeted


_____ a boat is so expensive, so we decide ______ by car.

A. to rent / going

B. renting / to go




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