Grammar Quiz

Gerund vs Infinitive Quiz


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Jim and I…… to meet at 6.00 but he didn’t turn up.

A. planning

B. planned

C. to plan


I regret___ that we cannot accept your offer.

A. to tell you

B. telling you

C. to tell


I need ________ some new shoes.

A. to buy

B. buying


I forgot _______ Helen about the party.

A. to tell

B. telling


John said he remembers ______ (buy) the newspaper, but now he can’t find it.

A. buying

B. to buy

C. buy


I would rather … French then Spanish.

A. to study

B. study

C. studying


We’ve had to postpone _____ to France because the children are ill.

A. to go

B. going

C. go


Sorry I’m late, I had to stop___ the children from school.

A. to pick up

B. picking up

C. pick up


We are sorry ______ (announce) that the 7:15 train to Liverpool has been cancelled.

A. announcing

B. to announce

C. announce


I’m a bit disappointed. I expected … able to speak Japanese by now.

A. be

B. to be


I think you should … to her.

A. apologise

B. apologising

C. to apologise


They would not hesitate _____ the police at the first sign of trouble.

A. to call

B. calling

C. call


Stop _______ out of the window and pay attention!

A. to look

B. looking


We have postponed ___anyone the news until after Christmas.

A. to tell

B. tell

C. telling


I love … people speak German.

A. to listen to

B. listen to

C. listening to


She tried _____ English several times, but she failed each time.

A. to learn

B. learn


He was in fact convinced that, in the end, the municipally would decide against _____ the fence.

A. to build

B. building


Margaret was slow at school, but she went on___Prime Minister.

A. to be

B. is

C. being


We are all _____ our holiday in Australia this year. It’s going to be such an adventure.

A. spending

B. to spend

C. spend


Sam had to stop ________ football because he had injured his knee earlier.

A. to play

B. playing


Were you just pretending _____ interested?

A. to be

B. being

C. be


I remember _____ bikes with my cousins in the village when I was a child.

A. riding

B. to ride


Did you manage___the book you were looking for?

A. to find

B. find

C. finding


I want to continue … foreign languages.

A. study

B. studying

C. to study


Jake was really thirsty after the race, so he stopped _________ water.

A. to drink

B. drinking




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