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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