Advanced gerunds and infinitives

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It's no use_______________. There's nothing we can do.

• worry

• to worry

• worrying

• having worried

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Kasia's plan is _____________ longer.

• to stay

• stay

• having stayed

• staying

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I don't like ______________ what to do by distant relatives.

• be told

• to tell

• telling

• being told

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I'd love ____________there when you told your boss that you wanted a raise.

• to have been

• being

• to be

• be

Answer explanation

After: would like, would love, would hate, would prefer and would rather we use the perfect infinitive (to have + past participle) to talk about an earlier action.

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By the time I'm 60, I expect_______________every single country in Europe.

• visiting

• having visited

• to have visited

• visit

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Bartek was not sure where _____________.

• having gone

• go

• going

• to go

Answer explanation

Use infinitive after question words (except why), e.g. I don't know where to go or what to do.

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It's no good ______________ him. He's very unreliable!

• trusted

• trusting

• trust

• to trust

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Is there any point (in) ____________ there now? We can call and ask if they need any help?

• going

• go

• having gone

• to go

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The cats need ________________ once a day.

• feed

• to feed

• being fed

• to be fed

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Lily denied (a)   (break) the vase.