Gerund and infinitive

The television programmes we allow _______ influence their learning.

• a children to watch

• our children to watch

• our children watch

• our children watching

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

They didn’t stop _____ until 11.30 pm when there was a power cut.

• singing and dancing

• to sing and dance

• to sing and dancing

• Do singing and dance

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CCSS.L.8.1A

“You are lucky. You haven’t got a child _______ ,”said the woman.

• for looking after

• looking after

• to look after

• look after

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Phosphates_______ to most land in our country.

• need added

• need to add

• need to be added

• need to adding

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

It’s still raining. I’d rather _______ home and watch football on TV.

• to stay

• staying at

• stay

• stayed at

I think I hear someone ______ the back windows. Do you hear it, too?

• trying open

• trying to open

• tried opening

• try opened

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CCSS.L.8.1A

John hoped to finish _______ two of his essays before the deadline.

• written

• write

• to write

• writing

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CCSS.L.8.1A

One of the least effective ways of storing information is learning ________ it.

• how repeat

• repeating

• to repeat

• repeat

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CCSS.L.8.1A

Most of the participants can’t help _______ why the president spoke so angrily.

• wonder

• wondering

• to wonder

• wondered

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D

The woman meant _____ a newspaper but she didn’t see anyone ________ it.

• to buy - to sell

• to buy - selling

• buying - selling

• buying - to sell

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1D