Perfect Infinitive and Perfect Gerund

Use the verb be killed and create a perfect passive infinitive. They were lucky – they could ______________. (= They weren't killed.)

Use the verb be and create a perfect infinitive. ________ his associate would have boosted her political career. (= If she had been his associate, it would have boosted her political career.)

Use the verb be and create a perfect gerund. She denied __________ divorced. (= She pretended to be married, however, she was divorced in the past.)

Use the verb be and create a perfect gerund. __________ a student journalist is a big advantage to mass communication majors. (= Those who studied journalist have a great advantage.)

to have been burning the candle at both ends... is:

• present continuous

• perfect continuous infinitive

• perfect gerund

• gerund

"to have broken" the back of the problem... is:

• perfect infinitive

• present perfect

• perfect gerund

Use the verb 'write' and create a perfect infinitive. She claimed ________ the report before the deadline. (She said she finished writing it before the deadline.)

• to have written

• to write

• to be writing

• to have been writing

Identify the perfect gerund in the sentence: 'Having completed the project, she took a vacation.'

• Having completed

• completed

• took

• a vacation

Choose the correct perfect infinitive form: They were believed ________ the treasure. (It was thought they found the treasure.)

• to have found

• to find

• to be finding

• to have been found

Which sentence uses a perfect gerund?

• Having seen the movie, I can discuss it now.

• To see the movie was my goal.

• I will see the movie tomorrow.

• Seeing the movie was fun.