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VERBS + TO INFINITIVE OR -ING

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

My maths teacher pretended __________ me at the disco.

a)

not see

b)

not seeing

c)

not to see

d)

not to seeing

2.

The official demanded _________ my passport.

a)

seeing

b)

to see

c)

to saw

d)

to sees

3.

I suggest ____________to her. She seems ________ a nice girl.

a)

to talk/to be

b)

talking/to be

c)

talking/ being

d)

to talk/being

4.

I don't mind __________ for a good reason, but she never even phones.

a)

waiting

b)

to wait

c)

waits

d)

waited

5.

I didn't like __________football when I was a child.

a)

plays

b)

played

c)

playing

d)

to playing

6.

I planned ________to the city centre with Maria, but she didn't manage _________ to the station in time.

a)

go/get

b)

to go/to get

c)

going/getting

d)

to go/gets

7.

You'll miss _________time with her if you break up.

a)

to spending

b)

spends

c)

to spend

d)

spending

8.

I hate__________ the washing-up, I prefer to sweep the floor.

a)

does

b)

doing

c)

to does

d)

to doing

9.

_________exercise every day is a good habit.

a)

Does

b)

Doing

c)

To doing

d)

Did

10.

I tried _________ quickly but I couldn't.

a)

walking

b)

to walk

c)

walks

d)

to walking

11.

I didn't like feel like going alone, so I decided ______ home.

a)

comes

b)

coming

c)

to come

d)

to coming

12.

Please stop _____________ me at work, my boss doesn't allow personal calls.

a)

phone

b)

to phone

c)

phoning

d)

phones

13.

'OK, I'll help you, Amina.' said Nat. Nat _______________ Amina.

a)

agreed to help

b)

agreed helping

c)

agreeing helping

d)

agreed to helps

14.

I wanted ____________ James but I able to contact him.

a)

to invite

b)

inviting

c)

to inviting

d)

to invited

15.

He promised ____________immediately; but he was held up for three~quafterscif an hour by a traffic jam.

a)

coming

b)

to coming

c)

to come

d)

comes

16.

I love __________heavy jewellery.

a)

to wears

b)

wearing

c)

to wearing

d)

wear

17.

Teams need _____________ their routes planned at least one day before the race begins.

a)

to have

b)

having

c)

has

d)

have

18.

They said I was jealous of her and _______________ listen to me.

a)

refuses

b)

refusing

c)

refused to

d)

refuse

19.

Mark is going out with some friends on Wednesday evening. They would like ___________ an Indian meal.

a)

having

b)

to have

c)

has

d)

haves

20.

I still need _____________ something to wear for

my birthday party. I'm really excited about it.

a)

finding

b)

to find

c)

finds

d)

found