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Gerunds and infinitives

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

It's easy .................................. (understand) why many people like Italian pasta.

a)

understand

b)

understanding

c)

to understand

d)

understood

2.

.................................. (play) the guitar is my favourite activity.

a)

Play

b)

Playing

c)

To play

d)

The playing

3.

I'm fed up with .................................. (do) gym every day.

a)

do

b)

doing

c)

to do

d)

did

4.

The coach made me .................................. (stay) behind and practise.

a)

stay

b)

staying

c)

to stay

d)

stood

5.

You can't avoid .................................. (get) out of breath when you run.

a)

have

b)

having

c)

to have

d)

will have

6.

He stopped work .................................. (have) a sandwich.

a)

have

b)

having

c)

to have

d)

will have

7.

I regret .............................. (tell) Pauline the secret because she may pass it on.

a)

tell

b)

telling

c)

to tell

d)

would tell

8.

I asked my doctor about my ankle and he advised me against .......... (play) sport for a week.

a)

play

b)

playing

c)

to play

d)

played

9.

If you want to lose weight, try .................................. (eat) less chocolate!

a)

eat

b)

eating

c)

to eat

d)

will eat

10.

My parents won't let me .................................. (take) part in extreme sports.

a)

take

b)

taking

c)

to take

d)

to would take

11.

Do you fancy .................................. (come) to play basketball?

a)

come

b)

coming

c)

to come

d)

came

12.

Klaudia really enjoys .................................. (sing).

a)

sing

b)

singing

c)

to sing

d)

would sing

13.

I remember ............................ (buy) the lemons but I don't know where I've put them!

a)

buy

b)

to buy

c)

buying

d)

had bought

14.

After studying catering, Jamie went on .................................. (be) a chef.

a)

be

b)

being

c)

to be

d)

been

15.

Could you .................................. (advise) me what to do before the match?

a)

advise

b)

advising

c)

to advise

d)

advised

16.

We've been forbidden .................................. (skate) on the ice.

a)

skate

b)

skating

c)

to skate

d)

had skated

17.

You can't make me .................................. (join) the team!

a)

join

b)

joining

c)

to join

d)

have joined