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Gerund or infinitive

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He agreed ... ... me for the drawings.

a)

paying

b)

pay

c)

to pay

d)

to paying

2.

She took a different route to work to avoid ... stuck in traffic.

a)

get

b)

getting

c)

to get

d)

to getting

3.

They pretended ... ... the teacher and kept on ... ... music till the end of the lesson.

a)

not hearing, to listening to

b)

to not hear, listening

c)

to not hear, to listen to

d)

not to hear, listening to

4.

I resent ... dependent on her.

a)

being

b)

to be

c)

to being

d)

be

5.

Nicky's job involves ... (spend) quite a lot of time with other people.

(a)  

6.

Would you mind ... (close) the door, please? It's too cold in the classroom today.

(a)  

7.

The captain was not willing to risk ... (take) his ship through the straits in such bad weather.

(a)  

8.

That time we couldn't even afford ... (buy) a new rug.

(a)  

9.

The talks are expected ... (continue) until tomorrow.

(a)  

10.

Is there any change in meaning?

I've just started to learn a new language.

I've just started learning a new language.

a)

yes, the meaning changes

b)

no change

11.

Is there any difference in meaning?

Tom remembered to close the windows before he left.

Tom remembered closing the windows before he left.

a)

yes, the meaning is different

b)

no change

12.

He went on learning English and French.

He went on to learn English and French.

Which of these sentences means that the person finished one action and started another one?

a)

the first sentence

b)

the second sentence