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Gerund and Infinitives

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Complete the following sentence with the appropriate verb:

How I miss ________ late on the weekends!

a)

To sleep

b)

Sleeping

c)

To sleeping

d)

Sleep

2.

Which of the following options is the correct one:

a)

He arranged staying with his mother at home

b)

He arranged to staying with his mother at home

c)

He arranged to stay with his mother at home

d)

He arranged stay with his mother at home

3.

Choose the correct sentence

a)

I don’t mind wait for you if it’s necessary.

b)

I don’t mind to wait for you if it’s necessary.

c)

I doesn’t mind waiting for you if it’s necessary.

d)

I don’t mind waiting for you if it’s necessary.

4.

Select the option that best fits the following sentence:

Why do you hate _______________ by plane?

a)

Travels/ Travelling

b)

To travel / Travelling

c)

To travelling / Travel

d)

Traveled / Travelling

5.

In the following sentences, feel like and fancy doing make reference to:


I won’t feel like doing that at all!

I won’t fancy doing that at all!

a)

won't perform something

b)

won't be conscious of

c)

won't consider good

d)

won't want to have / do

6.

The appropriate sentence for appear is:

a)

His health appears to be better

b)

His health appears being better

c)

His health appears to being better

d)

His health appear to be better

7.

Select the verb that best fits the blank in this sentence:


They continued _____________ although they were more than 65 years old.

a)

Working

b)

To work

c)

Work

d)

Worked

8.

It is a grammar rule to write gerunds after the phrasal verb "can't help + ing". Example: I can't help thinking that you are hiding something


According to the previous sentence, what does "can't help thinking..." mean?

a)

You cannot think about something hide

b)

You hide something

c)

You are communicating something you are unable to control

d)

A friend of you hide something

9.

The sentence that best fits with the verb "love" is:

a)

He loves to take photos of old building / He loves taking photos of old building

b)

He loves to taking photos of old building / He loves to take photos of old building

c)

He loves to takes photos of old building / He loves taking photos of old building

d)

He loves taking to photos of old building / He loves take to photos of old building

10.

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate verbs:


Peter _______ _______ time and money

a)

admit to waste

b)

admit wasting

c)

admits wasting

d)

admits wastes

11.

The verb "afford" need to be followed by an infinitive or a gerund?

a)

I cannot afford spending any more money this week

b)

I cannot afford spend any more money this week

c)

I cannot afford to spending any more money this week

d)

I cannot afford to spend any more money this week

12.

It is said that the verb "advise" must be followed by a gerund. According to that, which is the correct sentence:

a)

I advise to save a little money every month.

b)

I advise to saving a little money every month.

c)

I advise saving to a little money every month.

d)

I advise saving a little money every month.

13.

Which of the following sentences is not correct

a)

He dislike eating rice with onions

b)

Bob dislikes having to work so hard

c)

I dislike jogging early in the morning

d)

I dislike being away from my family.

14.

We _________ shopping and went hom

a)

finishes

b)

to finish to

c)

finish to

d)

finished

15.

Unscramble the following sentence:


suggest / I / new / a / buying / camera

a)

I buying suggest a camera new

b)

I suggest buying a new camera

c)

a new camera I suggest buying

d)

buying a new camera I suggest

16.

My dog is _____

a)

Bark

b)

Barked

c)

Had bark

d)

Barking

17.

What is a gerund?

a)

Basic form of a verb

b)

Noun that is from a verb, ending in -ing

c)

Describe the verb

18.

What is an infinitive?

a)

The base form of the verb

b)

The past form of the verb

c)

Future Time

d)

Describe an adjective

19.

I'm planning ____ a new laptop soon

a)

Buy

b)

Buyed

c)

To buy

20.

I enjoy ____ romantic movies

a)

To watch

b)

Watched

c)

Watch