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The Gerund, Infinitive, Participle

Total questions: 68

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Mary enjoys ___________________ to music.

a)

listen

b)

listening

c)

to listen

d)

to listening

2.

I like ___________ languages.

a)

learning

b)

learned

c)

learn

d)

to learning

3.

Don’t spend a lot of time_______about details yet.

a)

to think

b)

thinking

c)

to be thinking

d)

think

4.

She loves______in smaller towns. She has been living there all her life.

a)

to live

b)

live

c)

living

5.

I cannot stand ________ loud music.

a)

listen

b)

listened

c)

listening

d)

am listening

6.
One of my employees failed ................... the deadline.
a)
to meet 
b)
meeting 
7.
We didn't mind them.................... with us.
a)
staying
b)
to stay 
8.
I don't expect you .................... all the names and dates.
a)
remembering
b)
to remember
9.
I didn't mean ............... you
a)
to hurt
b)
hurting 
10.
My boss suggested .............. English lessons. 
a)
taking 
b)
to take 
11.
Let's carry on ................. this crime.
a)
investigating
b)
to investigate 
12.
She admitted ............ to her husband.
a)
to lie
b)
lying
13.
Irregular verbs are not easy ___________________ .
a)
remember
b)
to remember
c)
remembering
d)
remembers
14.
Mathew is really good at __________. 
a)
to cook
b)
cooks
c)
cooked
d)
cooking
15.
When I met her I couldn’t help ______ her.
a)
hug
b)
huges
c)
to hug
d)
hugging
16.

Do you want _____ to the beach this afternoon?

a)

to go

b)

go

c)

going

17.

I asked my classmate _____ talking for 5 seconds.

a)

to stop

b)

stopping

c)

stop

18.

The girl promised _____ the police where she had hidden the jewels.

a)

to tell

b)

telling

c)

tell

19.
I don't expect you .................... all the names and dates.
a)
remembering
b)
to remember
20.
We didn't mind them.................... with us.
a)
staying
b)
to stay 
21.
My boss suggested .............. English lessons. 
a)
taking 
b)
to take 
22.
Please, try .................... my situation. 
a)
understanding
b)
to understand
23.
It seems ................... the only possible answer.
a)
being
b)
to be
24.
She admitted ............ to her husband.
a)
to lie
b)
lying
25.

I can hear a cat _________ at the window.

a)

scratches

b)

to scratch

c)

scratching

d)

was scratching

26.

I can make myself _________ pretty well in English.

a)

understand

b)

to understand

c)

understanding

d)

understood

27.

Would you like __________ the next dance with me?

a)

to have

b)

having

c)

has

d)

had

28.
He's interested in ___ , so I usually buy him recipe books for his birthday.
a)
to cook
b)
cook
c)
cooking
29.
Can you imagine ___ in a Paris cafe drinking a perfect cup of coffee?
a)
sit
b)
to sit 
c)
sitting
30.

We regret ............ you that we are unable to give you a refund.

a)

inform

b)

to inform

c)

informing

31.

We regret ............ you that we are unable to give you a refund.

a)

inform

b)

to inform

c)

informing

32.

I regret ............. so much money on unnecessary things.

a)

to spend

b)

spending

c)

spend

33.

I prefer ............... online than going ............... with my family.

a)

shopping

b)

to shop

c)

shop

34.

I would rather ............... organic produce.

a)

to buy

b)

buying

c)

buy

35.

I have difficulty in ............... essays in Lithuanian.

a)

to write

b)

write

c)

writing

36.
_______ sick, Sam left school early.
a)
Feeling
b)
Fallen
c)
Having Feeling
d)
Felt
37.
I'll show you animals ________ by my brother.
a)
drawing
b)
having drawn
c)
drawn
d)
being drawn
38.
______ hard enough for his exam, Ryan couldn’t pass it.
a)
Not having studied
b)
Having studying
c)
Being studied
d)
Having been studying
39.
_________the portrait, the artist sold it.
a)
Painting  
b)
Having painted
c)
Being painted
d)
Having being painted
40.
I was walking in the park __________ to the birds. 
a)
having listened
b)
listened
c)
being listened
d)
listening
41.

I felt refreshed and rested ______ for eight hours.

a)

sleeping

b)

having slept

c)

slept

42.

_____ in 1946, right after WWII, Ben lived in poverty in his childhood.

a)

To born

b)

He was born

c)

As he born

d)

Born

43.

I’ve given up ... newspapers. I don’t read them any more.

a)

buying

b)

to buying

c)

to buy

d)

buy

44.

We decided ... out because of the weather.

a)

not to go

b)

not going

c)

don't go

d)

don't going

45.

I didn’t dare (сказать) him.

(a)  

46.

I pretended ... the newspaper.

a)

to be reading

b)

to read

c)

reading

d)

having read

47.

Have you seen my keys? I seem ... them.

a)

to have lost

b)

to lose

c)

losing

d)

having lost

48.

I made him ... that he wouldn’t tell anybody what happened.

a)

promise

b)

to promise

c)

promising

d)

having promised

49.

Let me .... your bag for you

a)

carry

b)

to carry

c)

carrying

d)

to carrying

50.

I know I locked the door. I clearly

remember ... it.

a)

locking

b)

to lock

c)

to locking

d)

having locked

51.

I remembered ... the door, but I forgot to shut the window.

a)

to lock

b)

locking

c)

to locking

d)

lock

52.

I was ... when I heard the news.

a)

shocked

b)

shocking

53.

Did you meet anyone ... at

the party?

a)

interesting

b)

interested

54.

There’s no point in ... a car if you never use it.

a)

having

b)

to having

c)

have

d)

to have

55.

It’s a great movie. It’s worth ....

a)

seeing

b)

to see

c)

to seeing

d)

see

56.

My phone needs ....

a)

charging

b)

to charging

c)

to charge

d)

charge

57.

I was very tired. I tried (держать) my eyes open, but I couldn't.

(a)  

58.

Insert the preposition: rely ...

a)

on

b)

for

c)

of

d)

at

59.

Insert the preposition: object ...

a)

to

b)

for

c)

of

d)

at

60.

Insert the preposition: to be bored ...

a)

with

b)

on

c)

by

d)

at

61.

Insert the preposition: to be busy ...

a)

with

b)

-

c)

by

d)

at

62.

Insert the preposition: to be interested ...

a)

with

b)

in

c)

by

d)

-

63.

Insert the preposition: to be capable ...

a)

with

b)

in

c)

by

d)

of

64.

Insert the preposition: to be proud ...

a)

with

b)

in

c)

by

d)

of

65.

Insert the preposition: to be sorry ...

a)

with

b)

about

c)

by

d)

for

66.

As they lived near us, we used to ...

them quite often.

a)

see

b)

to see

c)

seeing

d)

to seeing

67.

I don't feel like ... out tonight.

a)

going

b)

to going

c)

to go

d)

go

68.

I’m used to ... on the left because I’ve lived in Britain a long time.

a)

driving

b)

to driving

c)

to drive

d)

drive