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Gerund/Infinitive/Bare infinitive

Total questions: 65

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the correct variant.

Leila dreams of ... her own business.

a)

setting up

b)

to set up

c)

set up

d)

sets up

e)

is setting up

2.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

The students apologized for ... late.

a)

to be

b)

were

c)

being

d)

be

e)

have been

3.

Choose the correct variant.

The passagers are tired of ... for the bus.

a)

waited

b)

wait

c)

to wait

d)

waiting

e)

have waited

4.

Choose the correct variant.

Mrs. Smith insisted on ... to her lawyer.

a)

talked

b)

talking

c)

talks

d)

talk

e)

to talk

5.

Choose the correct variant.

Our neighbours are thinking about ... to Italy.

a)

to move

b)

have moved

c)

moved

d)

move

e)

moving

6.

Choose the correct variant.

Who is responsible for ... the money?

a)

collects

b)

collect

c)

collecting

d)

collected

e)

to collect

7.

Choose the correct variant.

My friend's afraid of ... his smartphone.

a)

losing

b)

loses

c)

lost

d)

to lose

e)

has lost

8.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

We are looking forward to ... out at the weekend.

a)

went

b)

is going

c)

go

d)

to going

e)

going

9.

Choose the correct variant.

Laura dreamed of ... on a small island.

a)

live

b)

living

c)

to live

d)

lived

e)

is living

10.

Choose the correct variant.

My friend is good at ... voleyball.

a)

to play

b)

plays

c)

played

d)

playing

e)

play

11.

Choose the correct variant.

She is looking forward to ... his aunt in Chicago.

a)

visiting

b)

to visit

c)

visit

d)

has visited

e)

visited

12.

Choose the corect variant.

She has a lot of experience in ... with difficult customers.

a)

to deal

b)

deal

c)

dealing

d)

dealt

e)

deals

13.

Choose the correct variant.

My sister has got a talent for ... languages.

a)

to learning

b)

learned

c)

learn

d)

learning

e)

to learn

14.

Choose the correct variant.

The main disadvantage of ... is that planes are often delayed.

a)

flown

b)

flying

c)

fly

d)

flew

e)

to fly

15.

Choose the correct variant.

The little girl ran away without ... behind her.

a)

looked

b)

to look

c)

look

d)

has looked

e)

looking

16.

Choose the correct variant.

I'm very excited about ... tomorrow's game.

a)

to attend

b)

attending

c)

attend

d)

attended

e)

to attending

17.

Choose the correct variant.

I was tired of ... the same things over and over again.

a)

repeated

b)

to repeat

c)

repeat

d)

was repeating

e)

repeating

18.

Choose the correct variant.

The money will be devoted to ... the environment.

a)

to protect

b)

protected

c)

protects

d)

protecting

e)

protect

19.

Choose the correct variant.

Sarah said she was sorry about ... the vase.

a)

breaking

b)

to break

c)

break

d)

broken

e)

broke

20.

Choose the correct variant.

The actor is proud of ... part of humanitarian projects.

a)

take

b)

took

c)

taking

d)

taken

e)

to take

21.

Choose the correct variant.

My brother's fond of ... ancient countries.

a)

visit

b)

visited

c)

to visit

d)

visiting

e)

visits

22.

Choose the correct variant.

We enjoyed ... the piano with our parents.

a)

played

b)

play

c)

playing

d)

plays

e)

to play

23.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

I don't mind ... if you're busy.

a)

waiting

b)

to wait

c)

waits

d)

waited

e)

wait

24.

Choose the correct variant.

No one expected him ... to Moscow so unexpectedly.

a)

would move

b)

moving

c)

to move

d)

moves

e)

moved

25.

Choose the correct variant.

My classmate can't ... the piano, but he can ... the tar.

a)

plays, play

b)

to play, play

c)

play, play

d)

played, to play

e)

to play, to play

26.

Choose the correct variant.

We should ... this question.

a)

answering

b)

to answer

c)

answer

d)

answers

e)

to answering

27.

Choose the correct variant.

They mustn't ... housework.

a)

did

b)

to do

c)

do

d)

does

e)

doing

28.

Choose the correct variant.

You could ... volleyball at the age of 10.

a)

to playing

b)

to play

c)

play

d)

playing

e)

plays

29.

Choose the correct variant.

... is a good type of sports for improving your health.

a)

Swam

b)

Swim

c)

Swimming

d)

To swim

e)

Swims

30.

Choose the correct variant.

He didn't like ... .

a)

paints

b)

painting

c)

to paint

d)

to painting

e)

have paint

31.

Choose the correct variant.

We wanted ... this part again.

a)

to reading

b)

to read

c)

read

d)

reading

e)

reads

32.

Choose the correct variant.

We will ... these exercises tomorrow.

a)

did

b)

to do

c)

do

d)

doing

e)

does

33.

Choose the correct variant.

Would you like ... some coffee?

a)

had

b)

to have

c)

have

d)

to having

e)

has

34.

Choose the correct variant.

It's fun ... a party with closed friends.

a)

to had

b)

to have

c)

have

d)

had

e)

has

35.

Choose the correct variant.

He was angry ... about getting fired.

a)

to hearing

b)

heard

c)

to hear

d)

hear

e)

hearing

36.

Choose the correct variant.

This mountain is too high ... .

a)

climbing

b)

to climbed

c)

to climb

d)

to climbing

e)

to climbs

37.

Choose the correct variant.

Many economists consider banks to be too big ... .

a)

fall

b)

fail

c)

to fail

d)

to failing

e)

failing

38.

Choose the correct variant.

I'm glad ... you.

a)

sees

b)

to see

c)

see

d)

seeing

e)

saw

39.

Choose the correct variant.

They keep ... for one hour.

a)

talked

b)

to talking

c)

talking

d)

talk

e)

to talk

40.

Choose the correct variant.

We didn't know how ... this device so we decided ... it.

a)

using, to selling

b)

to use, to sell

c)

to use, selling

d)

using, selling

e)

use, to sell

41.

Choose the correct variant.

We chose ... this poems and they agreed ... us to the contest.

a)

learns, invites

b)

to learn, to invite

c)

learning, to invite

d)

to learn, inviting

e)

learn, invite

42.

Choose the correct variant.

We promised ... the poor last year.

a)

helps

b)

to help

c)

help

d)

helping

e)

helped

43.

Choose the correct variant.

I'm sorry  ... that.

a)

hear

b)

hears

c)

to hear

d)

hearing

e)

heard

44.

Choose the correct variant.

We hope ... a house next month. We invited an engineer ... the house.

a)

build, construct

b)

to build, to construct

c)

to build, constructing

d)

building, constructing

e)

build, construct

45.

Choose the correct variant.

The children learn ... flowers.

a)

draw

b)

draws

c)

to draw

d)

drawing

e)

drew

46.

Choose the correct variant.

They asked me ... the floor.

a)

sweeped

b)

sweeps

c)

to sweep

d)

sweep

e)

sweeping

47.

Choose the correct variant.

I wish ... to Mr Hennessy, please.

a)

speaks

b)

to speak

c)

speaking

d)

speak

e)

spoke

48.

Choose the correct variant.

Would you mind ... the car?

a)

drives

b)

drove

c)

to drive

d)

driving

e)

to driving

49.

Choose the correct variant.

I recommend you ... this sort of coffee.

a)

have tried

b)

tries

c)

to try

d)

trying

e)

tried

50.

Choose the correct variant.

I don't agree on ... animals.

a)

hunted

b)

hunts

c)

hunt

d)

hunting

e)

to hunt

51.

Choose the correct form of the verb.

It's no point in ... it secret any more.

a)

kept

b)

keep

c)

to keep

d)

keeps

e)

keeping

52.

Choose the correct variant.

Sometimes it's worth ... for inspiration on the internet.

a)

look

b)

looked

c)

to look

d)

looking

e)

looks

53.

Choose the correct variant.

My dear young lady, it's no good ... me.

a)

ask

b)

asking

c)

to ask

d)

to asking

e)

asks

54.

Choose the correct variant.

He couldn't stand ... you in jail.

a)

see

b)

seeing

c)

to see

d)

saw

e)

sees

55.

Choose the correct variant.

You can't stand outside ... in.

a)

looked

b)

to looking

c)

looking

d)

look

e)

to look

56.

Choose the correct variant.

But I suppose women can't help ... .

a)

hopes

b)

hoping

c)

to hope

d)

hope

e)

hoped

57.

Choose the correct variant.

I couldn't imagine ... another instrument.

a)

playing

b)

to play

c)

play

d)

plays

e)

tp playing

58.

Choose the correct variant.

My grandfather usually goes ... at the weekends.

a)

fishing

b)

to fish

c)

fish

d)

fishes

e)

to fishing

59.

Choose the correct variant.

People often avoid ... their foot down because they want to avoid conflict.

a)

to putting

b)

puts

c)

to put

d)

putting

e)

put

60.

Choose the correct variant.

Let's ... to the park and ... the bikes!

a)

going, ride

b)

go, ride

c)

to go, to ride

d)

to go, ride

e)

going, riding

61.

Choose the correct variant.

Our boss made us ... hard last year.

a)

worked

b)

work

c)

to work

d)

working

e)

work

62.

Choose the correct variant.

We can finish ... about her sister wanting money later.

a)

talking

b)

to talk

c)

talk

d)

talks

e)

talked

63.

Choose the correct variant.

I forgot ... this subject.

a)

study

b)

to study

c)

studying

d)

studied

e)

studies

64.

Choose the correct variant.

We appreciate ... here.

a)

be

b)

was

c)

to be

d)

being

e)

are

65.

Choose the correct variant.

Mary suggested ... pizza.

I recommend her ... this sort of coffee.

a)

order, to try

b)

to order, trying

c)

ordering, trying

d)

order, try

e)

to order, to try