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WorksheetsINFINITIVES & GERUNDS
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 27mins
Donald Trump wants (a) (be) the president of the United States forever.
Olga finally admitted (be) __________ responsible for the problem.
to be
being
Both are correct
We arrived home late yesterday. It started (rain) ______________ in the afternoon.
to rain
raining
Both are correct
say “excuse me” / when you bump into someone / polite (INFINITIVE)
It’s polite say "excuse me" when you bump into someone
When you bump into someone, it’s polite to say "excuse me".
It’s polite saying "excuse me" when you bump into someone
It’s polite to say "excuse me" when you bump into someone.
cover your mouth / when you cough / considerate (INFINITIVE)
(a)
drive very fast in bad weather / dangerous (INFINITIVE)
(a)
study in a foreign country / not easy (INFINITIVE)
(a)
We use ____________ with go to talk about physical activities.
gerund
infinitive
We use ____________ immediately after adjectives.
gerund
infinitive
We use ____________ after prepositions.
gerund
infinitive
We use ____________ after certain verbs like want.
gerund
infinitive
I spend hours __________ video games.
to play
playing
I would like ________ a new phone.
to buy
buying
He promised ___________ the report on time
to finsih
finish
finishing
My sister admitted ___________ the cake
eating
eat
to eat
She says we can't afford (a) (spend) a month in Hawaii.
There isn't much point in (a) (repair) such an old fridge.
I find it impossible to imagine (a) (sing) in a huge concert hall.
I stopped ____________ because you never answered my calls anyway.
call
to call
calling
When are you going to stop ____________ your nails? (it’s a bad habit so you should not do it anymore).
bite
biting
to bite
I don't fancy (a) (go) out tonight.
They recommend (a) (purchase)insurance with this product.
Rachel has always enjoyed reading the book more than _____.
watched the movie version.
watching the movie.
to watch the movie.
watched the movie.
John has packed an orange soda, a blanket, and waters the plants before leaving.
Correct.
Incorrect.
Complete with gerunds: All the neighbours agreed ......................... with the police, so that more thieves were arrested.
cooperating
copperate
to cooperate
cooperates
Do you want __________ Italian or English?
to learn
learning
He learned ____________ when he was young.
to swim
swimming
Dieting usally means______________things you love.
to give up
give up
giving up
I regret ____________the race has been cancelled.
telling you
to tell you that
to tell you
tell you
I am not used ________________early in the mornings.
to get up
to getting up
getting up
I can't imagine _____________.
him skating
him to skating
to him skating
to skate him
He asked ______ (come) with us.
to come
coming
come
It was impolite _________ the class without asking permission.
to leave
leaving
It is important _________ water with you when you go to the desert.
to take
taking
(a) IS VERY IMPORTANT IN TODAY'S WORLD. (STUDY)
MY MOM IS VERY GOOD AT (a) ITALIAN FOOD (COOK)
I forgot to meet him.
I don’t have the memory of meeting him before.
I didn’t meet him because I forgot to do it.
I'm tired of ________ TV: Let's do something different.
to watch
watching
watch
Which verb is followed by a gerund (V-ing)?
offer
enjoy
arrange
decide
Tina is quite forgetful these days, so I think you should remind her _________ after school on Friday.
pick Tom up
to pick Tom up
picking Tom up
