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Ving and to-V

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the best option.


I can’t afford ____________ my friend a big birthday present.

a)

to buy

b)

to buying

c)

buy

d)

buying

e)

me buying

2.

Choose the best option.


When did you decide __________________ the gym?

a)

to start going to

b)

to start to going to

c)

starting going to

d)

to start going

e)

start going to

3.

Choose the best option.


I can’t imagine ________________ without my mobile phone.

a)

to live

b)

living

c)

live

d)

to living

e)

you living

4.

Choose the best option.


Dan suggested _____________ to the cinema on Saturday.

a)

to go

b)

going

c)

that go

d)

me to go

e)

me going

5.

Choose the best option.


I’d like ___________ my party, but I’m not sure he’ll come.

a)

invite John to

b)

to invite John to

c)

to inviting John to

d)

to invite John

e)

invite John

6.

Choose the right sentence.

a)

Can I borrow that magazine when you’ve finished to reading it?

b)

Can I borrow that magazine when you’ve finished reading it?

c)

Can I borrow that magazine when you’ve finished read it?

d)

Can I borrow that magazine when you’ve finish reads it?

7.

Choose the right sentence.

a)

I promise to not tell anyone your secret.

b)

I promise not to tell anyone your secret.

c)

I promise not to telling anyone your secret.

d)

I promise not telling anyone your secret.

8.

Choose the right sentence.

a)

I don’t feel like you spending the afternoon at the new art exhibition.

b)

I don’t feel like spending the afternoon at the new art exhibition.

c)

I don’t feel like spend the afternoon at the new art exhibition.

d)

I don’t feel like to spend the afternoon at the new art exhibition.

9.

Choose the right sentence.

a)

What do you to want to study at university?

b)

What do you want to study at university?

c)

What do you want to studying at university?

d)

What do you want study at university?

e)

What you want to study at university?

10.

Choose the right sentence.

a)

Do you fancy to coming round to my house this evening?

b)

Do you fancy coming round to my house this evening?

c)

Do you fancy come round to my house this evening?

d)

Do you fancy comeing round to my house this evening?

e)

Do you fancy to come round to my house this evening?

11.

Write the correct form of the verb (gerund or infinitive)

Use only lowercase.


‘I’ll never stop (a)   (love) you!,’ said the mother to her little daughter.

12.

Write the correct form of the verb (gerund or infinitive)

Use only lowercase.


I don’t remember (a)   (meet) you before.

13.

Write the correct form of the verb (gerund or infinitive)

Use only lowercase.


Dad stopped (a)   (pick up) some pizzas on his way home.

14.

Write the correct form of the verb (gerund or infinitive)

Use only lowercase.


I enjoy (a)   (listen) to music.

15.

Write the correct form of the verb (gerund or infinitive)

Use only lowercase.


Do not forget (a)   (turn off) the lights when you leave the room.

16.

Choose true or false according to the following statement.


Gerund verbs can replace a noun in a sentence.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Choose true or false according to the following statement.


All the verbs after the preposition "to" are infinitives, no exceptions.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Choose true or false according to the following statement.


It's common to write gerunds after phrasal verbs.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

(a)   is a great sport

20.

Verbs Forget and Remember regarding a memory are followed by__________

a)

Gerunds

b)

Infinitives

c)

Adjectives

d)

Prespositions

21.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I don't fancy (a)   (go) out tonight".

22.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"She avoided (a)   (tell) him about her plans."

23.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

" I would like (a)   (come) to the party with you."

24.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"He enjoys (a)   (have) a bath in the evening."

25.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"She kept (a)   (talk) during the film."

26.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I am learning (a)   (speak) English."

27.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"Do you mind (a)   (give) me a hand?

28.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"She helped me (a)   (carry) my suitcases."

29.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I've finished (a)   (cook) - come and eat!"

30.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"He decided (a)   (study) biology."

31.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I dislike (a)   (wait)."

32.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"He asked (a)   (come) with us."

33.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I promise (a)   (help) you tomorrow."

34.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"We discussed (a)   (go) to the cinema, but in the end we stayed at home."

35.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"She agreed (a)   (bring) the pudding to the dinner."

36.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I don't recommend (a)   (take) the bus - it takes forever!"

37.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"We hope (a)   (visit) Amsterdam next month."

38.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"She suggested (a)   (go) to the museum."

39.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"They plan (a)   (start) college in the autumn."

40.

Put the verb into either the gerund (-ing) or the infinitive (with 'to'):

"I don't want (a)   (leave) yet."

41.

I enjoy ..... about science .

a)

to read

b)

reading

c)

to read or reading

42.

Steve decided ..... a plane around the world.

a)

to fly

b)

fying

c)

fly and flying

43.

What is a gerund?

a)

Basic form of a verb

b)

Noun that is from a verb, ending in -ing

c)

Describe the verb

44.

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

45.

........ too much coffee is bad for you

a)

To drink

b)

Drinking

c)

Drink

46.

She admitted ______________ to her mother.

a)

to lie

b)

lying

c)

lie

d)

lied

47.

Avoid _____ if you feel tired or sleepy.

a)

driving

b)

to drive

48.

Finally, I managed _________ my homework.

a)

finishing

b)

to finish

49.

We hope _____ you again soon.

a)

seeing

b)

to see

50.
One of my employees failed ................... the deadline.
a)
to meet 
b)
meeting