Test Your English
Choose Gerund or Infinitive.
1. Is there anything in that new magazine worth _________?
A. reading B. to read
2. Although I was in a hurry, I stopped ________ to him.
A. talking B. to talk
3. She really must quit _________.
A. smoking B. to smoke
4. Would you mind __________ the door?
A. closing B. to close
5. You should remember __________ him. He’ll be at home.
A. phoning B. to phone
6. All parts of Prague seem _________ to different epochs.
A. belonging B. to belong
7. Do you enjoy ________?
A. swimming B. to swim
8. Why have you stopped? Go on __________.
A. reading B. to read
9. The teacher asked some questions and went on _________ us about the climate of England.
A. telling B. to tell
10. When we had finished ______, the waiter brought the bill.
A. eating B. to eat
11. My elder brother entered the college, and I hope ______ it too.
A. entering B. to enter
12. My car badly needs servicing, and Tom offered ______ me with it.
A. helping B. to help
13. Avoid ________ and you will shortly feel better.
A. overeating B. to overeat
14. I can’t help _________ about that awful accident.
A. thinking B. to think
15. The Adams want ________ for London this week.
A. leaving B. to leave
16. I’ll always remember _________ you for the first time.
A. meeting B. to meet
Answers: 1. A; 2. B; 3. A; 4. A; 5. B; 6. B; 7. A; 8. A; 9. B; 10. A; 11. B; 12. B; 13. A; 14. A; 15. B; 16. A
Choose Gerund or Infinitive.
1. Stop _________ so much noise!
A. to make B. making C. make
2. I’m looking forward _________ you.
A. meeting B. to meet C. to meeting
3. She avoided _________ my question.
A. answering B. to answer C. answer
4. He went on _________ even though no one was listening.
A. to talk B. talking C. talk
5. I remember _________ the door as I left the apartment.
A. to lock B. locking C. locking/to lock
6. The doctor suggested _________ two aspirin.
A. to take B. being taken C. taking
7. I tried _____________ as clearly as possible.
A. to explain B. being explained C. explaining
8. Jason’s low test scores kept him from _______________ to the university.
A. to be admitted B. being admitted C. admitting
9. We considered _______________ after breakfast.
A. to go swimming B. going to swim
C. going swimming
10. Jack made me _________ as soon as possible.
A. to promise to call B. promise to call
C. promise calling
11. Jane had the waiter _________ her some tea.
A. to bring B. bringing C. bring
12. My parents wouldn’t let me _________ up late when I was a child.
A. stay B. to stay C. staying
13. The students got the teacher _________ class early.
A. to dismiss B. dismissing C. dismiss
14. I’m sorry I never graduated. I’ve always regretted not ______ college.
A. to finish B. finish C. having finished
15. I didn’t expect _________ to his party
A. be invited B. to be invited C. being invited
16. Are you sure you told me? I don’t recall ________________ about it.
A. having been told B. having told C. to have been told
17. I seem ________________ a cold.
A. to have caught B. to catch C. having caught
18. I appreciated ________________ to your home.
A. be invited B. being invited C. to be invited
19. I appreciate _____________ the opportunity to meet my boss yesterday.
A. have had B. to have had C. having had
20. Jane is fortunate ________________ a scholarship last month.
A. being given B. to have been given
C. to be given
Answers: 1. B; 2. C; 3. A; 4. B; 5 B; 6 C; 7. A; 8. B; 9. C; 10. B; 11. C; 12. A; 13. A; 14. C; 15. B; 16. A; 17. A; 18. B; 19. C; 20. B