Name : .....................
English Test :Infinitives and Gerunds (class 2 – 28 Sep 2011)

Do you mind ......... here?
I sit
my sitting
my siting
I sitting
I can hardly imagine Mike ......... across the Atlantic Ocean all by himself.
sail
to sail
sailing
sailling
I would appreciate ......... back this afternoon.
you to call
you call
you`re calling
your calling
No one enjoys ......... in public.
to be made fun of
making fun of
being made fun of
to make fun of
If you keep ......... in English, your oral English will improve.
to talk
talking
talk
having talked
Don`t you remember ......... before?
to see him
saw him
to have seen him
seeing him
I don`t feel like ......... out for a walk.
going
to go
go
to be going
Would you mind ......... the window?
to close
close
closing
to be closing
People couldn`t help ......... the funny man.
to laugh at
laugh at
laughing at
laughing on
This sentence needs ......... .
to improve
improving
improve
being improved
He never stopped ......... until his last minute of life.
to work
to be working
working
to have worked
Try ......... there as fast as you can.
getting
to get
got
get
I regret ......... you that you are not selected for the interview.
to tell
telling
tell
having told
My grandfather is used to ......... early.
get up
getting up
have got up
got up
I` looking forward to ......... you.
seeing
see
to be seeing
to have seen
They can never escape ..........
to be punished
punishing
to punish
being punished
He objected to ......... early.
leave
be left
leaving
to be leaving
He has given up ..........
smoke
smoking
to smoke
being smoked
His mother insisted on ......... college.
he to go to
his going
he go to
his going to
The bees are busy ......... pollen.
gathering
to gather
to gathering
with gather
The book is worth ..........
reading
being read
to be read
to read
Having finished ......... the reading report, I began to listen to music.
to write
to have written
writing
written
Don`t risk ......... alone in the river.
to swim
swiming
swimming
swim
I`m considering ......... your invitation.
accepting
to accept
accepted
accept
The boy pretended ......... an essay, but in fact he wrote nothing.
to be writing
writing
to be written
to writing
I have never expected ......... such a strange thing in my life.
seeing
having seen
to see
to be seen
They are ......... at the ......... news.
exciting ------ excited
exciting ------- exciting
excited ------ exciting
excited ------ excited
We were ......... by his ......... speech.
inspired ------ inspiring
inspiring ------- inspired
inspiring ------ inspiring
inspired ------ inpired
Do not delay ......... him.
to answer
to answering
answering
to be answering
I remember ......... the post office, but I forgot ......... the letter, which is still in my briefcase.
to enter ------ to post
entering ------ posting
entering ------ to post
to enter ------- posting
She can`t stand ......... under such terrible condition.
working
to work
to be working
work
It is no use ......... over spilt milk.
crying
to cry
to be crying
cried
ESL students from Asia often have great difficulty ......... some English sounds.
to pronounce
in pronouncing
pronouncing
Both B and C
She preferred ......... rather than give up.
die
dying
to die
to be die
He prefers ......... a walk to ......... TV at home.
taking ------ watching
take ------ watch
taking ------- to watch
take ------ watch
The doctor persuaded the patient ......... in hospital for 3 more days.
staying
to stay
being stayed
stay
Tell her ......... for school again.
not late
not being late
not to be late
not be late
Mr. Smith encouraged his children ......... Chinese.
studying
study
to study
to studying
It is a busy season. The farmers have the tractors ......... all day long.
to run
runing
ran
running
We watched the little girl ......... across the street.
to walk
walk
is walking
walked
Though he often made his little sister ......... , today he was made ......... by her.
cry --- cry
cry --- to cry
to cry --- to cry
to cry --- cry
His ......... words made her ..........
discouraged --- discouraged
discouraged --- discouraging
discouraging --- discouraged
discouraging --- discouraging
His speech ......... us a great deal.
interest
interesting
interested
is interested
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