Gerunds and Infinitives Test 3
Question 1 |
Jane called me up on the phone last night and told me that she felt like _____ out. I told her that she _____ silly as there was no place open at that hour.
A | to go / is being |
B | having gone / will be |
C | gone / won't |
D | to gone / might be |
E | going / was being |
Question 2 |
The new teacher told us that she thought it was a challenge _____ with the children. Before starting this job, she had expected _____ it difficult and frustrating.
A | to work / being found |
B | not having worked / finding |
C | working / to find |
D | had worked / having found |
E | worked / not finding |
Question 3 |
I know that I remembered _____ the door but I probably neglected _____ the window.
A | to lock / to had closed |
B | to lock / to close |
C | locking / having closed |
D | locks / not close |
E | being locked / not to close |
Question 4 |
We intend _____ off early tomorrow morning. Otherwise, we will _____ to the beach before noon.
A | to have started / be able to get |
B | starting / had gotten |
C | to be starting / has to get |
D | to start / not be able to get |
E | having start / be able to get |
Question 5 |
The children were pretending _____ their parents. We couldn’t help _____ at the way they looked; after they had dressed up.
A | to be / laughing |
B | being / to laugh |
C | to have been / having to laugh |
D | not being / having had to laugh |
E | to be / to have laughed |
Question 6 |
_____ is my favourite hobby. Unfortunately, I don’t get the chance _____ very often.
A | to dive / going |
B | having dived / to have gone |
C | diving / to go |
D | having to dive / to go |
E | diving / having to go |
Question 7 |
They are going to postpone _____ with the new director until they _____ all their work completed.
A | to meet / getting |
B | having to meet / had |
C | the meeting / have |
D | having had met / haven’t got |
E | has to meet / having |
Question 8 |
Adam stopped _____ last week. He hasn't had a cigarette since then.
A | to smoke |
B | smoking |
C | having smoked |
D | not to smoke |
E | being smoked |
Question 9 |
Although I objected to their _____ the complaint letter, they _____ to me.
A | to write / did listen |
B | not writing / have not had listening |
C | wrote / listened |
D | having wrote / are listened |
E | writing / didn't listen |
Question 10 |
I really appreciate your _____ to see me.
A | to come |
B | had come |
C | came |
D | coming |
E | not to come |
Question 11 |
I have hired a woman _____ after my children when I am at work.
A | to look |
B | looking |
C | were looked |
D | having looked |
E | might have looked |
Question 12 |
She strongly objected _____ to London. She said she preferred _____ the train.
A | to drive / taking |
B | to driving / to take |
C | having to drive / not to take |
D | driving / taking |
E | to have drive / to have taken |
Question 13 |
I'm responsible for _____ and _____ new merchandise, in my new job.
A | to purchase / to distribute |
B | to purchase / distributing |
C | purchasing / to have distribute |
D | purchasing / distributing |
E | to have purchased / distributed |
Question 14 |
I can’t help _____ about the children when they go on trips. I wish they wouldn't forget _____ me and let me know how they are.
A | to worry / to phone |
B | worrying / having phoned |
C | worrying / to phone |
D | having to worry / phoning |
E | not to worry / phoned |
Question 15 |
I hope _____ my homework assignment within the next two days. I’ll hand it in next week.
A | will have finished |
B | finishing |
C | having finished |
D | to finish |
E | won’t be finishing |
Question 16 |
The commission prepared _____ the complaints.
A | to investigate |
B | investigating |
C | having investigated |
D | not investigated |
E | have had to investigate |
Question 17 |
Apparently, they have been planning _____ married for a while now.
A | to get |
B | having to get |
C | will get |
D | to have gotten |
E | to getting |
Question 18 |
-- " Let's stop for a moment at the coffee shop and have a cup of coffee."
-- "Yes, that’s a good idea. I was thinking about _____, _____ too."
A | to stop / smoking |
B | to stop / to smoke |
C | stopping / smoking |
D | stopping / to smoke |
E | to stop / for a smoke |
Question 19 |
I was laughing very hard at the way John was _____ our teacher.
A | to imitate |
B | imitating |
C | imitation |
D | imitated |
E | had imitated |
Question 20 |
It took a great deal of _____ before I could convince the children _____ their toys with each other.
A | talk / sharing |
B | talking / to share |
C | to talk / share |
D | to talk / sharing |
E | talking / sharing |
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