gerund infinitives mcqs

INFINITIVES - GERUNDS - PARTICIPLES
1. Do you mind _____ here?
A. I sit
B. my sitting
C. my siting
D. sitting
2. I can hardly imagine Mike ______ across the Atlantic Ocean all by himself
A. sail
B. to sail
C. sailing
D. being sailed
3. I would appreciate ______ back this afternoon.
A. you to call
B. you call
C. you're calling
D. your calling
4. No one enjoys ______ in public.
A. to be made fun of
B. making fun of
C. being made fun of
D. to make fun of
5. Don't you remember ______ before?
A. to see him
B. saw him
C. to have seen him
D. seeing him
6. I don't feel like _____ out for a walk.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. to be going

7. Would you mind ______ the window?
A. to close
B. close
C. closing
D. to be closing
8. People couldn't help ______ the funny man.
A. to laugh at
B. laugh at
C. laughing at
D. laughing on
9. This sentence needs ______.
A. to improve
B. improving
C. improve
D. being improved
10. He never stopped ______ until his last minute of life.
A. to work
B. to be working
C. working
D. to have worked
11. Mary was upset by _____ her the truth.
A. our not having told
B. us not to tell
C. we didn't tell
D. not to tell
12. _____ for twelve hours, I felt marvelous.
A. Having slept
B. have slept
C. Having been slept D. have been slept
13. I regret _____ you that you are not selected for the interview

A. to tell
B. telling
C. tell
D. having told
14. My grandfather is used to ______ early.
A. get up
B. getting up
C. have got up
D. got up
15. I'm looking forward to ______ you.
A. seeing
B. see
C. to be seeing
D. to have seen
16. He objected to ______ early.
A. leave
B. be left
C. leaving
D. to be leaving
17. His mother insisted on ______ college.
A. he to go to
B. his going
C. he go to
D. his going to
18. The bees are busy _____ pollen.
A. gathering
B. to gather
C. to gathering
D. with gather
19. The book is worth _____.

A. reading
B. being read
C. to be read
D. to read
20. Having finished ______ the reading report, I began to listen to music.
A. to write
B. to have written
C. writing
D. written
21. Don't risk ______ alone in the river.
A. to swim
B. swimming
C. to be swimming
D. swim
22. I'm considering _____ your invitation.
A. accepting
B. to accept
C. accepted
D. accept
23. The boy pretended _____ an essay, but in fact he wrote nothing.
A. to be writing
B. to be written
C. writing
D. to writing
24. I have never expected _____ such a strange thing in my life.
A. seeing
B. having seen
C. to see
D. to be seen

25. Please let it _____ clearly. I am not used _____ something twice.
A. understand / to saying
B. to understand / to say
C. be understood / to saying
D. be understood / to say
26. Do not delay _____ him.
A. to answer
B. to answering
C. answering
D. to be answering
27. I remember _____ the post office, but I forgot _____ the letter, which is still in my briefcase.
A. to enter / to post
B. entering / posting
C. entering / to post
D. to enter / posting
28. She can't stand ______ under such terrible condition.
A. working
B. to work
C. to be working
D. work
29. It is no use _____ over spilt milk
A. crying
B. to cry
C. to be crying
D. cried
30. ESL students from Asia often have great difficulty ______ some English sounds.
A. to pronounce
B. in pronouncing
C. pronouncing

D. B and C are correct.
31. She preferred ______ rather than give up.
A. die
B. dying
C. to die
D. to be die
32. He prefers _____ a walk to _____ TV& at home.
A. taking / watching
B. take / watch
C. taking / to watch
D. take / watch
33. The doctor persuaded the patient ______ in hospital for 3 more days.
A. staying
B. to stay
C. being stayed
D. stay
34. Tell her ______ for school again.
A. not late
B. not being late
C. not to be late
D. not be late
35. Mr. Smith encouraged his children _____ Chinese.
A. studying
B. study
C. to study
D. to studying
36. We watched the little girl _____ across the street.
A. to walk
B. walk
C. is walking

D. walked
37. His _____ words made her ______.
A. discouraged / discouraged
B. discouraged / discouraging
C. discouraging / discouraged
D. discouraging / discouraging
38. The school required ______.
A. rebuilding
B. rebuilt
C. to rebuild
D. to be rebuilding
39. His speech is easy ______.
A. to follow it
B. to follow
C. following
D. to be followed
40. It is necessary _____ the books on time.
A. to us to return
B. for us to return
C. to us returning
D. for us returning
41. Would you please ______ your car here?
A. do not park
B. not to park
C. not parking
D. not park
42. My little son does nothing but ______ outside all day long
A. to play
B. playing
C. play

D. plays
43. You are cold. You'd better ______ near the fireplace.
A.sit
B. to sit
C. sitting
D. siting
44. I'd rather _____ to the country tomorrow. The weather leaves much to be desired.
A. not to go
B. not go
C. not going
D. to not go
45. You'd better _____ an aspirin. You look bad.
A. take
B. to take
C. taking
D. taken
46. She prefers _____ shoes with high heels.
A. not wear
B. not wearing
C. not to wear
D. to not wear
47. I want to get thinner so I'd rather ______ than _____ by car
A. walk / go
B. to walk / to go
C. walk / to go
D. to walk / go
48. The doctor wanted the patient _____.
A. to examine
B. to be examined
C. being examined

D. examining


49. When I was waiting in the hall, I saw a girl ______ with a file in her hand.
A. came out
B. to come out
C. come out
D. be come out
50. Nobody expected the president of the company _____ to the party.
A. coming
B. to come
C. come
D. came
51. She noticed the children _____ behind the tree but pretended to see nothing.
A. hiding
B. to hide
C. to be hidden
D. to be hiding
52. I want his article _____ in November.
A. to publish
B. to be published
C. publishing
D. publish
53. Look, they are likely ______ to the news. They seem _____.
A. to be listening / to be excited
B. to listen / to be excited
C. to have been listening / to have excited
D. to have listened / to be being excited
54. He is sure _____ a liar. Everybody heard him _____ that in so many words.
A. to be / to say

B. be / say
C. to be / say
D. be / to say
55. Her remarks made everybody _____ uncomfortable.
A. feel
B. feeling
C. to feel
D. felt
56. They got the manager _____ the contract.
A. sign
B. to sign
C. signing
D. to be signed
57. She was made _____ smoking.
A. give up
B. given up
C. to give up
D. gave up
58. He had a fireplace _____ in the corner of the sitting room.
A. install
B. installed
C. installing
D. to install
59. The robber had the teller _____ the safe.
A. open
B. to open
C. opening
D. opened
60. She made him _____ the incident.
A. forget

B. forgetting
C. to forget
D. forgot
61. There is no point in ______ about these things.
A. worrying
B. worry
C. to worry
D. worried
62. Do you want me _____ a long-distance call?
A. order
B. to order
C. ordering
D. to be ordering
63. Before _____ evidence you must swear ______ the truth.
A. giving / to tell
B. give / to tell
C. giving / tell
D. given / to tell
64. We decided not to travel, _____ the terrible weather forecast.
A. having heard
B. to have heard
C. having been heard
D. to have been heard
65. It was a lovely day, so I suggested _____ to the country.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. went
66. It's worth ____ the things properly.
A. arrange

B. arranging
C. to arrange
D. arranged
67. I'd like you ____ everything by the time I come back.
A. to arrange
B. arrange
C. arranging
D. arranged
68. It's very difficult _____ with him because he got used to _____ everything in his own way.
A. to deal / doing
B. to deal / do
C. dealing / doing
D. dealing / do
69. They don't have much money. They can't afford _____ out very often.
A. going
B. to go
C. go
D. went
70. It is no use ______ a car if you don't know how _____.
A. to have / to drive
B. having / driving
C. having / to drive
D. to have / driving
71. A snake ______ in the grass will bite if anyone treads upon it.
A. sleeping
B. is sleeping
C. slept
D. to sleep
72. ______ his pockets with apples the boy was about to run away when he saw the owner of the garden with a stick in
his hand.

A Having filled
B. Filled
C. Fill
D. Had filled


73. They now regret _____ their son by providing too many material possessions.
A. having spoiled
B. to have spoiled
C. having been spoiled
D. to have been spoiled
74. ______ at a big seaport, I started to look for a job.
A. Arrived
B. Have arrived
C. Arrive
D. Having arrived
75. He had received an urgent message _____ him to telephone Sir Matthew.
A. to ask
B. asking
C. asked
D. to asking
76. In the wood they sat down on a ______ tree.
A. fall
B. fallen
C. falling
D. fell
77. ______ where to go he turned to a passer-by.
A. Not known
B. Not knowing
C. Not to know

D. Not have known
78. ______ her face in cold water, she came up to the window and shut it.
A. Have washed
B. Washed
C. Had washed
D. Having washed
79. Paul sat down again, evidently _____ his mind about going.
A. changed
B. having changed
C. change
D. to change
80. The stockbroker denied _____ of the secret business deal.
A. having informed
B. having been informed
C. to have informed
D. to have been informed
81. Henry mentioned _____ in an accident as a child, but he never told us the details.
A. having injured
B. having been injured
C. to have injured
D. to have been injured
82. The spy admitted _____ some highly secret information to enemy agents.
A. having given
B. having been given
C. to have given
D. have been given
83. I'm sure it's not my fault that John found out what we were planning. I don't remember _____ anyone about it.
A. having told
B. being told
C. to tell

D. to be told
84. _____ television to the exclusion of all other activities is not a healthy habit for a growing child.
A. To be watched
B. Being watched
C. Watching
D. Watch
85. I can't recall _____ that old movie, but maybe I did many years ago.
A. having seen
B. to have seen
C. to see
D. having been seen
86. Let's leave early, so we'll be ahead of the rush of commuters. We can't risk _____ in heavy traffic during rush hour.
A. holding up
B. being held up
C. having held up
D. to hold up
87. When I glanced out the window, I saw Tom _____ toward my house.
A. walk
B. walking
C. to walk
D. having walked
88. By the time the baby arrives, Johnson hope ______ painting and decorating the new room.
A. having finished
B. to have finished
C. having been finished
D. to have been finished