gerund and infinitive

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GERUND AND INFINITIVE

<b>Choose the best answer :</b>

1.It takes us about two hours ………..to the seaside

A.get B.got C.getting D.to get
2.Would you mind………me some money ?

A.lending B.to lend C.lent D.lend
3.His mother told him………..slowly in the city

A.drives B. drove C. to drive D. driving
4.Her brother spends too much time……….computer

A.to study B.studying C.studies D.study
5.She enjoys…………..the English class of Mr Colin

A.attends B.to attend C.attending D.attended
6.He seems ………….this area very well

A.to know B.knows C. know D.knowing
7.He told me………to anyone about it

A.don’t tell B.not to tell C.not telling D.not tell
8.He forgets ………my book last year

A.to borrow B.borrow C.borrowed D.borrowing
9.I’m very sorry for ……….late

A.be B.to be C.being D.am
10.Did you remember ………..the door ?

A.lock B.locking C.to lock D.locked
11.You’d better ……….back and …………..the door

A.go/lock B.went/locked C.going/locking D.going/locked
12.You ought………..today

A.go B.going C.went D.to go
13.He made me……….his instructions

A.repeat B.to repeat C.repeating D.repeats
14.It was a nice day, so we decided ……….for a walk

A.going B.went C.to go D.go
15.I’m hunggry , so I suggested ………..dinner early

A.having B.to have C.have D.has
16.I wish the dog would stop ………

A.to bark B.barking C.bark D.barks
17.He doesn’t have much money, so he couldn’t afford ………….out very often
A.went B.going C.go D.to go
18.Don’t forget ………the letter I gave you

A.post B.to post C.posting D.posted
19.He has decided……….a car

A.doesn’t buy B.don’t buy C.not to buy D.not buying
20.Do you mind………..so much noise ?

A.make B.making C.made D.to make
21.Would you mind if I ………here ?

A.sit B.sat C.sitting D.to sit
22.Do you mind if he ………?

A.not come B.not to come C.not coming D.doesn’t come
23.What about……….football this afternoon ?

A.playing B.to play C.play D.played
24.You will never regret………….you

A.to meet B.meets C.meeting D.is meeting
25.I saw him …………..to the bank yesterday

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26.I saw him ………with his friends in the park

A.playing B. to play C.played D.play
27.He was fined for ………without light at night

A.drive B.drove C.to drive D.driving
28.When my father was young, he used to…………..football

A.playing B.to play C. plays D.play
29.It is difficult to get used to ………..with chopsticks

A.eating B.to eat C.eat D.ate
30.I tried ……….him to agree with your proposal

A.persuade B.persuading C.persuades D.to persuade

31.I regret …………..you that your applicantion has been refused

A.inform B.informing C.to inform D.informs
32.I couldn’t help……….what you said

A.overhearing B. to overhear C.overhear D.overhears
33.They don’t allow …………..in here

A.to smoke B.smoke C.smokes D.smoking
34.Is there anything here worth ………..?

A.to buy B.buying C.bought D.buy
35.He is thinking of ………..his job and…………..to the USA

A.leave/go B.left/went C.leave/went D.leaving/going
36.I arranged……….them here

A.to meet B.meeting C.meet D.met
37.The manager urged us……….faster

A.working B.worked C.to work D.work
38.Please go on……….; I don’t mind ………….

A.write/wait B.writing/waiting C.write/waited D.wrote/wait
39.I prefer …………..to ………

A.drive/be drive B.to drive/to be drive C.drove/was drive D.driving/being driven
40.He warned them ………..the fire

A.don’t touch B.not to touch C.doesn’t touch D.touch

41.After………the conditions I decided ……….for the competition

A.hear/not enter B.heard/to enter C.hearing/not to enter D.to hear/not entering
42.He wore dark glasses……….recognized

A.to avoid being B.avoiding to be C.avoid be D.avoides is
43.Are you scared of………..the horror film ?

A.to see B.see C.saw D.seeing
44.It took them two years ……….that bridge

A.build B.building C.to build D.built
45.Would you like…………to the cinema with me ?

A.to go B.going C.wnet D.goes
46.I used …………..but I haven’t had any change since coming here

A.riding B.ride C.rode D.to ride
47.The teacher made us ………..a lot of exercises in class

A.to do B.doing C.do D.did
48.It’s no use ……….this kind of book

A.read B.reading C.to read D.reads
49.It’s worth ………….that he has once been a boxer

A.remembering B.remember C.to remember D.remembered
50.We had better not………up late

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