Exercises of gerund and infinitive

Exercise 1 : Choose the best answer :

1.I hear you are preparing ………… for Australia
A. leave B. to leave C. leaving D. to have left
2.They let their children …………..up late at weekends
A. staying B. stay C. to stay D. having stayed
3. The children were eager ………. their parents
A. to see B.see C.seeing D.saw
4. I’d rather ……… at home
A.to stay B. staying C.stayed D.stay
5. Peter is very funny . He makes me ………. a lot
A.laugh B.to laugh C.laughing D.laughed
6. He refused……… her ………. for herself
A. to allow/ think B.allow/ to think C. allowing/thinking D.to allow/
to think
7. They noticed him ……….. …………. the agreement
A. to hesitate/sign B. hesitate C. to hesitate / to sign
D.hesitate/to sign
8.I keep getting this pain in my leg . I think I’d better ……… a doctor
A. seeing B.to see C. see D.saw
9. Did you see that lovely old car ……… past a moment ago ?
A. go B. going C. to go D. went
10. Daniel doesn’t know how ……….. the video
A. repair B.repairing C.to repair D.repaired
11. It’s important for her ……….. the office
A. ringing B.ring C.rang D. to ring
12.You can’t help ………. Sandra King
A. like B. liking C. to like D.A and C
13.John had agreed ……………. me in his office
A. to meet B. meet C. meeting D. met
14.It’s important for the figures ……..regularly
A. to update B.being updated C.to have updated D. to be
updated
15. Rick ignored the problems despite ………. about them .
A. tobe warned B. being C.having been warned D.warn
16. I have come ……….. the secret of happiness
A. realize B. realizing C.to lealize D.having realized
17. It is no good …….. sorry for yourself
A. to feel B. feel C.feeling D.felf
18. Will you remind me ……… this letter when we go past the post
office?
A. to post B.post C.posting D.to be posted
19.The men wanted to avoid ………. on security cameras.
A.seeing B. to see C.to be seen D.being seen
20.As well as …….. to a less important job , Emily had suffered a drop
in salary
A.being moved B. moving C.to be moved D. move
21. The goods ought …….. two weeks ago
A.delivered B.deliveringC.being delivered D. to be delivered
22. These brakes don’t work well . They need ……..
A. seeing to B. to be seen to C. to see D . A and B
23.She pretended ……….. me when I passed by
A.not to see B.not seeing C.to not see D.having
not seen
24. What do you think of the book ? Oh , excellent . It’s worth ……. a
second time
A.to read B. tobe read C. reading D. being read
25. Go on ……… the other exercise after you have finished this one
A.todo B.doing C.with D.tobe doing
26. I don’t regret……..even if it might have upset her
A. to tell her what I thought C. telling what I thought
B.to have told her that I thought D. telling her what I thought
27. It is necessary ……… his father everything?
A. to tell B.tell C. telling D.tobe told
28."Let’s have a break ,, Not , now . I didn’t want to stop …….yet
A. study B. to study C. for studying D.studying
29. She enjoyed ……… the violin in the morning
A. practising playing B. practising to play C. to practise playing D.to
practise to play
30. My father is considering …. his job .
A. to change B.change C. changingD.changed
31. I prefer ……. the book at home to the ……….. boring film .
A. reading/ seeing B. to read/ see
C. read/ seeing D. reading/ see
32. His parents wouldn’t allow him …………across the big river.
A. to risk swimming B. risking to swim
C. for risk to swim D. risking swimming
33. It is no use……………. what has been done.
A. to regret B. regretted C. regretting D.
regret
34. They looked forward very much to ………. her again
A. be meeting B. have met C.meeting D. meet
35. Would you mind ………… your radio a little please ?
A. turn off B. turning off C. to turn down D.turning down
36. Only one of these books is …………………
A. worth to read B.worth being read C. worth of reading D. worth
reading
37. I advised him ……… too much about the result of the test
A. not to worryingB.not worrying C.don’t worry D.not to worry
38. My father hates ………. He never allows me …….
A. to smoke / to smoke B. smoking/smoking C.smoke/smoke
D.smoking/to smoke
39.Do you remember………….me at a party last year?
A.meet B. to meet C.meeting D.met
40. Remember ………… my best regards to her when you write
A.sending B.send C. sent D. to send
41. I never forget ………… the beautiful place for the first time.
A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit
42. Our T.V set is out of order and needs ……………
A. repairing B. to be repairing C. repaired D. be repaired
43. “ What happens to your shoes? ” “ They want…………..”
A. to mend B. mending C. being mended D. mended
44. I’m busy now . I’m sorry I can’t help ……….. the flowers
A. to water B. watering C. watered D. waters
45. He likes ……………, but he doesn’t like……….. today because he
doesn’t feel well
A. swimming/ to swim B. to swim/ swimming
C. swimming/ swimming D. to swim/ to swim
46. What I wanted was …………….as quickly as possible
A. getting the work done B. to get the work doing
C. getting the work doing D. to get the work done
47. It is compulsory for students in some schools ………… uniforms.
A. to wear B.wear C. wearing D. worn
48. This classroom needs ……….. It’s very dirty
A.clean B.cleaning C . to clean D.cleaned
49.At school , students usually take part in ……… money for charity
A.raised B.to raise C.raising D.raise
50.Do you enjoy ……..cartoon?
A. watching B.to watch C.watch D.watched

Exercise 2 : Supply the correct verb forms :

1-We stopped once ( buy ) petrol and then we stopped again (ask)
someone the way .
2- I tried ( convice) him that I was perfectly capable of ( manage) on
my own , but he insisted on (help) me .
3- Your hair needs ( cut ) . You’d better (have) it ( do) tomorrow .
4- I always try (come) in quietly but they always hear me (go) upstair .
It’s impossible (climb) an old wooden stair case at night without ( make
) noise .
5- They don’t allow ( smoke) in the auditorism. They don’t want ( risk)
( set) it on fire
6- Would you like me ( turn) down the radio a bit ? No, it’s all right . I’m
used to (work) with the radio on .
7- Would your children mind (keep) quiet for a moment ? I’m trying
(fill) a form .
8- My father advised me (read) the novel
9- Does she want (become) a singer?
10- Can you help me (find) my mistakes ?
11- They didn’t permit (camp) in this wood .
12- Nothing will make me (change) my mind
13- The lord had the gardener (plan) trees (get) shadow
14- She was afraid of (tell) her parents the truth
15- Jack suggested (take) me one flat and (keep) the other for me . But
Tom advvised me (sell) the whole house .
16- They let us ( park) motorcycles here but they don’t allow us (park)
cars
17- If you want the milkman (leave) you milk in the morning , don’t
forget (put) a milk bottle outside.
18- It’s no use ( wait)
19- I have (see) a child (cry).
20- Gravity makes water (run) downhill.
21- Gravity keeps the moon (travvel) around the earth instead of
(shoot) off into space .
22- It’s difficult (get) used to ( eat ) with chopsticks
23- I prefer (drive) tto ( ride)
24- I don’t en joy (go) to the dentist’s
25- I’ve ever heard Tom (swear)
26- You’ll never regret (do) a kind action.
27- I’ll remember (send) you a postcard when I reach London
28- Would you mind (show) me how (work) the lift ?
29- There are people who can’t help ( laugh) when they see someone
(slip) on a banana skin.
30- I don’t think my uncle will ever get used to (be) at home all day
instead of (go) out to work .
31 – Although both parents had tried (talk) to their daughter about the
boy’s irresponsible behaviour, she went on (see) him .
32 –The old lady kept a big dog in the house ( protect) her against
intruders , but she never stopped (worry) about thieves.
33- I’m looking forward to (see) you.
34-Do stop (talk) , I’m trying (finish) a letter.
35- Ask him( come) in . Don’t keep him (stand ) at the door .

Exercise 3 : To- V or V-ing ? . Use the correct form of a

suitable verb from the box to complete each of the sentence
below .

help do use take write save reduce fix spend

conserve turn
1- I need someone ………………….. me with this problem.
2- I suggest …………. a shortcut through the park. It’ll take
much less time.
 3- We’re very worried about ……… lots of money on ennegy
in our home .
4- Did you remember ………….. off the lights when you left ?
5- I suggest ………… energy- saving bulbs ……….our
electricity bill .
6- John enjoys…………… everything in his home by himself .
7- I remember ………… down her phone number already, but I
can’t find it anywhere.
8- What should I do ……………….energy ?
9- The villagers are interested in ………………natural
resources but they do not know how …………..so.
KEYS OF GERUND & INFINITIVE EXERCISES

Exercise 1:

1. B 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A 6. D 7.D 8. C

9A 10. C 11.D
12. B 13. A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17. C 18. A
19. D 20. A 21.D 22. D 23.A 24. C 25.A
26. D 27.A 28.D 29.A 30.C 31.A
32. A 33.C 34.C 35.D 36. D 37.D 38. D
39.C 40.D 41.B 42. A 43.B 44.B 45.A
46.D. 47. A 48.B 49. C 50. A

Exercise 2 :

1. to buy – to ask 2. to convince-

managing- helping
3. cutting- have- done 4. to come-
going(go) – to climb- making
5. to smoke- to risk- setting 6- to turn- working
7. keeping- to fill 8. to read
9. to become 10. find
11. camping 12. change
13. plant- to get 14. to tell
15. taking- keeping – to sell 16. park- to park
17. to leave- to put 18. waiting
19. seen- cry 20. run
21. travelling- shooting 22. to get – eating
23. driving- riding 24. going
25. swear 26. to do
27. to send 28. showing- to
work
29.laughing- slip 30. being- going
31. talking- seeing 32. to protect-
worrying
33. seeing 34. talking – to
finish
35 . to come- standing

Exercise 3:

1- to help
2- taking
3- spending
4- to turn
5- using- to reduce
6- fixing
7- writing
8- to save
9- conserving- to do.

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