This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Select the correct formI had to run home because I had forgotten ..... the oven off. A) To turn. B) Turning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To turn. 2. Do you want ..... to eat this evening? (go out) A) Going out. B) To go out. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go out. 3. The monster is hard ..... a seeing b see c to see A) Seeing. B) See. C) To see. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To see. 4. Conjugate the verb 'to eat' with a gerund and infinitive. A) Eats/to eating. B) Ate/to eaten. C) Eating/to eat. D) Eaten/to ate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eating/to eat. 5. Please, do not forget ..... your names on the exams. A) To write. B) Write. C) Writing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 6. We really dislike ..... (eat) a lot of fat. A) Eating. B) To eat. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 7. There is no point ..... to convince John that this car is better. He has made up his mind. A) To try. B) Try. C) Trying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trying. 8. When I came here I had to get used to ..... dinner later. A) To have. B) Have. C) Having. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having. 9. James reminded me ..... my medicine. A) To take. B) Taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 10. We hate ..... exams every Monday. A) Taking. B) To take. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. 11. My sister tried ..... to work, but she didn't enjoy it so now she gets the bus. A) To cycle. B) Cycling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To cycle. 12. They wasted their time ..... video games. A) Play. B) To play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Playing. 13. My friend is giving up ..... (smoke) at last. A) To. B) Ing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ing. 14. I have a paper ..... before class. (write) A) To write. B) Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To write. 15. One thing that always makes me happy is ..... in the sea A) Swimming. B) To swim. C) Swim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Swimming. 16. Emily promised ..... all her vegetables. A) To eat. B) Eating. C) To eating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To eat. 17. Are you thinking of ..... India A) Visiting. B) To visit. C) Visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visiting. 18. I'm annoyed at ..... A) To be forced to wait in line. B) Being forced to wait in line. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being forced to wait in line. 19. -What's your weekend plan?-I want ..... Coco in the cinema. A) Watch. B) To watch. C) Watched. D) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To watch. 20. I look forward to ..... you at the weekend. (see) A) Seeing. B) To see. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seeing. 21. We stopped ..... lunch at a service station. We were starving! A) To have. B) Having. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have. 22. Dave is very good at ..... logic problems. A) Solving. B) To solve. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solving. 23. There were so many people in the hospital that I was made ..... four hours before I was examined by a doctor. A) To be waited. B) Waited. C) Wait. D) To wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To wait. 24. He offered me ..... with the cleaning. (help) A) To help. B) Helping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. 25. After prepositions A) GERUNDS. B) INFINITIVE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GERUNDS. 26. Which of the following sentences correctly uses an infinitive? A) She decided to going to the party. B) She decided going to the party. C) She decided to go to the party. D) She decided go to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She decided to go to the party. 27. I decided ..... a new phone. A) To buy. B) Buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 28. They hope ..... the party on time. A) Reaching. B) To reach. C) Reached. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reach. 29. You should ..... the horse quietly. You don't want to frighten it. A) Approach. B) Avoid. C) Make a noise. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Approach. 30. I was tired, so I just watched them ..... (play) volleyball instead of ..... (join) them. A) To play/joining. B) Playing/to join. C) Play/joining. D) Playing/join. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Play/joining. 31. Many smaller companies simply cannot afford ..... health insurance for employees. A) To buy. B) Buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 32. Diana likes ..... broccoli. A) None. B) To eat / eating. C) To eating. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat / eating. 33. Is the verb (play) used as a gerund or infinitive in the sentence?Playing with my sisters is easier in the summer time. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 34. I will consider ..... to work when my kids are in school. A) To going back. B) Going back. C) To go back. D) Go back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going back. 35. Please try ..... (finish) your work on time. A) FINISHING. B) TO FINISH. C) BOTH. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO FINISH. 36. Companies want their products ..... A) Being advertised on prime time. B) To be advertised on prime time. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be advertised on prime time. 37. He is really bad at ..... lies. you can see it all over his face! A) To tell. B) Tell. C) Telling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telling. 38. It was a hot day, and the work was hard. I could feel sweat ..... (trickle) down my back. A) To trickle. B) Trickle. C) Trickling. D) To be trickling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Trickling. 39. Identify the gerund:Watching his impossibly high jumps was an unforgettable experience. A) Unforgettable. B) High jumps. C) Watching. D) Impossibly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching. 40. They stopped at the newsagent's ..... the newspaper. A) Buying. B) To buy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To buy. 41. Emily braked hard ..... (let) a black cat ..... (run) across the street. A) Letting / to run. B) Letting / running. C) To let / run. D) To let / to run. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To let / run. 42. She stopped to take some pictures of the nice view. A) A. she took pictures after she stopped doing something. B) B. She was taking pictures and then stopped doing it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. she took pictures after she stopped doing something. 43. I hope you will accept my giving you condolences on your grandmother's death. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 44. We called him the good news. A) Telling. B) To tell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To tell. 45. Is the verb (wave) used as an infinitive or gerund in the sentence.You need to wave to your friends. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 46. He promised ..... me before 10. (phone) A) To phone. B) Phoning. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To phone. 47. She said she would rather ..... alone at home than with you in that terrible caban. A) To stay. B) Stay. C) Staying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay. 48. Mary has promised me ..... everything she can to help me. A) Do. B) Doing. C) To do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To do. 49. In an effort ..... our labor costs, we are determined to hire more part-timers. A) Has reduced. B) To reduce. C) Reducing. D) Reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reduce. 50. Jason stopped ..... the piano at 6 because it was time for dinner A) To play. B) Playing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 51. He insisted on ..... the bus. A) To take. B) Taking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking. 52. Beekeepers wear protective clothing to avoid ..... stung when handling the insects. A) To get. B) Getting. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Getting. 53. Will almost stepped on the snake hidden in the clump of monkey grass. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participle. 54. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:I love eating ice cream. A) Eating. B) Ice cream. C) Loving. D) I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating. 55. I'm not ..... mountain biking. A) Very fit to go. B) Fit enough to go. C) Too fit to go. D) Enough fit to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fit enough to go. 56. They plan ..... college in the autumn. A) To start. B) Starting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To start. 57. I want ..... tonight. A) For going out. B) To going out. C) To go out. D) For going out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To go out. 58. Don't you remember ..... me that yesterday? A) To tell. B) Telling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling. 59. I would like ..... A) To be told the whole truth. B) Being told the whole truth. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be told the whole truth. 60. Identify the infinitive:Sean's suggestion to listen carefully was appreciated. A) Suggestion. B) Carefully. C) Was appreciated. D) To listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To listen. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGerunds And Infinitives Quiz 1Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 2Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 3Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 4Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 5Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 6Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 7Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books