This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 20 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She is learning ..... (speak) English. A) Speaking. B) To speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speak. 2. I believe that ..... patience is important. A) To have. B) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Having. 3. Complete the sentence: "She is in a bad mood. She dislikes ..... the news, they only show bad things." A) To watch. B) Watching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watching. 4. Do you enjoy ..... to these types of events? A) To go. B) Going. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 5. We don't foresee ..... to employ anyone to replace Amy when she is on maternity leave. A) To need. B) To needing. C) Needing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needing. 6. Choose the correct option: "I remember ..... to the beach for the first time when I was 6" A) Going. B) To go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 7. I leaped to avoid the spikes sticking out of the ground. A) Infinitive:Noun. B) Infinitive:Adjective. C) Gerund:Noun. D) Infinitive:Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Infinitive:Adverb. 8. If we don't act now, we risk ..... a lot of money. A) To lose. B) Losing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Losing. 9. Are you going to go on ..... English here next year? (study) A) Studying. B) To study. C) Study. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Studying. 10. It's difficult to avoid ..... mistakes when you write. A) Making. B) To make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making. 11. I have decided ..... nursing A) To study. B) Studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To study. 12. Select the appropriate option:He decided ..... (go / to go) for a run every morning. A) Went. B) Going. C) Go. D) To go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To go. 13. Don't waste my time ..... about your salary. A) Complaining. B) To complain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complaining. 14. A:Pete remembers giving the homework to the teacher. B:Pete remembered to give the homework to the teacher. Which sentence means Pete gave the homework to the teacher and remembered doing it. A) A. B) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. She seems ..... (like) her new job. A) To like. B) Liking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To like. 16. Listen for how (obligate) is used in the sentence. A) Obligated. B) Obligate. C) To obligate. D) Obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To obligate. 17. I dislike ..... (wait) in line. A) Waiting. B) To wait. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 18. Complete the following sentences with the correct form (infinitive or gerund) of the verb.It seems ..... (be) raining. A) To be. B) Being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 19. They decided ..... a vacation in June. A) Taking. B) Take. C) To take. D) Takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To take. 20. I remember ..... (buy) the lemons but I don't know where I've put them! A) Buying. B) Buy. C) Had bought. D) To buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buying. 21. Paris is always worth ..... to. A) To travel. B) Travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Travelling. 22. Airi has given up ..... to the gym. It was too boring. A) Go. B) To go. C) Going. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 23. Our house needs ..... Do you know any good painters? A) To paint. B) Painting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painting. 24. I love to sleep. A) Gerund:Noun. B) Infinitive:Adverb. C) Infinitive:Noun. D) Infinitive:Adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infinitive:Noun. 25. I tried very hard to don't make any mistakes. A) Correct. B) Incorrect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Incorrect. 26. This is a great opportunity ..... (fire) the coach A) To fire. B) To fired. C) Firing. D) To firing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To fire. 27. Match the sentences with the correct responses. I forgot to meet him while I was there. A) That's OK. You can meet him another time. B) He obviously didn't make an impression. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That's OK. You can meet him another time. 28. Select the appropriate option:He enjoys ..... (play / to play) soccer on weekends. A) Play. B) Playing. C) Plays. D) To play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To play. 29. He seems ..... , but he is actually taking a nap. A) Working. B) To be working. C) Worked. D) Having worked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be working. 30. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone who's helped make our wedding such a special occasion. A) To say. B) Who's. C) Such. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make. 31. Sometimes, GERUNDS use ED at the end. A) Maybe. B) None. C) Yes. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No. 32. Do you fancy ..... (come) to play basketball? A) Coming. B) Come. C) To come. D) Came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coming. 33. Choose the correct option: "The boss wanted ..... a serious matter" A) Discussing. B) To discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To discuss. 34. The airline regrets ..... that flight GO234 has been cancelled. A) Announcing. B) To announce. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To announce. 35. He would only use his laptop A) For watching movies. B) To getting directions. C) For back up files. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For watching movies. 36. After studying catering, Jamie went on ..... (be) a chef. A) Be. B) Being. C) To be. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be. 37. The man denied ..... the laptop from my bag A) Stealing. B) To steal. C) Steal. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stealing. 38. Complete the sentence."She hates ..... (clean) her room." A) To clean. B) Cleaning. C) To clean / cleaning. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To clean / cleaning. 39. The boys walked for a long time, but they enjoyed ..... and were very happy. A) To explore. B) Exploring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exploring. 40. My roommates were very loud and they distracted me from ..... for the exam. A) To revise. B) Revising. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Revising. 41. I tried ..... the table but it was too heavy. A) Moving. B) To move. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To move. 42. Remember ..... the letter. Otherwise they won't get it by Saturday. A) Posting. B) To post. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To post. 43. I dream about ..... a big house. A) Building. B) To build. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Building. 44. Olga finally admitted (be) ..... responsible for the problem. A) To be. B) Being. C) Both are correct. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Being. 45. I'm not used to ..... my ideas in front of so many people. A) To present. B) Presenting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Presenting. 46. Is there a famous sporting moment you will never forget (see)? A) To see. B) See. C) Seeing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To see. 47. I am beginning to wish I hadn't volunteered ..... Sandra move house A) To help. B) To helping. C) Helping. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. 48. I keep ..... to this song. A) Listening. B) To listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listening. 49. Companies sometimes use robots A) To perform dangerous tasks. B) For make video calls. C) To looking for criminals. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To perform dangerous tasks. 50. We should leave now to arrive on time.In the sentence, the infinitive is functioning as A) A noun. B) An adjective. C) An adverb. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An adverb. 51. ..... to the United States was very exciting. A) Coming. B) Was coming. C) To come. D) Came. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coming. 52. One negative influence is (argue) ..... People who argue are more likely to get colds than those who do not. A) Argue. B) To argue. C) Arguing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Arguing. 53. ..... the metro is cheaper than ..... an Uber. A) Taking / taking. B) To take / to take. C) To take / taking. D) Taking / to take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking / taking. 54. How long have you been ..... getting married? A) Thinking about. B) Thinking to. C) Thinking of. D) Thinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thinking about. 55. She avoids ..... in public because she gets nervous. A) To speak. B) Speaks. C) Speaking. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speaking. 56. Most people don't mind ..... delayed a little because the ferry has WiFi. A) Be to be being. B) To be. C) Being. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being. 57. Your cousin was sure ..... with her. A) To get married. B) Getting married. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get married. 58. They all denied ..... her. A) Having ever seen. B) Ever having seen. C) To see. D) Of seeing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Having ever seen. 59. To connect two verbs in the same sentence, it's not necessary to use the second one either as a gerund or as an infinitive. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 60. It is CORRECT:Matias offered cooking dinner. A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) Usually. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. ← 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