This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The school has agreed ..... (postpone) exams because of COVID. A) POSTPONING. B) TO POSTPONE. C) BOTH. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TO POSTPONE. 2. You mustn't ..... the meeting on Friday. They'll discuss the plans for the next year A) Miss. B) Missing. C) To miss. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Miss. 3. Peter wished he'd never promised ..... them with the band. A) To help. B) Helping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To help. 4. Do you mind ..... me translate this letter? A) To help. B) Helping. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Helping. 5. According to the diet procedure, ..... will decrease our fat. A) Eating tomato everyday. B) Tomato being eaten everyday. C) Tomato to be eaten daily. D) If we eat tomato everyday. E) To eat daily tomato. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eating tomato everyday. 6. They need (buy) groceries for the week. A) Buying. B) Buy. C) Buys. D) To buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To buy. 7. You mustn't ..... in the library! People are studying. A) Make a noise. B) Defend. C) Keep quiet. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a noise. 8. She tried the puzzle, but she failed. A) Solving. B) To solve. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To solve. 9. I decided ..... the guitar all evening. A) Play. B) To play. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play. 10. I look forward ..... with you next week. A) Chatting. B) To chat. C) To chatting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To chatting. 11. Did you managed ..... the report before the meeting? (finish) A) To finish. B) Finish. C) Finishing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To finish. 12. What is the verb followed by in? A) Talk. B) Think. C) Believe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Believe. 13. Is the verb (cry) used as an infinitive or gerund in the sentence?I hate crying in front of people, I would rather be by myself. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 14. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a gerund? A) I enjoy to swimming in the ocean. B) I enjoy to swim in the ocean. C) I enjoy swimming in the ocean. D) I enjoy swim in the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I enjoy swimming in the ocean. 15. I remember ..... the car right here. I think someone stole it! A) To leave. B) Leave. C) Leaving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaving. 16. This sentence is an example of:My brother dreams of playing soccer professionally. A) Verb + object + infinitive. B) Verb + gerund. C) Verb/prep + gerund. D) Verb + infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb/prep + gerund. 17. My brother finally quit ..... It was causing too many problems. A) Drink. B) To drink. C) Drinks. D) Drinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drinking. 18. SHE PREFERS ..... (GO) TO THE MOVIE THEATER. A) TO GO. B) GOING. C) GOES. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GOING. 19. Do you mind ..... earlier tomorrow, Ben? A) Comes. B) Come. C) Coming. D) To coming. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coming. 20. "My family and I really enjoy ..... to the park on weekends." A) To go. B) Going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 21. Sue's really scared. If she sees a ghost, she'll ..... ! A) Defend. B) Faint. C) Grab. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Faint. 22. "Why did you come late, Naila?" "I had to help mom first for cooking, and I decide all" A) Finish. B) Finishing. C) To finish. D) Finished. E) Finished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To finish. 23. Stop ..... and do something with your life! A) Complain. B) Complaining. C) To complain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complaining. 24. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:She likes to dance. A) Dance. B) To dance. C) She likes. D) Likes to dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To dance. 25. Martha doesn't mind ..... the washing up. A) Doing. B) Do to. C) Do. D) To do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 26. I'd love ..... (come) with you. A) To come. B) Coming. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To come. 27. I don't mind ..... mom with the dishes. A) Help. B) To help. C) Helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Helping. 28. Don't you love ..... A) Being given the chance to get everything at half price?. B) To be given the chance to get everything at half price?. C) Both. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 29. "May I find a shady spot and take a rest, mom?" "That is not a good idea my daughter, we have not stopped ..... all the rooms of our home, wait for a minute honey." A) To sweep. B) Sweep. C) Being swept. D) Sweeping. E) Swept. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweeping. 30. Hou had better ..... careful with that, you could get injured. A) To be. B) Be. C) Being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be. 31. What is the infinitive in the sentence?-I am happy to see you buying that movie! A) No infinitive. B) To see. C) You buying. D) Am happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To see. 32. I'm tired of ..... with you. A) To fight. B) Fight. C) Fighting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fighting. 33. Complete the statement or question with the correct words. 1. Helena would like (going / to go) to the movies tonight. A) Going. B) To go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go. 34. Los siguientes son:to fly, to draw, to become, to enter, to stand, to catch, to belong A) Infinitives. B) Gerunds. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Infinitives. 35. Jamal was interested in ..... to Hong Kong, but he decided ..... until next year. A) Moving; to wait. B) To move; waiting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving; to wait. 36. A gerund is a noun that ends in-ing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. Complete the statement or question with the correct words. 5. Most people don't choose (arriving / to arrive) late; they just get stuck in traffic or have some other problem. A) Arriving. B) To arrive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To arrive. 38. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:She enjoys swimming in the ocean. A) Ocean. B) Swimming. C) Enjoys. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Swimming. 39. I arrived at my destination only ..... the airline had lost my suitcase. A) Finding out. B) Have finding out. C) To found out. D) To find out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To find out. 40. I forgot ..... the electricity bill. If you say I did it, I don't remember when. A) Paying. B) To pay. C) Paying / to pay. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Paying. 41. To form a passive infinitive, you follow the structure ..... A) A) verb + to been + past participle. B) B) verb + being + past participle. C) C) verb + to be + past participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) verb + to be + past participle. 42. The verb "like" can be followed only by a gerund. True or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. People are prevented from ..... to the polluted area. A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Going. 44. ..... enough sleep is very important for good health. A) Getting. B) Get. C) To get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Getting. 45. After verbs of liking or disliking(except when using would eg. would like/prefer A) INFINITIVE. B) GERUND. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GERUND. 46. I couldn't help ..... when my brother fell off his bicycle. (laugh) A) To laugh. B) Laugh. C) Laughing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Laughing. 47. Mario remembers ..... at his town's grocery store when he was a young boy. A) Working. B) To work. C) Working / to work. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working. 48. She quit to work here. A) She quit her job here. She doesn't work here anymore. B) She quit another job in order to work here. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She quit another job in order to work here. 49. A lot of people are worried about ..... their jobs. (lose) A) To lose. B) Losing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Losing. 50. I don't mind ..... long hours because I love my job. A) Work. B) To work. C) Working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Working. 51. I stopped ..... gas on my way to the countryside yesterday. A) To buy. B) Buying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 52. ..... on your own implies many responsabilities. A) To live. B) Live. C) Living. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Living. 53. I enjoy ..... picture postcards. A) To write. B) Writing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing. 54. Remember that you are precious and you deserve ..... happy. So, don't let others to upset you. A) To be. B) Being. C) For being. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be. 55. We hate ..... Maths exams every Monday. A) Taking. B) To take. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. 56. I can't stand ..... under too demanding boss. I want ..... A) Working, quit. B) To work, to quit. C) Working, quitting. D) Working, to quit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Working, to quit. 57. Do you mind ..... me when the English exams are? A) Telling. B) Tell. C) To telling. D) To tell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telling. 58. Where did you learn ..... Spanish? Was it in Spain or in Latin America? A) Speaking. B) To speak. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speak. 59. They forgot ..... cleaning the room this morning. A) For. B) On. C) About. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 60. Mr. Salazar expected us to respect his grandparents. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) None of the above. 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