This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word (or words) is the gerund?Watching for a break in the bad weather can be a tiresome way to spend an afternoon A) Afternoon. B) Break in the bad weather. C) Watching. D) Tiresome. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watching. 2. Sue is interested in ..... a teacher A) Become. B) Becomed. C) Becomes. D) Becoming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Becoming. 3. Matches are ..... (light) fires. A) For light. B) For lighting. C) To lighting. D) To light. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For lighting. 4. The TV doesn't work, but he's going to try ..... it. A) To repair. B) Repairing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repairing. 5. I'd like you to think about ..... (join) our company. A) Join. B) To join. C) Joining. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joining. 6. He's a terrific soccer player! Did you see him ..... (make) that goal? A) Make. B) Making. C) To make. D) To be made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 7. My sister has chosen ..... a divorce. She has so many problems. A) Gets. B) To get. C) Got. D) Getting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 8. "Why does Miftahul wake up early every morning?" '' the school bus and he must get there at 7 morning everyday" A) To get. B) Be getting to. C) Getting to. D) Got to. E) Get to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To get. 9. She is looking forward to ..... to England. A) Travel. B) To travel. C) Traveling. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Traveling. 10. Nick suggested ..... the bus to the city centre A) Taking. B) To take. C) To take out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taking. 11. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:I want to learn how to play the guitar. A) Want to. B) To learn. C) To playing. D) How to learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To learn. 12. Identify the infinitive in the following sentence:My goal is to learn a new language. A) Learn a new language. B) Is to learn. C) My goal. D) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To learn. 13. I stopped ..... for them because the wages were so low. A) Working. B) To work. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Working. 14. He wanted to see it. He stopped ..... around. A) To look. B) Looking. C) Looks. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To look. 15. Suzi offered ..... me a ride into town. (give) A) To give. B) Giving. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To give. 16. The man tried to ..... my arm, but he couldn't catch me. A) Faint. B) Scream. C) Grab. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Grab. 17. What is the gerund form of the verb 'to run'? A) Ran. B) Running. C) Runs. D) Runned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Running. 18. As some people were not in the city, we agreed ..... the meeting . A) Postpone. B) To postpone. C) Postponing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To postpone. 19. You're wrong! I don't remember ..... that! A) Saying. B) To say. C) Say. D) To saying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saying. 20. I saw Ben ..... down the road and ..... off his bike. Thankfully, he was OK. A) Ride / fall. B) Riding / falling. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ride / fall. 21. Swimming is my way of relaxing.What word form is the word "swimming" ? A) Infinitive. B) Modal. C) Gerund. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund. 22. "I miss ..... long walks along the beach." A) To take. B) Taking. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking. 23. As a subject or object (or part of one of these) A) Infinitive without to ( V). B) Infinitve ( to + V). C) Gerund (-ing). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gerund (-ing). 24. Which of the following is a common verb followed by a gerund or infinitive with no difference in meaning? A) Love. B) Begin. C) Like. D) Hate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like. 25. We enjoy singing folk songs. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Participle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerund. 26. I would love ..... China A) To visit. B) Visit. C) Visiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To visit. 27. I ..... the trip next week. I would rather stay at home! A) 'm not looking forward to. B) 'm not looking forward. C) Don't look forward. D) Not looking forward to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'm not looking forward to. 28. Abraham and Jaci don't mind ..... in the queue for ice cream. A) To wait. B) Wait. C) Waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting. 29. I learned ..... French when I was at school. (speak) A) To speak. B) Speak. C) Speaking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To speak. 30. Identify the sentence that uses a gerund correctly: A) He is interested in learning new languages. B) He is interested learn new languages. C) He is interested to learn new languages. D) He is interested in to learn new languages. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is interested in learning new languages. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books