This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Bare Infinitive – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Bare Infinitive Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She appears ..... the message clearly, but she still has questions. A) To understand. B) Understanding. C) Understand. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To understand. 2. When should a bare infinitive be used in a sentence? A) Before modal verbs and certain other verbs. B) When used as the subject of a sentence. C) Only in the middle of a sentence. D) After modal verbs and certain other verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After modal verbs and certain other verbs. 3. My father hates ..... a tie to work. A) To wear. B) Wearing. C) To wear/wearing. D) Wear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To wear/wearing. 4. The girlfriend kept me ..... for over an hour. A) Waiting. B) Wait. C) To wait. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Waiting. 5. The engineer let the robot assist with repairs. Identify the bare infinitive in the sentence. A) Let. B) Assist. C) Repairs. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assist. 6. Which sentence correctly uses a gerund after a verb? A) I want to swim. B) They decided to leave early. C) He suggested going to the park. D) She enjoys to dance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He suggested going to the park. 7. We often watch Barcelona (play, to play) against Real Madrid. A) Play. B) To play. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Play. 8. Though tired, she continued studying. A) Bare infinitive. B) Verbless. C) -ing clause. D) That clause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verbless. 9. My suitcase is light enough ..... this time. A) Carrying. B) To carry/carrying. C) To carry. D) Carry. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To carry. 10. Low-lying land is vulnerable to ..... (flood) A) Flooding. B) Flood. C) Flooded. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flooding. 11. He advised ..... the decision on my own. A) Make. B) Me to make. C) Me making. D) To making. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Me to make. 12. My friend is thinking about ..... job to an IT company. A) Apply. B) To apply. C) Applying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Applying. 13. Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence:They enjoy ..... (swim/swimming) in the pool. A) Swim. B) Swims. C) Swam. D) Swimming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Swimming. 14. In addition to A) Gerung. B) To inf. C) Inf. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gerung. 15. During the pandemic, we all hoped ..... (go) out soon and meet our friends for a chat like we used to. A) To go. B) Go. C) Going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 16. What is the purpose of the to-infinitive in this sentence: "He went to the library to study" ? A) Expressing purpose. B) Acting as an adjective. C) Describing a subject. D) Acting as a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expressing purpose. 17. Mathew is really good at ..... A) To cook. B) Cooks. C) Cooked. D) Cooking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking. 18. Identify the error in the following sentence:'She can to speak five languages.' A) The error is using 'to' before 'speak.'. B) The error is using 'languages' instead of 'language.'. C) The error is using 'to speak' instead of 'speak.'. D) The error is using 'speak' instead of 'speaking.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The error is using 'to speak' instead of 'speak.'. 19. Which sentence uses the to-infinitive correctly? A) I want going to the park. B) He decided to leave early. C) She enjoys to sing. D) They avoid to work late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He decided to leave early. 20. Sandy wasn't fast enough ..... the competition. A) To win. B) Winning. C) Win. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To win. 21. Which sentence correctly uses a to-infinitive after an adjective? A) I prefer to help myself. B) He is happy to help you. C) She enjoys to help others. D) They avoid to help strangers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is happy to help you. 22. Faridah prefers ..... (cycle) to ..... (walk) A) Cycle, walk. B) Cycling, walking. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cycling, walking. 23. I would prefer ..... out in rather than stay at home/ A) To go. B) Go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To go. 24. Her parents won't let her ..... the basketball team. A) Join. B) To join. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Join. 25. When you go out, remember ..... the keys with you because I will not be at home. A) Brought. B) Bringing. C) To bring. D) Bring. 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