This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I decided ..... a new phone. A) To buy. B) Buy. C) Buying. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. I was tired, so I just watched them ..... (play) volleyball instead of ..... (join) them. A) Playing/join. B) To play/joining. C) Playing/to join. D) Play/joining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play/joining. 5. 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. 6. Diana likes ..... broccoli. A) None. B) To eat / eating. C) To eating. D) Eat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To eat / eating. 7. 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. 8. I will consider ..... to work when my kids are in school. A) Go back. B) Going back. C) To go back. D) To going back. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going back. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. It was a hot day, and the work was hard. I could feel sweat ..... (trickle) down my back. A) Trickle. B) Trickling. C) To trickle. D) To be trickling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trickling. 13. Identify the gerund:Watching his impossibly high jumps was an unforgettable experience. A) Watching. B) Impossibly. C) High jumps. D) Unforgettable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Watching. 14. 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. 15. Emily braked hard ..... (let) a black cat ..... (run) across the street. A) Letting / to run. B) To let / run. C) To let / to run. D) Letting / running. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To let / run. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. What's the worst thing you regret ..... in your life? A) To do. B) Doing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doing. 24. In an effort ..... our labor costs, we are determined to hire more part-timers. A) Reduce. B) Reducing. C) Has reduced. D) To reduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To reduce. 25. 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. 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