This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 78 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. People said there were secret waves and tunnels in the woods, and boys wanted ..... them. A) To take. B) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 2. Have you ever thought of ..... back to live in Edinburgh or are you happy in London? (go) A) Going. B) To go. C) Go. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 3. ..... on a beach is a perfect way to relax. A) To lie. B) Lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lying. 4. If you want to lose weight, you should consider ..... a fitness club. A) To join. B) Joining. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joining. 5. Did you ..... to school yesterday? A) Went. B) Go. C) Going. D) Had gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 6. It's too cold ..... outside. A) To sit. B) Sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To sit. 7. It is sad ..... A) For her to be late. B) For her being late. C) For her be late. D) Being late for her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For her to be late. 8. I need ..... my parents. A) To call. B) To running. C) Calling. D) To eating. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To call. 9. I've been meaning ..... that new Thai restaurant in town. A) Trying. B) To try. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To try. 10. BOTHER A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. C) Both. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both. 11. Choose true or false according to the following statement. It's common to write gerunds after phrasal verbs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. Cassie avoided ..... her parents that she failed the examination. A) To tell. B) Telling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling. 13. I suggest ..... quite in class A) To keep. B) Keeping. C) To Keeping. D) Keeping To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Keeping. 14. My friend really enjoys ..... books and magazines. A) To read. B) Reading. C) To reads. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reading. 15. We have decided against ..... a new car. A) To buy. B) Buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Buying. 16. Every day he has chores to do around the house.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: B) An adjective. 17. We decided ..... her a birthday present because we weren't sure what she wanted. (not buy) A) Not buying. B) Not to buy. C) Not buy. D) Don't buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not to buy. 18. Teacher:Class begins. Stop ..... A) Talking. B) To talk. C) Talked. D) Talk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Talking. 19. Have you tried recruiting online? A) No, I hadn't thought of that. B) Yes, but it didn't work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Yes, but it didn't work. 20. What is the gerund/gerund phrase in the following sentence? Many people find that they can be stress by walking. A) Many people. B) Find that they. C) Can beat stress. D) By walking. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By walking. 21. We decided to stop ..... a break. A) Taking. B) To take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take. 22. Can't find the information you need for the project? Try ..... the library instead of Google. A) To visit. B) Visiting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Visiting. 23. I don't have ..... the test. A) To take. B) Taking. C) To taking. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To take. 24. Right.brained people often want to be actors. A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 25. The children pretended ..... pirates. A) Being. B) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. ← 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