This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Verb Forms > Gerunds And Infinitives – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Gerunds And Infinitives Quiz 81 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the best option. I can't afford ..... my friend a big birthday present. A) To buy. B) To buying. C) Buy. D) Buying. E) Me buying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To buy. 2. Bob really hates ..... to the zoo. A) Being take. B) To take. C) To be taken. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To be taken. 3. Don't pretend ..... the present if you don't. We can always change it for something else as I still have the receipt. (like) A) Liking. B) To like. C) Like. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To like. 4. Another characteristics is (be) a "loner" . A) Be. B) To be. C) Being. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being. 5. I suggest ..... for a walk this afternoon. How about it? A) Going. B) To go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 6. My boss told me she wanted ..... to me in her office. (speak) A) Speaking. B) To speak. C) Speak. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To speak. 7. Identify the gerund in the following sentence:I don't like waiting for the holidays. A) Like. B) Waiting. C) Holidays. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Waiting. 8. Please, try to avoid ..... (make) the same mistakes A) To making. B) Made. C) Making. D) To have made. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 9. I could not ..... the books I wished to buy in the bookstore. A) Found. B) Finds. C) Finding. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Find. 10. I used to ..... at six every morning. A) Rise. B) Rising. C) Rised. D) Rises. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rise. 11. The police decided ..... him one more time. A) To stop. B) Stopping. C) Stop. D) To stoping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To stop. 12. I intend to work myself this year and apply myself ..... my results. A) Improve. B) To improve. C) Improving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To improve. 13. Mel and Karen were late arriving to the ball park. They stopped getting some gas, and then they couldn't get their car started again. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 14. I expect ..... my results today A) To receive. B) To receiving. C) Receiving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To receive. 15. I didn't like the characters in this novel. It was difficult ..... any empathy with them. A) To have. B) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To have. 16. Please, identify the infinitive in the sentence."They wished to be taller. The shooting star avoided telling them it was impossible." A) Telling. B) To be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be. 17. Gerund or infinitive?"My mother is planning to travel to Santiago next month" A) Gerund. B) Infinitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive. 18. We missed our flight so we ended up ..... on the floor in the airport. A) Sleeping. B) To sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sleeping. 19. It's impossible ..... on this pitch because the ball won't bounce. A) Playing. B) To play. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play. 20. Choose the correct option: "We spend all of our free time ..... new languages" A) Learning. B) To learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learning. 21. Tom enjoys ..... (play) with his friends A) To play. B) Playing. C) Play. D) Plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 22. A:Try to play the game with the sound off.B:Try playing the game with the sound off. Which sentence means to do this as an experiment, because it may help you. A) A. B) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 23. Which one is followed by a gerund? A) Hope. B) Discuss. C) Want. D) Would like. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discuss. 24. Kim expects ..... her test scores on Friday A) Getting. B) To get. C) Get. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To get. 25. Choose the right option:She hopes ..... (find / to find) a good job after graduation. A) To find. B) Found. C) Finding. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To find. ← 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