Gerunds and Infinitives Test 2
| Question 1 | 
I have been putting off _____ a decision about school because I don't know exactly what I want _____.
| A | to make / studying | 
| B | o make / to study | 
| C | making / studying | 
| D | making / to study | 
| E | to have made / .studied | 
| Question 2 | 
The child disliked _____ his medicine.
| A | taking | 
| B | having to have taken | 
| C | took | 
| D | having took | 
| E | being taken | 
| Question 3 | 
I was accused of _____ about my neighbour, but it wasn't true.
| A | gossip | 
| B | to gossip | 
| C | gossiping | 
| D | to gossiping | 
| E | having gossiped | 
| Question 4 | 
In school, you aren't allowed _____ or _____ in the classroom.
| A | to eat / drinking | 
| B | eat / drinking | 
| C | eating / to drink | 
| D | to eat / drink | 
| E | eat / to drink | 
| Question 5 | 
You'll be sorry about _____ your time, but it will be too late then.
| A | waste | 
| B | to waste | 
| C | wasting | 
| D | having waste | 
| E | having to waste | 
| Question 6 | 
The children have been forbidden _____ ball in the garden. However, they really dislike _____ to their uncle.
| A | to play / having been listening | 
| B | playing / having to listen | 
| C | having played / to listen | 
| D | to play / having to listen | 
| E | playing / being listened | 
| Question 7 | 
I remembered _____ the bread and the milk my mother had wanted, but I forgot _____ the newspaper.
| A | to pick up / getting | 
| B | picking up / to ge | 
| C | o pick up / to get | 
| D | picking up / getting | 
| E | having picked up / getting | 
| Question 8 | 
I intended _____ her the letter last week, but I have been unable _____ it to the post office because I've been ill.
| A | to mail / having taken | 
| B | mail / to take | 
| C | to mail / taking | 
| D | to mail / to take | 
| E | mailing / taking | 
| Question 9 | 
Can you fancy _____ in a long white gown and _____ to the ball _____ the prince?
| A | to dress / going / meeting | 
| B | dressing / to go / having to meet | 
| C | dressing / going / to meet | 
| D | to dress / to go / to meet | 
| E | dressing / to go / had to meet | 
| Question 10 | 
I dare you _____ with me! I can’t imagine your _____ against me.
| A | fighting / to win | 
| B | fighting / winning | 
| C | fighting / to have won | 
| D | to fight / to win | 
| E | to fight / winning | 
| Question 11 | 
I expect _____ the results of the examination within a few days.
| A | to get | 
| B | having to get | 
| C | to have to get | 
| D | to be get | 
| E | to have get | 
| Question 12 | 
The child begged his mother _____ the new toys that he had seen advertised on television.
| A | getting | 
| B | to get | 
| C | having to get | 
| D | not getting | 
| E | had to get | 
| Question 13 | 
Despite all their efforts, the lawyers could not prevent the jury and the judge from _____ a sentence of hard labour to the man.
| A | to give | 
| B | giving | 
| C | have given | 
| D | having give | 
| E | to have to give | 
| Question 14 | 
I anticipated _____ very hard in my new job but I was glad _____ away from the stress of my other job.
| A | to work / getting | 
| B | to work / to have gotten | 
| C | working / getting | 
| D | working / not getting | 
| E | working / to have gotten | 
| Question 15 | 
I am looking forward _____ Jill again. It’s been three years since we've seen each other.
| A | to see | 
| B | seeing | 
| C | to seeing | 
| D | to have see | 
| E | to been seeing | 
| Question 16 | 
The young woman avoided _____ through the strange neighbourhood at late hours.
| A | to walk | 
| B | walking | 
| C | walked | 
| D | having walked | 
| E | walks | 
| Question 17 | 
Mr Smith was accused of _____ his wife, but I prefer _____ that he didn't.
| A | to murder / to think | 
| B | murdered / thinking | 
| C | murder of / thoughts | 
| D | murdering / having think | 
| E | murdering / to think | 
| Question 18 | 
My son told me that he just couldn't help _____ hurt by the attitude of his school friends. They had made fun of his inability _____ football.
| A | to feel / to play | 
| B | felt / to play | 
| C | feeling / to play | 
| D | feeling / playing | 
| E | to feel / playing | 
| Question 19 | 
I just can't imagine your _____ in the Amazon forests for three months. You've always needed to have someone _____ after you.
| A | living / looking | 
| B | to live looking | 
| C | to live / having looked | 
| D | having to live / looks | 
| E | had been living / been looking | 
| Question 20 | 
The secretary will agree _____ over time if we can take her home after she is finished with her work.
| A | working | 
| B | works | 
| C | having work | 
| D | to work | 
| E | having to work | 
| Question 21 | 
The landlord said that he regretted _____ us that he would have to increase our rent.
| A | having been informed | 
| B | having to inform | 
| C | being informed by | 
| D | to be informed | 
| E | had to inform | 
| Question 22 | 
I dread _____ of the possibility that we might miss _____ the plane because of a flat tire.
| A | to think / catching | 
| B | to think / to catch | 
| C | thought / catching | 
| D | not to think / caught | 
| E | being thought / having to catch | 
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