This exercise is an advanced level multiple choice test with multiple choice questions on gerunds including the topics below.
Gerunds
- Gerund as subject of a sentence
- Gerund as subject complement
- Gerund as direct object
- Gerund as the object of a preposition
- Expressions + gerund
- Perfect Gerund
- Passive Gerund
Gerunds Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced Level 28
Question 1 |
He decided to give up ____ after that experience.
A | gamble |
B | to gambling |
C | gambling |
D | to gamble |
E | being gambled |
Question 2 |
I hate ____ money from other people.
A | to borrow |
B | borrow |
C | to be borrowing |
D | borrowing |
E | having borrowed |
Question 3 |
At last I have discovered how ____ the door.
A | to be opened |
B | opening |
C | to opening |
D | open |
E | to open |
Question 4 |
I want ____ Spanish as it's becoming more important.
A | learning |
B | to learn |
C | to learning |
D | learned |
E | laving learned |
Question 5 |
If you can't turn the key try ____ some oil in the lock.
A | put |
B | to put |
C | putting |
D | to putting |
E | to be put |
Question 6 |
I don't think that there is anything worth ____ in this film.
A | to watch |
B | to watching |
C | watching |
D | being watched |
E | watch |
Question 7 |
Imagine ____ with a woman who never stops ____.
A | to live / to talk |
B | living / being talked |
C | live / talking |
D | living / talking |
E | having lived / talk |
Question 8 |
I don't think that it is difficult to get used to ____ with chopsticks like Chinese people.
A | eat |
B | to eat |
C | having been eaten |
D | being eaten |
E | eating |
Question 9 |
He forgot that I wanted ____ his car.
A | using |
B | to using |
C | being used |
D | to use |
E | use |
Question 10 |
My parents wanted me ____ English.
A | being learned |
B | being teaching |
C | learning |
D | to learn |
E | having been learned |
Question 11 |
As a result of ____ what the inspector said, I learnt why he left school.
A | to listen |
B | being listened |
C | listening |
D | to listening |
E | listened |
Question 12 |
After ____ about it extensively, finally, we came to an agreement.
A | being talked |
B | be talked |
C | to be talked |
D | talking |
E | to talk |
Question 13 |
We are looking forward to ____ your new book.
A | read |
B | to read |
C | reading |
D | being read |
E | having to read |
Question 14 |
I don't enjoy ____ to the dentist as I have been afraid of them since I was in primary school.
A | to go |
B | going |
C | to be going |
D | be going |
E | having gone |
Question 15 |
I am always against ____ any complaints before ____ the reason for the mistake.
A | to make / to know |
B | making / to know |
C | to make / knowing |
D | making / knowing |
E | having made / know |
Question 16 |
Would you mind ____ your dog out of the room as I hate dogs.
A | to put |
B | to be putting |
C | being put |
D | putting |
E | put |
Question 17 |
By ____ day and night I managed ____ the job on time.
A | working / finishing |
B | working / having finished |
C | to work / to finish |
D | having worked / finishing |
E | working / to finish |
Question 18 |
They encouraged me ____ it again so I did.
A | trying |
B | to trying |
C | try |
D | to try |
E | being tried |
Question 19 |
Jim Dornan invited people ____ his system.
A | using |
B | to use |
C | use |
D | to be using |
E | being used |
Question 20 |
I'll have to think what ____ when I go to the meeting.
A | to wear |
B | wear |
C | to be wearing |
D | wearing |
E | being wore |
Question 21 |
I've been wondering where ____ this Picasso picture.
A | being hang |
B | hanging |
C | to hang |
D | to hanging |
E | to be hanging |
Question 22 |
People in the court were furious at ____ for an escaped convict.
A | to be mistaking |
B | being mistaken |
C | to mistake |
D | been mistaken |
E | mistaking |
Question 23 |
At last, I found out where ____ fresh fruit and vegetables.
A | to buy |
B | to have bought |
C | to be bought |
D | buying |
E | buy |
Question 24 |
The fact that children prefer ____ TV to ____ worries the parents.
A | to watch / read |
B | watching / to read |
C | to watch / reading |
D | to watch / having read |
E | watching / reading |
Question 25 |
Even though I look forward to ____ the new film I don't think I will be able to watch it.
A | see |
B | seeing |
C | have seen |
D | be seen |
E | being seen |
Question 26 |
The mechanic should have considered ____ the motor before ____ it.
A | re - examining / operating |
B | to re - examine / to operate |
C | to re - examine / operating |
D | re - examining / being operated |
E | re - examine / operate |
Question 27 |
I remember ____ to the country whenever I had health problems.
A | to be taken |
B | to take |
C | taking |
D | being taken |
E | having taken |
Question 28 |
The officials wanted ____ the attention of people by giving importance to the robbery last week.
A | divert |
B | to be diverted |
C | to divert |
D | being diverted |
E | diverting |
Question 29 |
He regretted not ____ the film at the cinema since it was not that appealing on television.
A | see |
B | to see |
C | having seen |
D | being seen |
E | to be seen |
Question 30 |
It is worth ____ at one or two important aspects of the way a mother behaves towards her baby.
A | look |
B | to look |
C | to have looked |
D | to be looking |
E | looking |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
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