The Infinitive - The Gerund -Participles Test B1 Grammar Exercises
Question 1 |
Somehow, he managed _____ the locked door without _____ it.
A | to open / damaged |
B | opening / damaging |
C | to open / damaging |
D | opening / to damage |
Question 2 |
_____ alcohol with medication causes serious health issues _____.
A | Taking / to occur |
B | To take / occurring |
C | Taking / occurring |
D | To take / to occurring |
Question 3 |
The text was too long for me _____ on my own so I asked Steve _____ me with it.
A | to translate / helped |
B | translating / to helping |
C | to translate / to help |
D | translating / help |
Question 4 |
I'd rather _____ a new television because it's not worth _____ such an old TV set repaired.
A | bought / to have |
B | buy / having |
C | to buy / to having |
D | buying / have |
Question 5 |
You seem _____ a mistake these two numbers.
A | to have made / adding |
B | made / to add |
C | having made / having added |
D | to make / to adding |
Question 6 |
Our caravan is big enough for the four of us _____ in comfortably for a week.
A | travel |
B | having travelled |
C | travelling |
D | to travel |
Question 7 |
Mum thinks my hair needs _____, but I don't want _____ it cut yet.
A | having cut / getting |
B | cutting / to get |
C | being cut / to getting |
D | to cut / to get |
Question 8 |
What do you suggest _____ after work today _____ some fun?
A | to do / to having |
B | doing / to have |
C | to do / had |
D | doing / having |
Question 9 |
I think I've lost my coat button trying _____ on the bus in that crowd, so I need _____ one that matches the others.
A | getting / finding |
B | to get / to find |
C | get / find |
D | to getting / to have found |
Question 10 |
I will never forget _____ in that snowstorm for hours.
A | driven |
B | to be driving |
C | driving |
D | to drive |
Question 11 |
The Himalayas are known _____ for the past fifty million years.
A | to have been rising |
B | to rise |
C | having risen |
D | having been rising |
Question 12 |
They seemed _____ about us because they kept _____ at us while they were talking.
A | gossip / to have been looking |
B | to have been gossiping / to look |
C | to gossip / looked |
D | to be gossiping / looking |
Question 13 |
It's no use _____ advice on how _____ something when it's already been done.
A | giving / doing |
B | given / to have done |
C | giving / to do |
D | to give / doing |
Question 14 |
It took him some time _____ _____ damage to the car.
A | admitde / to cause |
B | to admit / to causing |
C | having admitted / causing |
D | admitting / caused |
Question 15 |
I don't think it will be easy for me _____ used _____ on the left in Britain.
A | getting / driving |
B | to be getting / to drive |
C | having got / driven |
D | to get / to driving |
Question 16 |
They don't allow _____ the building until they have finished _____ it.
A | entering / renovating |
B | to enter / renovating |
C | entering / having renovated |
D | to enter / renovate |
Question 17 |
I'd prefer _____ for the next bus rather than travel on a crowded one because I have difficulty _____ up for long.
A | waiting / to stand |
B | to wait / standing |
C | wait / in standing |
D | to be waiting / stand |
Question 18 |
Will you stop _____ with your fingers? I'm trying _____ on my work.
A | tapping / concentrating |
B | to tap / to concentrating |
C | having tapped / concentrated |
D | tapping / to concentrate |
Question 19 |
People _____ from dyslexia have problems, _____ to read and write.
A | suffering / learning |
B | to have suffered / to learn |
C | suffering / learnt |
D | to suffer / being learnt |
Question 20 |
Obsessive people can't help _____ a particular activity over and over again.
A | having been doing |
B | having done |
C | doing |
D | to do |
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