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ELEMENTARY
PRE-INTERMEDIATE
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gerund - infinitive
Choose the best alternative.
1.
He wants _____ a cold drink.
A) drink
B) to drink
C) drinking
D) drinks
2.
He never _____ by plane.
A) travels
B) to travel
C) traveling
D) travel
3.
Will you _____ off the photocopier?
A) to turn
B) turning
C) turned
D) turn
4.
Would she like _____ to the moon?
A) going
B) go
C) to go
D) goes
5.
Do you like_____ football on TV?
A) watch
B) watched
C) watches
D) watching
6.
We must_____ back the mixer back to the shop. It doesn’t work.
A) taking
B) take
C) took
D) to take
7.
She can _____ German and Italian.
A) speak
B) speaking
C) to speak
D) speaks
8.
Could you _____ more slowly?
A) speaking
B) spoke
C) speak
D) speaks
9.
I hope _____ you soon.
A) to see
B) seeing
C) see
D) saw
10. We’d better _____ to the manager.
A) to talk
B) talking
C) talked
D) talk
11. It takes him an hour _____ to the bank.
A) getting
B) get
C) gets
D) to get
12. I am sorry _____ you.
A) disturbing
B) to disturb
C) disturb
D) disturbed
13. He spoke too quickly for us _____.
A) to understand
B) understand
C) understanding
D) understood
14. He’s not strong enough _____ me.
A) beating
B) beats
C) to beat
D) beaten
15. She is able _____ 100 meters in 9 seconds.
A) running
B) run
C) to run
D) ran
16. It is important _____.
A) to win
B) winning
C) win
D) won
17. A: This problem is too difficult. I can’t solve it.
B: Is it really too difficult for you _____?
A) solving
B) solve
C) to solve
D) solved
18. A: He is a doctor. He looks very young.
B: Yes. He doesn’t look old enough _____ a doctor.
A) being
B) be
C) been
D) to be
19. A: Shall I buy meat or fish?
B: I’ve already told you what _____.
A) to buy
B) buying
C) buy
D) bought
20. A: What are you _____?
B: I’m resting.
A) done
B) do
C) doing
D) to do
21. Thank you for_____ me.
A) helping
B) help
C) to help
D) helped
22. Let’s _____ in the sun.
A) sitting
B) to sit
C) sat
D) sit
23. A: Why do we go to school?
B: _____.
A) To learn
B) Learning
C) Learned
D) Learn
24. Could you _____ me the time?
A) telling
B) to tell
C) tell
D) told
25. There is nothing _____.
A) to do
B) doing
C) did
D) do
26. Have you got anything _____?
A) reading
B) to read
C) read
D) reads
27. She is good at _____.
A) to swim
B) swimming
C) swims
D) swum
28. It takes a long time _____ a foreign language.
A) learning
B) learned
C) learns
D) to learn
29. A: I’ve got a headache. B: Well, why don’t you _____ an aspirin?
A) to take
B) take
C) taken
D) taking
30. Why are you _____ my tea?
A) drinking
B) to drink
C) drunk
D) drink
31. She typed the letters carefully without _____ any mistakes.
A) made
B) to make
C) makes
D) making
32. I haven’t _____ Anna more than five years.
A) seeing
B) seen
C) to see
D) see
33. Why don’t we go and _____ the film at the Moonstar?
A) see
B) seen
C) to see
D) seeing
34. My son wants _____ a manager.
A) been
B) to be
C) be
D) being
35. I’d rather not _____ late for my interview.
A) be
B) to be
C) been
D) being
36. A farmer uses tractors _____ fields with.
A) ploughing B) to plough
C) ploughed
D) ploughs
37. She wants _____ a complaint about the waiter.
A) to make
B) making
C) makes
D) made
38. My father does the _____ himself.
A) ironing
B) irons
C) to iron
D) iron
39. My mother does all the _____.
A) cleaning
B) to clean
C) cleans
D) clean
40. Shall I _____ you a glass of lemonade?
A) making
B) made
C) make
D) to make
41. Do you lie in bed after _____?
A) to wake up
B) waking up
C) woken up
D) wake up
42. Let him _____ that for you.
A) to do
B) do
C) doing
D) does
43. How long has he _____ the manager?
A) been
B) to be
C) being
D) be
44. She is _____ to school by her mother every morning.
A) takes
B) taken
C) to take
D) taking
45. A new factory is _____ here.
A) being built
B) to build
C) build
D) building
46. I’m afraid of _____ mistakes.
A) to make
B) made
C) make
D) making
47. I’m looking forward to _____ you next summer.
A) visit
B) visited
C) visiting
D) visits
48. It is not necessary for him _____ every page.
A) reading
B) read
C) to read
D) reads
Gerund - infinitive (Elementary / Pre-Intermediate)
Book 1 Part B
