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TEST NUMBER 1: ​Gerunds or Infinitives ? 

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Part One:​ ​Choose the correct form: ​Infinitive or Gerund 
 
1. I have never been good at ​to draw | drawing. 
2. The students carried on ​to laugh | laughing ​in the classroom. 
3. My English teacher recommended​ taking | to take​ a Udemy course. 
4. A book is a nice present ​give | to give​ someone. 
5. I liked the book but it was difficult ​reading | to read 
6. I learned ​not to be | not being​ rude from my parents. 
7. We finished ​to eat |​ ​eating ​the dinner before ​watching | to watch​ the movie. 
8. Paul was so hungry that he ate two dinners as well as​ eating | to eat ​a dessert. 
9. I can’t stand​ listening | to listen​ to people complain all the time. 
10. Every weekend James goes​ to swim | swimming​ and his brother goes ​to running | 
running. 
 
 
Part Two:​ ​Complete these sentences with a verb from the list in the 
Gerund or Infinitive form. 
 
get - pay - finish - not do - smoke - not have - say - see - start - do 
 
1. I am looking forward to ​………………. m ​ y new job. 
2. Paul will never be able to give up ​………………. 
3. The student denied ​……………….​ his homework 
4. The movie was very bad. It is not worth​ ​ ​………………. 
5. My brother​ ​intends​ ​ ​……………….​ his Masters next year. 
6. I don’t mind ​……………….​ dessert 
7. I had a busy day. I didn’t get around to ​……………….​ my essay. 
8. My friend wants ​……………….​ married 
9. The man refused ​……………….​ for his food in the restaurant 
10. Paul left the party without​ ​ ​……………….​ goodbye to anyone. 
 
 
 
 
 

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TEST NUMBER 2: ​Sentence Completion 
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*​Complete these sentences with a verb from the list in the​ Gerund​, ​Infinitive ​or 
Infinitive without ‘to’ ​ form. 
 
Eat - Ask - Dance - Smoke - Leave Become Meet - Apologize - Forget Send - Buy 
 
Part One:​ Questions 
 
1. He should ​…………..​ to his girlfriend for​ ​ ​…………..​ her birthday. 
2. He used to smoke but he stopped ​………….. ​ last year. 
3. We didn’t remember ​…………..​ a birthday card to your sister. 
4. The man didn't have enough money​ ​ …​ ………..​ a sandwich. 
5. We need ​…………..​ soon to go to the airport. 
6. Paul is not used to ​…………..​ European food. 
7. He might ​………….. ​president. 
8. I will ​…………..​ my friends next weekend. 
9. Why not ​…………..​ for help if you are finding it difficult? 
10. Let’s go ​…………..​ tonight. There is a new nightclub in town. 
 
 
Part Two: ​Questions 
 
*​Complete these sentences with a verb from the list in the​ Gerund​, ​Infinitive ​or 
Infinitive without ‘to’ ​ form. 
 
Buy - Go - Lock - Live - See - Pay - Study - Wait - Take - Tell 
 
1. I don’t mind ​………….. ​in queues.  
2. Tom arranged ​…………..​ holidays in August. 
3. My parents would like me ​…………..​ to university.  
4. I remember ​…………..​ the door. I don’t know why it is open now. 
5. The two friends avoided ​………….. ​each other in school after their argument. 
6. It is important​ ​ ​…………..​ the truth. 
7. He always forgets ​…………..​ his bills on time. 
8. The iPhone is an expensive phone ​…………... 
9. She has to ​…………..​ harder if she wants to pass the IELTS exam. 
10. I’d rather ​…………..​ in Ireland than England. 

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TEST NUMBER 3: ​Find the Mistakes 
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Find the ​8 mistakes​ in the ​Part 1 ​of this short story and correct them. 
 
Story:​ ​Jane the writer - PART 1 
Jane has the same routine every day. She likes to get up early, around 6.00am 
to write. She tries to don’t wake her husband who is usually still asleep beside 
her. She wants to be a famous writer one day. She could to find work at a 
newspaper but she’d rather to write children's books. She takes a shower, eats 
breakfast and at 6.30am she sits down to start writing. She always tries not 
starting after 6.30am. 
 
At the moment, Jane is writing a children's book. She thinks children's books 
are difficult books to write because today children are more interested in play 
on smartphones or iPads. She intends finishing the book soon and then she will 
to take a long holiday with her husband. They are both looking forward to go 
on holiday. 
 
Part two:​ Find the ​8 mistakes​ in the ​Part 1 ​of this short story and correct them. 
 
Story:​ ​Jane the writer - PART 2 
Jane started to write when she was a child. She used to writing about nature 
and animals and about play with the animals on her farm. Her parents had a 
farm with a lot of animals. They had cows, sheep, chickens, horses, as well as to 
look after lots of sick dogs. She remembers to feed the dogs every morning 
before go to school. She didn't mind feeding the dogs but she couldn’t stand to 
milk the cows. This was the job she hated the most but her mother made her to 
do it. If she did it without complain, her mother usually let her watch some 
cartoons in the evening time. 
 
 
 
 
 

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Test 1 Answers 
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Test 1 Answers: ​Part 1 
 
1. I have never been good at ​drawing. 
2. The students carried on ​laughing ​in the classroom. 
3. My English teacher recommended​ taking​ a Udemy course. 
4. A book is a nice present ​to give​ someone. 
5. I liked the book but it was difficult ​to read 
6. I learned ​not to be​ rude from my parents. 
7. We finished ​eating ​the dinner before ​watching | to watch​ the movie. 
8. Paul was so hungry that he ate two dinners as well as​ eating ​a dessert. 
9. I can’t stand​ listening ​to people complain all the time. 
10. Every weekend James goes​ swimming​ and his brother goes ​running. 
 
 
Test 1 Answers: ​Part 2 
 
get - pay - finish - not do - smoke - not have - say - see - start - do 
  
1. I am looking forward to ​starting​ ​my new job. 
2. Paul will never be able to give up ​smoking 
3. The student denied ​not doing​ his homework 
4. The movie was very bad. It is not worth​ ​seeing 
5. My brother​ ​intends​ ​to do​ his Masters next year. 
6. I don’t mind ​not having​ ​ dessert 
7. I had a busy day. I didn’t get around to ​finishing​ my essay. 
8. My friend wants ​to get​ married 
9. The man refused ​to pay​ for his food in the restaurant 
10. Paul left the party without​ ​saying​ ​goodbye to anyone. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Test 2: Answers 
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Test 2 ​Part 1 - ​Answers 
 
Eat - Ask - Dance - Smoke - Leave Become Meet - Apologize - Forget Send - Buy 
 
1. He should ​apologise​ to his girlfriend for​ forgetting​ her birthday. 
2. He used to smoke but he stopped ​smoking​ last year. 
3. We didn’t remember ​to send​ a birthday card to your sister. 
4. The man didn't have enough money​ to buy​ a sandwich. 
5. We need ​to leave​ soon to go to the airport. 
6. Paul is not used to ​eating​ European food. 
7. He might ​become ​president. 
8. I will ​meet​ my friends next weekend. 
9. Why not ​ask​ for help if you are finding it difficult? 
10. Let’s go ​dancing​ tonight. There is a new nightclub in town. 
 
 
Test 2 ​Part 2 - ​Answers 
 
Buy - go - lock - live - see - pay - study - wait - take - tell 
 
1. I don’t mind ​waiting ​in queues.  
2. Tom arranged ​to take​ holidays in August. 
3. My parents would like me ​to go​ to university.  
4. I remember ​locking​ the door. I don’t know why it is open now. 
5. The two friends avoided ​ seeing ​each other in school after their argument. 
6. It is important​ to tell​ the truth. 
7. He always forgets ​to pay​ his bills on time. 
8. The iPhone is an expensive phone ​to buy. 
9. She has to ​study​ harder if she wants to pass the IELTS exam. 
10. I’d rather ​live​ in Ireland than England. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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Test 3: Answers 
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Story: ​Jane the writer - PART 1 - CORRECTIONS 
Jane has the same routine every day. She likes to get up early, around 6.00am 
to write. She tries ​not to wake​ her husband who is usually still asleep beside 
her. She wants to be a famous writer one day. She could​ find​ ​work at a 
newspaper but she’d rather​ ​write​ children's books. She takes a shower, eats 
breakfast and at 6.30am she sits down to start writing. She always tries ​not to 
start​ ​after 6.30am. 
 
At the moment, Jane is writing a children's book. She thinks children's books 
are difficult books to write because today children are more interested in 
playing​ on smartphones or iPads. She intends ​to finish​ the book soon and then 
she will ​take​ a long holiday with her husband. They are both looking forward to 
going​ ​on holiday. 
 
 
Story: ​Jane the writer - PART 2 - CORRECTIONS 
Jane started to write when she was a child. She used to ​write​ about nature and 
animals and about ​playing​ with the animals on her farm. Her parents had a 
farm with a lot of animals. They had cows, sheep, chickens, horses, as well as 
looking after​ lots of sick dogs. She remembers​ ​feeding​ the dogs every 
morning before​ ​going​ to school. She didn't mind​ ​feeding​ ​the dogs but she 
couldn’t stand ​milking​ the cows. This was the job she hated the most but her 
mother made her ​do​ it. If she did it without c​ omplaining​, her mother usually let 
her​ ​watch some cartoons in the evening time. 
 
In her new book Jane is using a lot of the experiences from her childhood to 
make the book more fun and realistic.  

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