BÀI TẬP BỔ SUNG VING – TO VERB

Exercise 1: Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1. I am considering ______ my job. Can you recommend a good company?
A. to move B. moving C. to change D. changing

2. “I thought John wasn’t going.”“I ______ go.”

A. made him to B. made him C. make him to D. make him

3. The teacher told his students ______ laughing.

A. stop B. stopping C. to stop D. stopped

4. If I were you, I would advise her ______ the new teaching method.
A. trying B. try C. to try D. tries

5. “How many times have I told you ______ football in the street?”
A. not to play B. do not play
C. not playing D. not to have played

6. In general, my father doesn’t mind ______ the housework, but he hates to do the cooking.
A. do B. doing C. to do D. done

7. Do you spend a lot of time ______ to music?

A. listen B. to listen C. listening D. to have listened

8. I clearly remember ______ you about this before.

A. to tell B. telling C.told D. tell

9. I’ve warned you many times ______ the front door unlocked.
A. not leaving B. won’t leave C. don’t leave D. not to leave

10. She suggested ______ for a drink.

A. being gone B. go C. to go D. going
11. He didn’t do it himself. He asked some workmen ______ it for him.
A. do B. doing C. did D. to do

12. “Sorry, I don’t remember ______ you here before.”

A. to see B. saw C. to have seen D. seeing

13. “Who suggested ______ here for the picnic?”

A. come B. came C. to come D. coming

14. I remember ______ to the hospital but nothing after that.

A. taking B. to take C. to be taken D. being taken
15. I don’t mind ______ up early in the morning..
A. get B. to get C. getting D. to getting

16. Could you please stop ______ so much noise?

A. make B. making C. to make D. to making

17. He advised me ______ the 6 o’clock train.

A. will catch B. caught C. to catch D. catching

18. She couldn’t go far because she was afraid of ______.

A. to fly B. fly C. flying D. be flying

19. Have you ever considered ______ to live in another country?

A. going B. to go
C. to have gone D. having been going

20. He regrets ______ Ann the truth. He shouldn’t have trusted her.
A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. have told

21. Few people would enjoy ______.

A. to laugh at B. to be laughed at
C. being laughed at D. laughing at

22. My mother reminds me not ______ up late.

A. stayed B. staying C. to stay D. having stayed

23. The secretary has been busy ______ all afternoon.

A. type B. to type C. typed D. typing
24. Huong is keen on ______ the English club.
A. join B. to join C. joining D. having joined

25. I don’t remember ______ of the decision to change the company’s policy on vacations.
A. telling B. being told C. to tell D. to be told

26. When we were in primary school, our teachers didn’t let us ______ games which were not
educational.
A. to play B. play C. playing D. have played

27. Peter now rides his bike to school instead of ______ by bus.
A. travel B. travelling C. travels D. to travel

28. “How was your teaching job last winter?”“I regret ______ harder to help my students.”
A. not tried B. not having tried
C. not to try D. having tried
29. They were made ______ all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do B. do G. doing D. done

30. “Did you find out anything more about the fire?”“If I do, you will be the first person
____”
A. knowing C. to know
B. will know D. who is knowing

31. “Let’s move the class to another room.”“Well, there could be some problems ______ that”
A. for us doing B. we do C. to do D. in doing

32. When she was crossing the room, the night-nurse happened to notice the old lady _____ to
get out of bed.
A. has tried B. trying C. being tried D. tried

33. “I don’t think we’ll need that much cash for the trip.”“I don’t either, but Sally suggested
that we ______ extra just in case.”
A. to take B. taking
C. take D. be taken

34. A young girl came on to the stage with a bouquet ______ to the conductor.
A. presented B. and presented C. to present D. for presenting

35. Almost everyone fails ______ on the first try.

A. in passing his driving test B. to pass his driving test
C. to have passed his driving test D. passing his driving test

36. They caught him ______ things in the shop.

A. steal B. to steal C. stolen D. stealing

37. She really remembers ______ her servant ______ her a bar of soap.
A. to tell - to buy B. telling - buying
C. telling - to buy D. to tell – buying

38. Professional people appreciate ______ when it is necessary to cancel an appointment.

A. you to call them B. that you would call them
C. your calling them D. that you are calling them