The Infinitive - The Gerund -Participles Test B1 Grammar Exercises

The Infinitive - The Gerund -Participles Test B1 Grammar

Exercises 6. Our caravan is big enough for the four of us ..... in
comfortably for a week.

1. Somehow, he managed ..... the locked door without A) travel

..... it. B) having travelled
A) to open / damaged C) travelling
B) opening / damaging D) to travel
C) to open / damaging
D) opening / to damage

7. Mum thinks my hair needs ........., but I don't want

.......... it cut yet.

2. .......... alcohol with medication causes serious health A) having cut / getting
issues ....... . B) cutting / to get
A) Taking / to occur C) being cut / to getting
B) To take / occurring D) to cut / to get
C) Taking / occurring
D) To take / to occurring

8. What do you suggest ..... after work today ..... some

fun?

3. The text was too long for me .......... on my own so I A) to do / to having

asked Steve ..... me with it. B) doing / to have
A) to translate / helped C) to do / had
B) translating / to helping D) doing / having
C) to translate / to help
D) translating / help

9. I think I've lost my coat button trying ..... on the bus

in that crowd, so I need ..... one that matches the
others.
4. I'd rather ........ a new television because it's not
worth ....... such an old TV set repaired. A) getting / finding
B) to get / to find
A) bought / to have
C) get / find
B) buy / having
D) to getting / to have found
C) to buy / to having
D) buying / have

10. I will never forget ......... in that snowstorm for hours.

5. You seem ..... a mistake these two numbers. A) driven

B) to be driving
A) to have made / adding
C) driving
B) made / to add
D) to drive
C) having made / having added
D) to make / to adding

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11. The Himalayas are known ............. for the past fifty 15. I don't think it will be easy for me ........... used
million years. ........... on the left in Britain.

A) to have been rising A) getting / driving

B) to rise B) to be getting / to drive
C) having risen C) having got / driven
D) having been rising D) to get / to driving

12. They seemed ............. about us because they kept 16. They don't allow ........... the building until they have
........... at us while they were talking. finished ........... it.

A) gossip / to have been looking A) entering / renovating

B) to have been gossiping / to look B) to enter / renovating
C) to gossip / looked C) entering / having renovated
D) to be gossiping / looking D) to enter / renovate

13. It's no use ........... advice on how ........... something 17. I'd prefer ........... for the next bus rather than travel
when it's already been done. on a crowded one because I have difficulty ........... up
for long.
A) giving / doing
B) given / to have done A) waiting / to stand
C) giving / to do B) to wait / standing
D) to give / doing C) wait / in standing
D) to be waiting / stand

14. It took him some time ........... ........... damage to the

car. 18. Will you stop ........... with your fingers? I'm trying
........... on my work.
A) admitde / to cause
B) to admit / to causing A) tapping / concentrating
C) having admitted / causing B) to tap / to concentrating
D) admitting / caused C) having tapped / concentrated
D) tapping / to concentrate

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19. People ........... from dyslexia have problems, ........... 20. Obsessive people can't help ........... a particular
to read and write. activity over and over again.

A) suffering / learning A) having been doing

B) to have suffered / to learn B) having done
C) suffering / learnt C) doing
D) to suffer / being learnt D) to do

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Answer Key:

1: C 11: A
2: A 12: D
3: C 13: C
4: B 14: B
5: A 15: D
6: D 16: B
7: B 17: B
8: B 18: D
9: B 19: A
10: C 20: C

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