V_ING + TO _ V + V_BARE (PROS)

EXERCISE 1:
Question 1: I arranged__________ them here.
A. to meet B. meeting C. met D. meet
Question 2: My mother told me _____________ to anyone about it.
A. not speaking B. not speak C. to not speak D. not to speak
Question 3: My father has given up ____________.
A. smoke B. smoked C. smoking D. to smoked
Question 4: The librarian asked us __________ so much noise.
A. don‘t make B. not make C. not making D. not to make
Question 5: Her advice made him ...................... his mind.
A. change B. to change C. changing D. changed
Question 6: Have you finished ……………………… the table ?
A. set B. setting C. to set D. to be set
Question 7: She hates ……………………… housework at weekends.
A. doing B. do C. to be doing D. being done
Question 8: My friends has given up ...................... and prefers ..................... pork.
A. drink/ eat B. to drink/ eating C. drinking/ eating D. drank/ eat
Question 9: I don‘t regret ..........................her what I thought even if it upset her.
A. to tell B. told C. tell D. telling
Question 10: _________ in a foreign country can be very difficult
A. Live B. Living C. Lived D. To living
Question 11: I am very tired of ______________ to her complaints day after day.
A. listen B. listening C. to listen D. listened
Question 12: I think your house really needs _________
A. for repainting B. to repaint C. being repainted D. to be repainted
Question 13: I consider ______________ the job but in the end I decided against doing it.
A. to take B. taking C. to be take D. took
Question 14: Put that cigarette out! You are not allowed _____ here
A. smoking B. smoke cigarettes C. to smoke D. to cigarette smoke
Question 15: Do stop ___________. I am doing my homework.
A. talk B. talking C. to talk D. talked
Question 16: Judy suggested _____________ for a walk but no one else wanted to.
A. to go B. go C. going D. went
Question 17: I wish___________ the manager.
A. see B. seeing C. saw D. to see
Question 18: Your windows need __________. Would you like me to do them for you?
A. to be cleaned B. to clean C. cleaning D. A & C
Question 19: He urged us __________ faster.
A. working B. work C. to work D. worked
Question 20: Please go on ___________. I can wait.
A. write B. to write C. wrote D. writing
Question 21: He warned her ____________ the wire.
A. not touching B. not touch C. not to touch D. to not touch
Question 22: I asked them to be quiet but they kept _________
A. to talk B. talk C. talking D. to be talked
Question 23: Her mother prevented her from ___________ mobile phone.
A. use B. to use C. using D. not to use
Question 24: ………………………………stamps is my hobby.
A. collecting B. collect C. collected D. collection.
Question 25: The girl denied ..................... the news.
A. tell B. told C. to tell D. telling
Question 26: I remember ................................a toy car on my fifth birthday.
A. to be given B. being given C. to give D. giving
Question 27: My teacher promised ................... me ..........................for my next examination.
A. help/ prepare B. to help/ prepare C. helping/ to prepare D. helped/ preparing
Question 28: Don‘t forget ___________ the door before ____________ to bed.
A. to lock/ going B. locking/ going C. to lock/ to go D. lock/ going
Question 29: He tried _________ but she refused ____________
A. to explain/ listen B. to explain/ to listen C. explain / listen D. explaining/ listening
Question 30: Anne would rather ___________ than anything else.
A. study B. studying C. to study D. studied
Question 31: His doctor advised him __________ jogging.
A. to give up B. give up C. giving up D. gave up
Question 32: After walking for three hours, we stopped to let the others ____________ up with us.
A. to catch B. catching C. catch D. A & B
Question 33: In general, my father doesn‘t mind _________ the housework, but he hates to do the cooking
A. do B. doing C. done D. to do
Question 34: I had to ask the boys .......................... ................................. billiards all the day.
A. to stop/ playing B. to stop/ to play C. stopping/ playing D. stops/ to play
Question 35: Don‘t ...................... in class, students!
A. talking B. to talk C. talk D. talked
Question 36: He suggested ……………………… a double railway tunnel.
A. to build B. built C. building D. that building
Question 37: He reminded me ___________ to give the book back to John
A. not forget B. not to forget C. forgot D. forgetting.
Question 38: I don‘t allow my family __________ at all.
A. smoking B. to smoke C. smoked D. smoke
Question 39: I don‘t enjoy ___________ letters.
A. writing B. to write C. have be written D. wrote
Question 40: The boy insisted on ______________ a break after lunch.
A. having B. to have C. not to have D. have
Question 41: She is keen on ……………………… with a doll.
A. plays B. plays C. player D. playing
Question 42: Let‘s ...................... for a walk.
A. go B. to go C. going D. went
Question 43: I would hate ................. ................ aloud without ....................... the new words.
A. practise/ reading/ learn B. to practise/ to read/ to learn
C. to practise/ reading/ learning D. practises/ reading/ to learn
Question 44: I‘ll try ........................................... such a foolish thing again.
A. not to cause B. to not cause C. not causing D. to cause not
Question 45: The boy accused his friend of___________ stolen his bicycle.
A. have B. to have C. not to have D. having
Question 46: He thanked her for __________ him some money.
A. lend B. to lend C. lending D. not lend.
Question 47: Would you ...................... looking after my children for a while?
A. mind B. agree C. stand D. care
Question 48: It‘s better to avoid ...................... during the rush hour.
A. travelling B. to travel C. travel D. travelled
Question 49: I had to ask the boys .......................... ................................. billiards all the day.
A. to stop/ playing B. to stop/ to play C. stopping/ playing D. stops/ to play
Question 50: It was Mrs Kent who suggested Mary………….abroad.
A. study B. studying C. to study D. studied
EXERCISE 2:
Question 1: He is used to ------------ up early in the morning.
A. get B. getting C. have gotten D. have gotten
Question 2: I shall never forget …... with you to Paris last year.
A. staying B. to staying C. to stay D. stayed
Question 3: I am looking forward to …......... you.
A. having seen B. seeing C. to see D. all are wrong
Question 4: I always remember ….. off the lights before I leave my house.
A. turning B. to turn C. turned D. being turned
Question 5: I can remember ….. very proud and happy when I graduated.
A. to be B. being C. be D. Been
Question 6: That book isn't worth -----------.
A. read B. reading C. being reading D. to read
Question 7: It's no good -------- him the truth now.
A. to tell B. tell C. telling D. not to tell
Question 8: It's no use ------------ you didn't know.
A. pretending B. pretend C. to pretend D. pretended
Question 9: When I'm on holiday, I enjoy -------to get up early.
A. not have B. not having C. having not D. not to have
Question 10: That's all right. I don't mind …....waiting.
A. have kept B. having kept C. be kept D. being kept
Question 11: She admitted …... the money.
A. stolen B. be stealing C. have stolen D. having stolen
Question 12: Would you mind …..the door?
A. close B. have closed C. closing D. to close
Question 13: William suggested ….. to the cinema.
A. to go B. gone C. go D. going
Question 14: Your shoes need ….......
A. to be cleaned B. cleaning C. to clean D. A&B are correct
Question 15: The plants want ________daily.
A. to be watered B. watering C. to water D. A&B are correct
Question 16: How about --------- a drink?
A. to have B. having C. have D. have had
Question 17: Do you consider ….. our friends on Sunday?
A. to invite B. invite C. inviting D. have invited
Question 18: Why did she avoid …... you?
A. to have met B. meeting C. to meet D. being met
Question 19: I prefer ….........to …........................
A. walking-cycle B. walk-cycle C. walking-cycling D. to walk-cycling
Question 20: I ran ten kilometers without--------
A. stop B. stopping C. stopped D. be stopping
Question 21: He is quite used to -----
A. work hard B. hardly working C. work hard D. working hard
Question 22: I strongly objected to.................... a fee for using my credit card.
A. be charged B. charge C. be charging D. being charged
Question 23: ---------- natural resources is of great importance.
A. Be preserve B. Preserving C. Preserved D. Presevered
Question 24: The exam is coming, so the teachers make their students ---- a lot.
A. working B. worked C. to work D. work
Question 25: Her parents want her--------- a doctor.
A. to become B. become C. to becoming D. becoming
Question 26: It is kind of you ----------- me the direction.
A. giving B. give C. to give D. Gives
Question 27: The teacher never lets us ---------- out when ------- ----.
A. to go- explains B. go-explaining C. go-to explain D. gone-explained
Question 28: Whenever I see an action film, I feel my heart ----------- strongly.
A. thump B. to thump C. be thumped D. being thumped
Question 29: These employees are made ------- overtime.
A. work B. to work C. working D. Worked
Question 30: I think he is not reliable enough --- ----- -- our business.
A. to inform B. informing C. to be informed D. being informed
Question 31: He advised me ….... the facts before I made a decision …... the job.
A. considering- accept B. to consider – accepting C. to consider – accept D. to consider - to accept
Question 32: Look! Do you see an insect---------- on your foot?
A. crawling B. crawl C. to crawl D. crawled
Question 33: They spent two months …............... their house.
A. renew B. renewed C. renewing D. to renew
Question 34: Their company was made ….... 100,000 USD in taxes.
A. paying B. to pay C. pay D. paid
Question 35: We don't have enough time …... the essay so we asked the teacher for a delay.
A. wrote B. writing C. to write D. written
Question 36: I caught her …... my diary.
A. reading B. read C. to read D. have read
Question 37: ….............., Mrs Pike took the baby in her arms.
A. To smile happily B. Smiled happily C. Smiling happily D. As soon as smiling happily
Question 38: These workers stopped …... some coffee because they felt sleepy.
A. to have B. have C. having D. Had
Question 39: Due to having a lot of things ….... last night, we missed …… the film.
A. for doing/to see B. done/saw C. doing/see D. to do/seeing
Question 40: Did you notice someone --------- the room last night?
A. enter B. to enter C. entering D. A & C are correct
Question 41: Those tourists were too tired--------
A. continue B. to continue C. continuing D. Continued
Question 42: He didn't permit them----------- through the military zone. He forced them …........ another way.
A. going/to go B. to go/to go C. to go/going D. go / go
Question 43: His doctor advised him---------, but he found it impossible................. his habit.
A. stopped smoking/quit B. to stop to smoke/quitting
C. stopping smoking/for quitting D. to stop smoking/ to quit
Question 44: She wanted -------- home but the boss made her --------- until she finished ---- those contracts.
A. to go/stay/typing B. going/to stay/to type C. to go/staying/type D. go/stay/typed
Question 45: I hate …..
A. to keep waiting B. to be kept waiting C. being kept waiting D. B&C are correct
Question 46: Everyone likes …..... when they have got some success.
A. to congratulate B. to be congratulate C. to be congratulating D. being congratulated
Question 47: She expected …. soon, but things seem …. wrong.
A. promoting/going B. being promoted/to goC. to be promoted/to go D. to promote/going
Question 48: They will have some workers ….. their house.
A. redecorate B. to redecorate C. redecorating D. redecorated
Question 49: He doesn't allow --------- in his house.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. to be smoking D. smoking
Question 50: Tell him …........... to see me at once.
A. to come B. comes C. coming D. Come