Infinitive - Gerund Test 5

1. I am thankful for his ___ in time.

6. We knew nothing of his ___ a student.
A) came
B) come A) being
C) to have come B) be
D) coming C) been
E) to come D) to be
E) to have been

2. I remember the day when you took me aboard of

your ship to help you in ___ the shark. 7. He remembered he was going to buy a new suit ___
the shop.
A) hunt
B) to hunt A) pass
C) hunting B) passes
D) hunted C) to pass
E) having hunted D) passing
E) will pass

3. But the beaver went on ___ lace.

8. ___ for better future many Asians leave their native
A) to make countries ___ to Europe.
B) make
A) hope / move
C) made
B) hoping / moves
D) making
C) hoped / moving
E) have made
D) hoping / moving
E) hope / moving

4. ___ with you is a real pleasure.

A) Talked 9. She tried to be serious but she couldn’t help ___

B) Is talking .
C) On talking A) to laugh
D) Talking B) laughing
E) Talks C) laughed
D) laugh
E) having laughed

5. What time do you come to the office? -Usually at 9,

but tomorrow I’ll have to be there a bit earlier ___
through some documents.
10. Would you mind ___ the door, please?
A) looking
B) looked A) to close
C) to be looking B) being closed
D) to look C) closing
E) to be looked D) close
E) closed

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14. ___ in Geneva for many years he knew the city well.

A) Living
11. She has nobody ___ to. B) Lived
A) talked C) Being lived
B) to talk D) To live
C) talk E) Have lived
D) talks
E) is talking

15. Captain was the last ___ the ship.

A) leaving
12. I enjoy ___ in the garden at weekends. B) is leaving
A) work C) on leaving
B) to work D) to leave
C) to be working E) left
D) working
E) worked

16. I don’t mind ___ .

A) to walk
13. He is an artistic person - very good at ___ poetry. B) be walking
A) to write C) walking
B) to be written D) having been walked
C) having written E) to have walked
D) write
E) writing

17. If you are lost in a snowstorm, it’s best ___ a hole and
sit in it until it stops ___.

A) digging / snowing
B) dig / snowed
C) to dig / snowed
D) digging / snowed
E) to dig / snowing

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Answer Key:

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

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