IECenter – A Journey to Excellent

Progress Test Unit 4 - Worksheet

The Infinitive/ Gerund and The Passive

Student’s name:………………………………………...…… Class: ……………………..

Date: ………………………………………………………………………………………….

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I. Fill in the gerund or infinitive form of the verb (with or without to)
1. Paris is always worth ______________ (visit) .
2. I am interested in ______________ (learn) French.
3. Mum never stops ______________ (talk).
4. He promised ______________ (visit) us soon.
5. He saw the robber ______________ (jump) out of the window.
6. I enjoy ______________ (go) for a walk with my dad.
7. I am looking forward ______________ (meet) my cousin again.
8. We agreed ______________ (bring) him to the zoo.
9. Why not ______________ (spend) a week in Scotland.
10. I can’t make up my mind ______________ (leave) the city.
11. I wish you would not ______________ (smoke).
12. Harry suggested ______________ (go) to a disco but I didn’t want to.
13. He is famous for always ______________ (be) late.
14. They expect him ______________ (come) on Sunday.
15. There’s no sense in ____________ (write) any further. You can’t finish in time.
16. We had no difficulties ______________ (find) your house.
17. ______________ (fish) is not allowed here.
18. I made him ______________ (wash) his face.
19. I would love ______________ (visit) my uncle in Australia.
20. He succeeded in ______________ (persuade) him to come along.
21. He crossed the street without ______________ (look) .
22. His mother caught him ______________ (eat). He was really hungry.
23. It’s no use ______________ (talk) to him. He won’t change his mind.

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24. I intend ______________ (spend) the weekend in Bristol.
25. Thank you for ______________ (carry) my handbag.
26. I heard my friend ______________ (play) the guitar.
27. Barbara didn’t know where ______________ (put) the key.
28. Peter should ______________ (write) a letter to his grandmother.
29. The police warned us ______________ (not get) too close to the house.
30. She did not know what ______________ (expect) from them.
II. Fill in the correct tense. Use passive or active according to the context.
1. The authorities decided that the meeting ________________ next Wednesday. (HOLD)
2. The goods ___________________ to our house in the Midlands every Friday.
(TRANSPORT)
3. The larger portrait ___________________ by a well-known Flemish artist.(PAINT)
4. When I arrived I ___________________ a note by one of the delegates . (HAND)
5. Nothing ___________________ of Pauline since her car accident last spring. (SEE)
6. I'll have to stay at home because our new furniture __________________ . (DELIVER)
7. For the past few days I had to work in Jack's office because mine
___________________ at the moment. (REDECORATE)
8. I major new oil deposit ___________________ in the North Sea recently.(DISCOVER)
9. The space probe Explorer _____________ from Cape Canaveral last year. (LAUNCH)
10. Breakfast ___________________ in this hotel before 7 am. ( NOT SERVE)
11. Up to now no decision __________________ on the future of the company.(MAKE)
12. As we speak the suspect ___________________ by the police.(QUESTION)
13. A lot of meetings ___________________ but nothing has been decided yet. (HOLD)
14. The door ___________________ for at least twenty years. (NOT OPEN)
15. Bicycles _______________ widely _______________ in this city instead of public
transport. (USE)
16. Elections ___________________ in Britain every five years. (HOLD)
17. Your drinks ___________________ to you in a minute. Please wait . (BRING)

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