Герундій, інфінітив
Тест 1
Оберіть правильний варіант.
1. My parents never let me______in bed.
a) reading c) to reading
b) to read d) read
2. The teacher allowed us ______reference material while
writing the report.
a) to use c) use
b) using d) used
3. They expected the meeting______in a conference hall.
a) to hold c) holding
b) to be held d) to be holding
4. What makes him______so jealous of his friends' success?
a) to be c) be
b) being d) to have been
5.1 am thinking______my country house.
a) selling c) to sell
b) of selling d) is selling
6.1 would rather______her the truth.
a) have told c) telling
b) to tell d) tell
7. You had better______your studies more seriously.
a) take c) taking
b) to take d) are taking
8.1 don't mind______out.
a) against eating c) eating
b) eat d) to eat
9.1 hope______Moscow State University.
a) for entering c) of entering
b) to enter d) entering
10.1 want my brother______the work as soon as possible.
a) finishing c) finishes
b) to finish d) finish
11. Could you help me______the work as soon as possible?
a) finishing c) with finishing
b) in finishing d) to finish
12. If you don't succeed______your exams, I won't let you
______to a disco.
a) in taking, go c) in taking, to go
b) taking, go d) to take, go
13. The government intend______social programmes.
a) at starting c) to start
b) starting d) start
14.1 was made______to play the piano.
a) learn c) learning
b) to learn d) in learning
15. My father makes me______the piano three hours a day.
a) to play c) play
b) playing d) in playing
16. A passer-by asked me how______to the railway station.
a) can get c) getting
b) get d) to get
17. The children were let______in the river.
a) swim c) swimming
b) to swim d) swam
18. The tourists expected the hotel______much better.
a) be c) of being
b) being d) to be
19.1 would like my daughter______back home earlier.
a) come c) to come
b) coming d) to be coming
20. My father likes______for long walks in the early morning.
a) go c) to go
b) going d) of going
21. Some parents enjoy______their children what to do.
a) telling c) to tell
b) in telling d) tell
22. His aunt is a very fussy person who wants everything ______in its right place.
a) being c) be
b) to be d) to being
23. A thermometer is used______the temperature.
a) take c) taking
b) for taking d) to take
24. Everyone hates______extra hours for nothing.
a) work c) working
b) to work d) of working
25. We dislike______in the city centre because of air pollution.
a) living c) to be living
b) live d) to live
Оберіть правильний варіант.
Тест 2
1. Не used______a lot of "fantasy" books when a teenager.
a) read c) for reading
b) reading d) to read
2. He is not used______soap operas on TV.
a) to watch c) to watching
b) for watching d) watch
3. Peter was never a good friend. If I were you I would try ______him.
a) to forget c) for forgetting
b) forgetting d) forget
4. If your clothes are very dirty, try_______them in a little
bleach.
a) to wash c) wash
b) washing d) for washing
5. Please stop______so loudly!
a) to speak c)speak
b) speaking d) to be speaking
6. After two hours we stopped______a snack.
a) for having c) have
b) having d) to have
7. My grandmother remembers______this famous actor in
many parts at the theatre.
a) to see c) seeing
b) of seeing d) see
8. Do you remember______John and tell him that we can't
meet today?
a) to see c) seeing
b) of seeing d) see
9.1 started______ at the age of two.
a) to speak c)speak
b) be speaking d) in speaking
10. Oh, look! It is starting______.
a) raining c) rain
b) to rain d) having rained
11. He went on______newspaper as if nothing had happened.
a) to read c) reading
b) read d) in reading
12. The lesson began very badly but the teacher went on ______the situation.
a) change c) for change
b) for the changing d) to change
13.1 couldn't______a cheap flat in the downtown.
a) finding c) to find
b) in finding d) find
14. The child was so nice that people couldn't help______
at him.
a) smile c) smiling
b) to smile d) from smiling
15.1 like______bills without delays.
a) paying c) having paid
b) to pay d) pay
16. Do you like______cricket?
a) playing c) play
b) to play d) of playing
17. When we have a birthday party, my mother likes______
games with children.
a) playing b) to play
c) play d) be playing
18.1 heard my mother______up and______on the radio.
a) waking, turning c) waking, turn
b) wake, turning d) wake, turn
19. When I woke up at four in the morning, I could hear my mother______.
a) to cough c) coughing
b) cough d) coughed
20. When she looked out of the window she saw a stranger ______on the bench.
a) to sit c) sitting
b) sit d) be sitting
21. Can you hear two men______an argument?
a) have c) to have
b) having d) are having
22. I've never seen anyone______as little as you do.
a) eat c) in eating
b) to eat d) eating
23. When he entered the office he watched the secretary ______on the phone.
a) in talking c) talk
b) to talk d) talking
24. It is clear that they haven't heard me______in.
a) coming c) come
b) to come d) on coming
25. When she saw me______along the street, she came up
to me.
a) go c) while going
b) going d) to go