The Infinitive - The Gerund -Participles Test B1

The Infinitive - The Gerund -Participles Test B1 

 

1. _____ alcohol with medication causes serious health issues _____.

 

A) Taking / to occur

B) To take / occurring

C) Taking / occurring

D) To take / to occurring

 

2. Somehow, he managed _____ the locked door without_____ it.

 

A) to open / damaged

B) opening / damaging

C) to open / damaging

D) opening / to damage

 

3. The text was too long for me _____ on my own so I asked Steve _____ me with it.

 

A) to translate / helped

B) translating / to helping

C) to translate / to help

D) translating / help

 

4. I'd rather _____ a new television because it's not worth _____ such an old TV set repaired.

 

A) bought / to have

B) buy / having

C) to buy / to having

D) buying / have

 

5. You seem _____ a mistake ______  these two numbers.

 

A) to have made / adding

B) made / to add

C) having made / having added

D) to make / to adding

 

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

 

A) travel

B) having travelled

C) travelling

D) to travel

 

7. Mum thinks my hair needs _____, but I don't want _____ it cut yet.

 

A) having cut / getting

B) cutting / to get

C) being cut / to getting

D) to cut / to get

 

8. What do you suggest _____ after work today  _____ some fun?

 

A) to do / to having

B) doing / to have

C) to do / had

D) doing / having

 

9. I think I've lost my coat button trying _____ on the bus in that crowd, so I need _____ one that matches the others.

 

A) getting / finding

B) to get / to find

C) get / find

D) to getting / to have found

 

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

 

A) driven

B) to be driving

C) driving

D) to drive

 

11. The Himalayas are known _____ for the past fifty million years.

A) to have been rising

B) to rise

C) having risen

D) having been rising

 

12. They seemed _____ about us because they kept _____ at us while they were talking.

 

A) gossip / to have been looking

B) to have been gossiping / to look

C) to gossip / looked

D) to be gossiping / looking

 

13. It's no use _____ advice on how _____ something when it's already been done.

 

A) giving / doing

B) given / to have done

C) giving / to do

D) to give / doing

 

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

 

A) admitde / to cause

B) to admit / to causing

C) having admitted / causing

D) admitting / caused

 

15. I don't think it will be easy for me _____ used _____ on the left in Britain.

 

A) getting / driving

B) to be getting / to drive

C) having got / driven

D) to get / to driving

 

16. They don't allow _____ the building until they have finished _____ it.

 

A) entering / renovating

B) to enter / renovating

C) entering / having renovated

D) to enter / renovate

 

17. I'd prefer _____ for the next bus rather than travel on a crowded one because I have difficulty _____ up for long.

 

A) waiting / to stand

B) to wait / standing

C) wait / in standing

D) to be waiting / stand

 

18. Will you stop _____ with your fingers? I'm trying _____ on my work.

 

A) tapping / concentrating

B) to tap / to concentrating

C) having tapped / concentrated

D) tapping / to concentrate

 

19. People _____ from dyslexia have problems, _____ to read and write.

 

A) suffering / learning

B) to have suffered / to learn

C) suffering / learnt

D) to suffer / being learnt

 

20. Obsessive people can't help _____ a particular activity over and over again.

 

A) having been doing

B) having done

C) doing

D) to do