Gerunds & Infinitives - Exercise

Carmen said the she was committed to .... the job.

(A) finished

(B) have finished

(C) finish

(D) finishing

(E) finishes

.... is never tolerated by our society.

(A) Kill people

(B) Killing people

(C) Kill a person

(D) In killing a person

(E) That killing a person

Instead of ... the money, my friend gave it to a stranger.

(A) returned

(B) have returned

(C) return

(D) returning

(E) be returned

During the weekend I spent much time ... my house.

(A) to paint

(B) paint

(C) in painting

(D) to painting

(E) painting

It began ... in September.

(A) rain

(B) to raining

(C) raining

(D) rained

(E) to have rained

It can’t be my bag. Of course I can’t afford to ... that luxury.

(A) have

(B) having

(C) to has

(D) that having

(E) in having

A : “Please help me close the door.”

B : “Why me? I am not responsible ....”

(A) to opening it

(B) to open it

(C) for open it

(D) for opening it

(E) from opening it

You don’t deserve ... that university because you cheated on the entrance exam.

(A) entering

(B) enter

(C) to enter

(D) in entering

(E) that entering

I asked Citra about the gossip and she denied ... it.

(A) to spread

(B) to spreading

(C) spread

(D) spreading

(E) is spreading

As a mother, my first responsibility is to keep my baby ....

(A) for harm himself/herself

(B) to harm himself/herself

(C) in harming himself/herself

(D) in harming himself/herself

(E) from harming himself/herself

I have two pencils, an eraser, a pencil sharpener, a pen, and ID card. It means that I have prepared ....

(A) take the test tomorrow

(B) in taking the test tomorrow

(C) to have taken the test tomorrow

(D) taking the test tomorrow

(E) to take the test tomorrow

Call me when you arrive. I will miss ....

(A) to talk to you

(B) talk to you

(C) talking to you

(D) that talking to you

(E) to talking to you

Can you remember ... the window when you leave the room?

(A) closing

(B) to close

(C) in closing

(D) closes

(E) from closing

Despite the buzzing sound, they continue ... on their work.

(A) to focused

(B) focus

(C) for focusing

(D) that focuses

(E) focused

Stop talking about ....

(A) stealing some cash

(B) to steal some cash

(C) to have stolen some cash

(D) have stolen some cash

(E) in stealing some cash

No one allows you ... this class.

(A) enter

(B) to enter

(C) in entering

(D) entering

(E) enters

Nobody enjoys ... in public. It is embarras-sing.

(A) laughing at

(B) being laughed at

(C) to laugh at

(D) to be laughed at

(E) in laughing at

I am sitting at my desk ... your face.

(A) draw

(B) drawn

(C) in drawing

(D) drawing

(E) drew

A : “I have refused ... the student organization.”

B : “But you have promised ... this year.”

(A) to join/joining

(B) joining/joining

(C) joining/join

(D) join/join

(E) to join/to join

I will always avoid ... on a test.

(A) cheat

(B) in cheating

(C) cheated

(D) to cheat

(E) cheating

Do you admit ... Ari?

(A) to punch

(B) punching

(C) in punching

(D) punched

(E) to have punched

I will never forget ... you babe for the first time.

(A) to call

(B) called

(C) to calling

(D) in calling

(E) calling

I remember ... Fuji Mountain in 1984.

(A) to see

(B) saw

(C) seeing

(D) in seeing

(E) to have seen

You need to finish it soon. Mother forbids us ....

(A) procrastinate

(B) procrastinating

(C) procrastinated

(D) being procrastinated

(E) to procrastinate

I would like ... cabbage for breakfast.

(A) to have

(B) have

(C) to having

(D) having

(E) in having

I can’t help ... about holding your hands.

(A) to think

(B) think

(C) in thinking

(D) thinking

(E) to have thought

I regret ... Tom a coward. He has been a different person since then.

(A) to call

(B) calling

(C) called

(D) in calling

(E) to calling

I can’t understand ... school. He’s probably the smartest student in our school.

(A) to leave

(B) leaving

(C) him leaving

(D) his leaving

(E) his to leave

My students enjoy ... to go home earlier when they have studied hard.

(A) allowing

(B) allowed

(C) to allow

(D) being allowed

(E) to be allowed

When we were on the road yesterday, we stopped ... a man. That’s why we arrived late at the meeting.

(A) help

(B) to help

(C) helping

(D) to helping

(E) to have helped

My teacher is the boss. I love ... people around.

(A) his ordering

(B) him ordering

(C) to ordering

(D) ordering

(E) he ordering

I have been trying ... English for twenty years. It’s been really difficult.

(A) learn

(B) learned

(C) in learning

(D) to learn

(E) learning

Your writing are supposed to ... in ink.

(A) write

(B) writing

(C) being written

(D) be written

(E) wrote

Our teachers will never tolerate ....

(A) cheated

(B) cheat

(C) cheats

(D) to cheat

(E) cheating

All of us want ... by other people.

(A) to love

(B) to be loved

(C) loving

(D) being loved

(E) in being loved

The police officer ordered me ... a fine.

(A) to pay

(B) pay

(C) paying

(D) paid

(E) that paying

I really appreciate ... to you. 

(A) talked

(B) to have talked

(C) being talked

(D) to talk

(E) talking

Our teachers always encourage us ... higher.

(A) aim

(B) to aim

(C) aiming

(D) that aiming

(E) to have aimed

Rina’s mother heard Rina ... about skipping today's class.

(A) to talk

(B) talking

(C) talked

(D) talks

(E) to have talked

I always hate ... to my aunt.

(A) talk

(B) to talk

(C) to talking

(D) talked

(E) to talked