MODULE 3 The Infinitive & Gerundi
For theory and extra practice, consult Grammalysis Claz (Module 7).
to a small town
11. Accepting this job means
A to move
B. moving
C. to moving
1. Choose the best answer (A, B or C).
1. Why do you always make me
the dishes in the
evening?
A. do
B. doing
6. to do
2. Our maths teacher doesn't allow
a calculator during
his tests
A us using
B. the using
C us to use
12. I don't earn much, so I'm having difficulty
ends meet at the end of the month.
A to make
B. make
c. making
my parrot this weekend?
3. Would you mind
A you take care of
B taking care of
i to take care of
13. Dad, the brakes on my bicycle need
A to adjust
B, adjusting
c. to have adjusted
14. My lawyer suggested
the contract carefully
before I sign it.
A. me to read
B me read
c. my reading
4. She'd rather
the meeting as she doesn't have
enough time to prepare for it.
A. postpone
B. postponing
i to postpone
that you didn't pass your
this skirt. It's much
5. My mother won't let me
too short.
A. wearing
B to wear
15. I'm sorry
driving test
A to hear
B for hearing
C. my hearing
with his wife so often.
wear
16. Paul would prefer
A. not arguing
B not to argue
C. not argue
very well in her
6. The two companies are likely
to an agreement soon.
A. coming
B to come
C. they will come
7. There's
complaining about what happened
It won't change a thing!
A. No worth
B. no good
C no point in
17. My daughter appears
new school
A coping
B. to be coping
C. having coped
when she
8. Tidy your room Mum is bound
sees this mess
A. shouting
B. to shout
c. to have shout
18. Why did you use my computer? I don't remember
you permission to do that.
A. having given
B. to have given
to give
up early in
9
isn't permitted anywhere in this building,
A. Being smoking
B. To smoke
C. Smoking
19. Kevin is not accustomed
the morning.
A. to getting
B. to get
Chis getting
a good smartphone
10. My daughter would rather
instead of that tablet.
A. have bought
B. having bought
c. to have bought
20. It's no
explaining the situation to him
again. He won't understand.
A worth
B. use
C. point in