NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________

GRAMMAR QUIZ: VERBS followed

by GERUNDS and INFINITIVES
 Complete these sixteen sentences to score your knowledge of GERUNDS and
INFINITIVES.

1. My family and I really enjoy … to 9. We decided … to France and

the park on weekends. Germany on our summer holiday.
a) to go a) to travel
b) going b) traveling
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
2. (A) Let’s watch that new movie. 10. I miss … long walks along the
(B) No, I hate … horror movies. beach.
a) to watch a) to take
b) watching b) taking
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
3. My friend doesn’t want … out 11. My mother asked me … her clean
today because he’s sick. the house.
a) to go a) to help
b) going b) helping
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
4. I love … in my free time. I often go 12. After a few more hours, it continued
to a shopping mall with my friends. ….
a) to window shop a) to rain
b) window shopping b) raining
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
5. We agreed … our car for a cheaper 13. Do you feel like … to eat at a
price. restaurant?
a) to sell a) to go out
b) selling b) going out
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
6. (A) Did you remember … the e-mail? 14. We are planning on … a meeting
(B) Oh, no! I forgot! tomorrow afternoon.
a) to send a) to have
b) sending b) having
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
7. Thomas wants … at that restaurant 15. Suddenly, my friend began …
because he likes Italian food. when he smelled the flower.
a) to eat a) to sneeze
b) eating b) sneezing
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct
8. She started … very quickly to her 16. I invited my friends … to my birthday
classroom. party next week.
a) to walk a) to come
b) walking b) coming
c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct c) both ‘a’ and ‘b’ are correct

15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!

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Grammar Focus verbs followed by gerunds and infinitives

Level Advanced Intermediate

ANSWER KEY My Notes

1. B 9. A
2. C 10. B
3. A 11. A
4. C 12. C
5. A 13. B
6. A 14. B
7. A 15. C
8. C 16. A

Grades as
percentages
16 / 16 = 100%
15 / 16 = 94
14 / 16 = 88
13 / 16 = 81
12 / 16 = 75
11 / 16 = 69
10 / 18 = 63
9 / 16 = 56
8 / 16 = 50
7 / 16 = 44
6 / 16 = 38
5 / 16 = 31
4 / 16 = 25
3 / 16 = 19
2 / 16 = 13
1 / 16 = 6
0 / 16 = 0%

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