Test on Infinitive and Gerund

Test

Write down the ing-form (Gerund) of the following verbs.

• work -
• leave -
• run -
• look -
• call -

Complete the sentences using infinitive constructions.

• She didn't tell me (do / what)
• We asked a man (get / to the station / how)
• We didn't know (go / this way or that way / whether)
• She found out (queue / for the tickets / where)
• I learnt (juggle / with three balls / how)

Fill in the gerund as the subject of the sentence.

• (smoke) causes cancer.
• (play) football is not allowed here.
• (walk) in New York's Central Park at night can be dangerous.
• (spend) your summer holidays watching TV is a waste of time.
• (sleep) in is what we usually do on a Sunday.

Decide whether to use Infinitive (with/without to) or Gerund.

• Jenny is afraid of flyto flyflying.
• Bob wants travelto traveltravelling to Japan.
• I cannot giveto givegiving you the bike.
• Carla enjoys shopto shopshopping.
• Garth is good at tellto telltelling jokes.

Before submitting the test, check the following:

• Got the spelling right?
• Put in the full stop or question mark where required?
• Used the correct key to type the apostrophe (Shift and #)?

In the test we cannot give you a second try. Such careless mistakes would therefore cost you valuable points.