verb inf or gerund ( verb inf or gerund ) Test Name : 1. “Don’t forget ____________ (check) your essays before you hand them in” reminded the teacher. check checking to check None 2. Virginia’s never going to forget ____________ (swim) with sharks in Hawaii. It was a such a thrill. In fact she’s now trying ____________ (persuade) her husband to go too. swimming/persuading to swim/to persuade swimming/to persuade None 3. Beatrice offered __________ (carry) my suitcase. carrying to carry carries None 4. Let’s try and persuade Cris __________ (come) on holiday with us. come to come coming None 5. Poor Jack! He remembers ____________ (fall) down the stairs but he doesn’t remember anything else. falling to fall falls None 6. Can you go and play somewhere else? I’m trying ____________ (study) to study studying study None 7. As it was rush hour we avoided __________ (take) the bus and we chose __________ (walk) instead. to take / to walk taking/ to walk taking/walking None 8. Luckily I managed __________ (get) a doctor’s appointment at short notice. getting get to get None 9. “Do you know how this coffee machine works?” – “I’ve no idea. Have you tried ____________ (press) the green button? That might help.” presses to press pressing None 10. We decided __________ (adopt) a dog from an animal shelter. to adopting adopting to adopt None 1 out of 10
