B2 English Grammar Test – Gerunds and Infinitives multiple-choice questions

1   My grandmother enjoys … in the sea.

a) swam

b) to swim

c) swimming

2   My brother wants … football again.

a) to play

b) play

c) playing

3   She stopped … some water. She made a pause during her jogging.

a) drinking

b) to drink

c) drink

4   He stopped … a year ago. He doesn’t want to start smoking anymore.

a) smoking

b) to smoke

c) smoke

5   Marry forgot … her grandfather. He had been waiting for that call so much but she didn’t make it.

a) call

b) to call

c) calling

6   Clark agreed … me the truth.

a) tells

b) tell

c) to tell

7   She seemed … happy.

a) be

b) to be

c) being

8   The newspaper reported the party … the election.

a) to win

b) winning

c) won

9   He didn’t mind … me.

a) to help

b) help

c) helping

10   This car needs … .

a) cleaning

b) to clean

c) clean

11   Brian tried … English, but he didn’t succeed in it.

a) to learn

b) learn

c) learning

12   Steve offered … a rest.

a) having

b) have

c) to have

13   She considered … her job.

a) to change

b) changing

c) change

14   Tracey forgot … the door. She spent the day trying to remember that fact.

a) to lock

b) locked

c) locking

15   I think the team really deserves … the game.

a) won

b) to win

c) winning

16   He refused … me the truth.

a) telling

b) to tell

c) tell

17   He imagines … in London one day.

a) living

b) to live

c) live

18   Father resisted … for help.

a) to ask

b) asking

c) ask

19   The new guy tends … very mean.

a) to be

b) be

c) being

20   My girlfriend practices … the guitar every day.

a) play

b) playing

c) to play

21   She tried … the carrot jam once, but she didn’t like it.

a) eating

b) to eat

c) eat

22   He hopes … to Madrid next year.

a) moving

b) move

c) to move

23   We planned … there by 7 o’clock.

a) to get

b) get

c) getting

24   He has finally finished … the report.

a) to write

b) writing

c) write

25   We prepared … up early in the morning.

a) getting

b) to get

c) get

26   They postponed … to the town.

a) to return

b) return

c) returning

27   We have arranged … at 12 o’clock.

a) meeting

b) to meet

c) meet

28   She avoids … alone in the forest.

a) walking

b) to walk

c) walk

29   My little sister pretended … a rabbit.

a) being

b) to be

c) be

30   He wasted time … games online all the day long.

a) to play

b) play

c) playing