The Gerund

Gerund

$$$ 1 E

Form the Gerund Simple of the verb “lie”:

A) To be lied
B) To be lying
C) To have lied
D) To lie
E) lying

$$$ 2 A

Choose the sentence with Gerund:

A) He admitted stealing.
B) She was stealing the money from father’s pocket.
C) I saw her stealing the money.
D) She has been stealing my thoughts.
E) He is going to steal her this evening.

$$$ 3 B

Choose the sentence with Gerund:

A) She has told me the lie.
B) I regret telling him my secret.

C) She is telling me everything.
D) I heard them telling funny stories.
E) There is a new building near our house.

$$$ 4 D

Translate the sentence:

Совершенствование иностранного языка требует времени и терпения.

A) To master a foreign language took time and patience.

B) In mastering a foreign language takes time and patience.
C) Having mastering a foreign language takes time and patience.
D) Mastering a foreign language takes time and patience.
E) Mastering a foreign language take time and patience.

$$$ 5 C

Underlined word in this sentence is:

I was accused of stealing money from my teacher.

A) Participle 2
B) Adjective
C) Gerund
D) Participle 1
E) Infinitive

$$$ 6 A

Form the Gerund Simple of the verb “know”:

A) Knowing
B) To be know
C) To know
D) To be knowing
E) To have know

$$$ 7 C

Put in the Gerund form:

I don’t enjoy (watch TV) very much.

A) having watched TV
B) to watched TV
C) watching TV

D) to watching TV
E) watch TV

$$$ 8 C

Put in the Gerund form:

Adil can’t help (laugh) when he sees you.

A) having laughed
B) to laughed
C) laughing
D) to laughing
E) laugh

$$$ 9 B

Put in the Gerund form:

This book is worth (read).

A) to read
B) reading
C) to reading
D) read
E) to have read

$$$ 10 C

Choose the sentence with Gerund:

A) She is singing now.
B) My friends singing now.
C) Singing is very enjoyable any time.
D) Singing is going to sing a song.
E) She likes singing dolls.

$$$ 11B

Translate the sentence:

Знание истории нашей страны – долг каждого гражданина.

A) Know the history of our country is the duty of each citizen.
B) Knowing the history of our country is the duty of each citizen.
C) Having knowing the history of our country is the duty of each citizen.
D) To knowing the history of our country is the duty of each citizen.
E) Being knowing the history of our country is the duty of each citizen.

$$$ 12C

Underlined word in this sentence is:

I go in for swimming.

A) Participle 2

B) Verb

C) Adjective

D) Infinitive

E) Gerund

$$$ 13C

Put in the Gerund form:

Sam denied (cheat.)

A) to cheat
B) to cheating
C) cheating
D) cheat
E) to have cheated

$$$ 14E

Put in the Gerund form:

I don’t fancy (go out) this evening.

A) to have gone out
B) to go out
C) go out
D) to going out
E) going out

$$$ 15C

Put in the Gerund form:

My brother has given up (smoke). He thinks it’s a waste of money.

A) to smoking
B) to have smoked
C) smoking
D) smoke
E) to smoke

$$$16 B

Put in the Gerund form:

One of the boys admitted (break) the window.

A) to break
B) breaking
C) to breaking
D) broke
E) to have broken

$$$17 B

Put in the Gerund form:

This book is worth (read).

A) to read
B) reading
C) to reading
D) read
E) to have read

$$$18C

Underlined word in this sentence is:

I’m afraid of being alone.

A) Participle 2
B) Adjective
C) Gerund
D) Verb
E) Infinitive

$$$19 C

Put in the gerund:

He likes ____.

A) to read

B) to write

C) reading

D) read

E) read it

$$$20 B

Put in the gerund:

__ is my favourite occupation. Плавание-мое любимое занятие.

a) to swim

b) swimming

c) swim

d) swimming pool

e) swam

$$$21 A

Put in the gerund:

The boys are fond of________.

a) skating

b) to skate

c) skate

d) to swim

e) swim

$$$22 C

Put in the gerund:

Mary likes ______ the piano.

a) play

b) to play

c) playing

d) to like

e) liking

$$$23 C

Put in the gerund:

We must begin _____ hard.

a) to work

b) work

c) working

d) worked

e) to be working

$$$ 24 D

Put in the gerund:

Don’t be afraid … mistakes while speaking a foreign language.

A. make

B. to make

C. in making

D. of making

E. was made

$$$ 25 D

Choose the right answer:

I never enjoy … in the rain.

A. to walk

B. walk

C. of walk

D. walking

E. for to walk

$$$ 26 B

Choose the right answer:

Mike stopped … six months ago.

A. to smoked

B. smoking

C. smoke

D.in smoking

E. being smoked

$$$ 27 B

Choose the right answer:

Stop …, please.

A. to talk

B. talking

C.talks

D. talked

E. being talked

$$$ 28 C

Choose the right answer:

In spite … problems he kept on smiling.

A. to face

B. for facing

C. of facing

D. by facing

E. facing

$$$ 29 B

Choose the right answer:

In spite.. very generous to other people, he is strict with me.

A. being

B. of being

C. for being

D. he has been

E. to be

$$$ 30 D

Choose the right answer:

Several people insisted … the old man to cross the road.

A. to help

B. helping

C.help

D. on helping

E. helps

$$$ 31 D

Choose the right answer:

Before … to London you should get a visa.

A. to go

B. goes

C. being gone

D. going

E. by going

$$$ 32 A

Choose the right answer:

After … in Paris Van Gogh moved to Arles.

A. living

B. lived

C. live

D. being live

E. has lived

$$$ 33 B

Choose the right answer:

… a language every day is the best way of learning it.

A. speak

B. speaking

C. spoke

D. spoken

E. speaks

$$$ 34 C

Choose the right answer:

The grass in the garden is very dry, it needs ….

A. to water

B. watered

C. watering

D. being watered

E. to be watered

$$$ 35 C

Choose the right answer:

I enjoy … to music.

A. Listened

B. To listen

C. Listening

D. Having listened

E. To listening

$$$ 36 C

Choose the right variant:

Why do you insist _____ our returning back home?

A) At

B) In

C) On

D) with

E) over

$$$ 37 B

Choose the right variant:

We had some difficulty _____ finding the right candidate for this job.

A) At

B) In

C) On

D) under

E) off

$$$ 38 A

Choose the right variant:

My friend is really good _____ driving cars.

A) At

B) In

C) On

D) off

E) under

$$$ 39 B

Choose the right variant:

I am sorry _____ keeping you waiting.

A) Of

B) for
C) to

D) off

E) under

$$$ 40 A

Choose the right variant:

The hungry boy was accused _____ stealing apples.

A) of
B) for

C) to

D) off

E) under

$$$ 41 B

Choose the right variant:

Are you keen _____ singing?

A) Of

B) On

C) With

D) off

E) under

$$$ 42 C

Choose the right variant:

The poor teacher is fed up _____ repeating the same thing over and over again.

A) Of

B) On

C) With

D) Off

E Under

$$$ 43 C

Choose the right variant:

We won _____ finding the shortest way out.

A) In

B) To

C) By

D) off

E) under

$$$ 44 A

Choose the right variant:

There is no point _____ telling the truth.

A) In

B) To

C) By

D) off

E) under

$$$ 45 B

Choose the right variant:

What does your mother have _____ our going to the club?

A) By

B) Against

C) To

D) off

E) under

$$$ 46 C

Choose the right variant:

Are you looking forward... on holiday?

A) going
B) to go

C) to going
D) that you go

E) going to

$$$ 47 B

Choose the right variant:

When Lisa came to Britain, she had to get used... on the left.

A) driving
B) to driving
C) to drive

D) drove

E) drive

$$$ 48 C

Choose the right variant:

I am thinking... a house. Do you think that’s a good idea?

A) to buy

B) of to buy

C) of buying

D) bought

E) buy

$$$ 49 B

Choose the right variant:

I had no... a place to live. In fact it was surprisingly easy.

A) difficulty to find
B) difficulty finding
C) trouble to find

D) found

E) troubling

$$$ 50 A

Choose the right variant:

The path was icy, so we walked very carefully. We were afraid....

A) of falling
B) from falling

C) to fall

D) to falling

E) fall

$$$ 51 B
Choose the right variant:

... a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner.

A) Finding
B) After finding
C) Having find
D) We found

E) Founding

$$$ 52 A

Choose the right variant:

She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help....

A) laughing
B) to laugh

C) that she laughed

D) loving

E) be laugh

$$$ 53 A

Choose the right variant:

Paul lives in Berlin now. He likes... there.

A) living

B) live

C) lived

D) living of

E) left

$$$ 54 C

Choose the right variant:

I am fond of …,

A) to read

B) readed

C) reading

D) has read

E) hading read

$$$ 55 A

Choose the right variant:

When do you think of … there?

A) going

B) went

C) gone

D) go

E) goed

$$$ 56 D

Put in the gerund:

The difficulties … the plants are overcome in our country.

A) to rebuilding

B) at rebuilding

C) rebuild

D) of rebuilding

E) rebuilded

$$$ 57 A

Choose the right variant:

Our group took part … celebrating the 150-th anniversary of Abai yesterday.

A) in

B) to

C) at

D) on

E) after

$$$ 58 E

Choose the right variant:

You can help your son … supporting him.

A) on

B) to

C) for

D) at

E) by

$$$ 59 C

Choose the right variant:

I like … in winter.

A) ski

B) skiings

C) skiing

D) have ski

E) had ski

$$$ 60 A

Choose the right variant:

My cold prevents me from … out.

A) going

B) go

C) gone

D) went

E) goes

$$$ 61B

Choose the right variant:

We are looking forward... hearing from you as soon as possible.

A) -

B) to

C) for

D) at

E) in

$$$ 62A

Choose the right variant:

I am thinking... finding a new job.

A) of

B) on

C) to

D) for

E) about

$$$ 63C

Choose the right variant:

He is fond of... speeches in public.

A) make

B) makes

C) making

D) doing

E) to make

$$$ 64D

Choose the right variant:

Much depends... your making a decision at the right time.

A) to

B) at

C) about

D) on

E) of

$$$ 65B

Choose the right variant:

I am thinking... my country house.

A) selling

B) of selling

C) to sell

D) is selling

E) at selling

$$$ 66D

Choose the right variant:

She tried to be serious, but she couldn’t help....

A) laugh
B) to laugh

C) that she laughed

D) laughing

E) being laughed

$$$ 67C

Choose the right variant:

Why do you insist... our returning back home?

A) at

B) in

C) on

D) by

E) from

$$$ 68A

State the form of the Gerund:

Watching football matches may be exciting enough, but of course it is more exciting playing football.

A) Indefinite Active

B) Perfect Active

C) Perfect Indefinite

D) Indefinite Passive

E) Perfect Passive

$$$ 69B

State the form of the Gerund:

Can you remember having seen the man before?

A) Indefinite Active

B) Perfect Active

C) Perfect Indefinite

D) Indefinite Passive

E) Perfect Passive

$$$ 70D

State the form of the Gerund:

On being told the news she turned pale.

A) Indefinite Active

B) Perfect Active

C) Perfect Indefinite

D) Indefinite Passive

E) Perfect Passive

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