TESTING Verbs +Gerund

 

TESTING Verbs +Gerund

1. Which of the following sentences is correct?

A) He enjoys to play football. B) He enjoys playing football.

C) He enjoys played football. D) He enjoys play football.

 

2. Which verb should be followed by a gerund in the sentence: “I cannot ___ doing this every day”?

        A) avoid B) avoid to C) avoided D) avoids

 

3. "She cannot help ___ when she sees a sad movie."

         A) crying B) cry C) to cry D) cried

 

4. Choose the correct sentence:

A) I miss to travel with my friends. B) I miss traveling with my friends.

C) I miss travel with my friends.      D) I miss travelled with my friends.

 

5. "He admitted ___ the mistake in the report."

A) making B) to make C) made D) to made

 

6. “They suggested ___ the meeting to next week.”

A) postponing B) to postpone C) postponed D) postpones

 

7. “We appreciate ___ your time with us.”

A) spending B) spend C) to spend D) spends

 

8. Which of the following verbs is followed by a gerund?

A) avoid B) suggest C) appreciate D) All of the above

 

9. "The manager advised ___ the application immediately."

A) submitting B) submit C) to submit D) submits

 

10. "I considered ___ to the party, but I was too tired."

A) going B) to go C) go D) gone

 

11. Which sentence uses a gerund correctly?

A) They resist to leave early. B) They resist leaving early.

C) They resist leave early.      D) They resist leaves early.

 

12. "She avoids ___ in the dark because she's afraid."

A) walking B) walked C) to walk D) walks

 

13. Which verb is not followed by a gerund?

A) suggest B) miss C) enjoy D) decide

 

14. "I can't stand ___ in the rain for too long."

A) waiting B) to wait C) waited D) waits

 

15. “They finished ___ the project last night.”

A) working on B) to work on C) worked on D) work on

 

16. Choose the correct sentence:

A) I avoid to eat junk food. B) I avoid eating junk food.

       C) I avoid eat junk food. D) I avoid ate junk food.

 

17. "He denied ___ any help from his friends."

A) receiving B) received C) to receive D) receive

 

18. Which verb is correctly followed by a gerund?

       A) She decided waiting. B) She kept on waiting. C) She to wait. D) She waited to keep.

 

19. "They can't tolerate ___ late to meetings."

A) being B) be C) to be D) been

 

20. "I suggest ___ a break before continuing."

A) taking B) take C) to take D) took

 

 

 

 

 

 

SOLUTION

  1. B
  2. A
  3. A
  4. B
  5. A
  6. A
  7. A
  8. D
  9. A
  10. A
  11. B
  12. A
  13. D
  14. A
  15. A
  16. B
  17. A
  18. B
  19. A
  20. A

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