Non finite Verbs English Grammar Exercises

Question. I enjoy ……………………………
(a) hiking
(b) to hike

Answer : A

Question. She refused ……………………. to me.
(a) listening
(b) to listen
(c) listened

Answer : B

Question. You have no moral right …………………… me.
(a) to criticize
(b) of criticizing
(c) criticizing

Answer : A

Question. Would you mind ……………………………. me for a minute?
(a) to help
(b) helping

Answer : B

Question. Suddenly he stopped …………………………..
(a) working
(b) to work

Answer : A

Question. I heard them ……………………. in the other room.
Please select 2 correct answers
(a) arguing
(b) to argue
(c) argue

Answer : C, A

Question. I don’t remember ………………………. him before.
(a) meeting
(b) to meet
(c) meet

Answer : A

Question. I have never considered …………………………… in another country.
(a) to live
(b) living

Answer : B

Question. He has given up …………………………….
(a) to smoke
(b) smoking

Answer : B

Question. I didn’t dare ……………………. my mouth.
(a) open
(b) to open
(c) opening

Answer : B

Question. I won’t advise …………………… gold now.
(a) to buy
(b) buying
(c) buy

Answer : B

Question. I can’t imagine him ……………………………… in an office.
(a) working
(b) to work

Answer : A

Question. I am tired …………………….. to her sob stories.
(a) to listen
(b) of listening
(c) to listening

Answer : B

Question. She suggested ………………………….. a new car.
(a) to buy
(b) buying

Answer : B

Question. I will wash the clothes when I have finished ………………………..
(a) to cook
(b) cooking

Answer : B

Question. She doesn’t seem ……………………..
(a) knowing
(b) to know
(c) know

Answer : B

Question. It takes a lot of effort ……………………. a successful business.
(a) to build
(b) building
(c) build

Answer : A

Question. I don’t fancy …………………………. in the night shift.
(a) working
(b) to work

Answer : A

Question. He said he was innocent. He denied ………………………….. anything wrong.
(a) to do
(b) doing

Answer : B

Question. She doesn’t want ……………………..
(a) to lose
(b) losing
(c) lose

Answer : A

Question. I haven’t finished ………………….. the sweater.
(a) to knit
(b) knitting
(c) knit

Answer : B

Question. Why do you keep …………………………….. me when I am talking?
(a) to interrupt
(b) interrupting

Answer : B

Question. They kept me ……………………………. for hours.
(a) working
(b) to work

Answer : A

Question. You don’t need ……………………… them.
(a) inform
(b) informing
(c) to inform

Answer : C

Non-finites

Question. He has decided ………………………….. married.
(a) getting
(b) to get

Answer : B

Question. I want you ……………………. this to me.
(a) explain
(b) to explain
(c) explaining

Answer : B

Question. He would spend hours …………………….. at the wall.
(a) stare
(b) to stare
(c) staring

Answer : C

Question. She doesn’t remember ……………… him at the party.
(a) to meet
(b) meeting
(c) Either could be used here

Answer : B

Question. He denied …………………………… the money.
(a) stealing
(b) to steal

Answer : A

Question. We are waiting for them ...........................
(a) to arrive
(b) arriving
(c) arrive

Answer : A

Question. He took a lot of time ……………………… the meal.
(a) to finish
(b) finishing
(c) finish

Answer : A

Question. It hurts me …………………………. them suffering.
(a) to see
(b) seeing

Answer : A

Question. Although they spent a lot of money on advertising, they failed ……………… buyers.
(a) to attract
(b) attracting

Answer : A

Question. You should never stop ……………………… your dreams.
(a) to chase
(b) chasing
(c) chase

Answer : B

Question. They made him ……………………. overtime.
(a) work
(b) to work
(c) working

Answer : A

Question. You don’t need …………………………… for me.
(a) waiting
(b) to wait

Answer : B

Question. She refused …………………….. to me.
(a) listening
(b) listen
(c) to listen

Answer : C

Question. I now regret ……………………….. what I did.
(a) to do
(b) doing

Answer : B

Question. She has agreed ………………………….. us.
(a) helping
(b) to help

Answer : B

Question. You don’t know how …………………….
(a) behave
(b) to behave
(c) behaving

Answer : B

Question. He is dying ………………………. his grandkids.
(a) to meet
(b) seeing
(c) to seeing

Answer : A

Question. I can’t imagine him …………………………….. a car.
(a) driving
(b) to drive

Answer : A

Question. He taught himself …………………………
(a) driving
(b) to drive

Answer : B

Question. She accused me of ……………………… with her sentiments.
(a) playing
(b) play
(c) to play

Answer : A

Question. I was disheartened ……………………….. about your loss.
(a) hearing
(b) to hear

Answer : B

Question. I daren’t …………………………….. him what happened.
(a) telling
(b) to tell
(c) tell

Answer : C

Question. You never cease …………………………… me.
(a) amazing
(b) to amaze

Answer : B

Question. She is eager ……………………. a career in the show business.
(a) building
(b) to build
(c) build

Answer : B