Choose the best alternative

1. He wants _____ a cold drink.

A) drink B) to drink C) drinking D) drinks

2. He never _____ by plane.

A) travels B) to travel C) traveling D) travel

3. Will you _____ off the photocopier?

A) to turn B) turning C) turned D) turn

4. Would she like _____ to the moon?

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

5. Do you like_____ football on TV?

A) watch B) watched C) watches D) watching

6. We must_____ back the mixer back to the shop. It doesn’t work.

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

7. She can _____ German and Italian.

A) speak B) speaking C) to speak D) speaks

8. Could you _____ more slowly?

A) speaking B) spoke C) speak D) speaks

9. I hope _____ you soon.

A) to see B) seeing C) see D) saw

10. We’d better _____ to the manager.

A) to talk B) talking C) talked D) talk

11. It takes him an hour _____ to the bank.

A) getting B) get C) gets D) to get

12. I am sorry _____ you.

A) disturbing B) to disturb C) disturb D) disturbed

13. He spoke too quickly for us _____.

A) to understand B) understand

C) understanding D) understood

14. He’s not strong enough _____ me.

A) beating B) beats C) to beat D) beaten

15. She is able _____ 100 meters in 9 seconds.

A) running B) run C) to run D) ran

16. It is important _____.

A) to win B) winning C) win D) won

17. A: This problem is too difficult. I can’t solve it.

B: Is it really too difficult for you _____?

A) solving B) solve C) to solve D) solved

18. A: He is a doctor. He looks very young.

B: Yes. He doesn’t look old enough _____ a doctor.

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

19. A: Shall I buy meat or fish?

B: I’ve already told you what _____.

A) to buy B) buying C) buy D) bought

20. A: What are you _____?

B: I’m resting.

A) done B) do C) doing D) to do

21. Thank you for_____ me.

A) helping B) help C) to help D) helped

22. Let’s _____ in the sun.

A) sitting B) to sit C) sat D) sit

23. A: Why do we go to school?

B: _____.

A) To learn B) Learning C) Learned D) Learn

24. Could you _____ me the time?

A) telling B) to tell C) tell D) told

25. There is nothing _____.

A) to do B) doing C) did D) do

26. Have you got anything _____?

A) reading B) to read C) read D) reads

27. She is good at _____.

A) to swim B) swimming C) swims D) swum

28. It takes a long time _____ a foreign language.

A) learning B) learned C) learns D) to learn

29. A: I’ve got a headache. B: Well, why don’t you _____ an aspirin?

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

30. Why are you _____ my tea?

A) drinking B) to drink C) drunk D) drink

31. She typed the letters carefully without _____ any mistakes.

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

32. I haven’t _____ Anna more than five years.

A) seeing B) seen C) to see D) see

33. Why don’t we go and _____ the film at the Moonstar?

A) see B) seen C) to see D) seeing

34. My son wants _____ a manager.

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

35. I’d rather not _____ late for my interview.

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

36. A farmer uses tractors _____ fields with.

A) ploughing B) to plough C) ploughed D) ploughs

37. She wants _____ a complaint about the waiter.

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

38. My father does the _____ himself.

A) ironing B) irons C) to iron D) iron

39. My mother does all the _____.

A) cleaning B) to clean C) cleans D) clean

40. Shall I _____ you a glass of lemonade?

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

41. Do you lie in bed after _____?

A) to wake up B) waking up C) woken up D) wake up

42. Let him _____ that for you.

A) to do B) do C) doing D) does

43. How long has he _____ the manager?

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

44. She is _____ to school by her mother every morning.

A) takes B) taken C) to take D) taking

45. A new factory is _____ here.

A) being built B) to build C) build D) building

46. I’m afraid of _____ mistakes.

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

47. I’m looking forward to _____ you next summer.

A) visit B) visited C) visiting D) visits

48. It is not necessary for him _____ every page.

A) reading B) read C) to read D) reads

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49. I don’t _____ sugar, thank you.

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

50. He prefers walking to _____.

A) driving B) drive C) drives D) drove

51. I expect she will _____.

A) comes B) coming C) come D) to come

52. I expect her _____.

A) to come B) comes C) coming D) come

53. Hadn’t we better _____ soon?

A) leaving B) leave C) leaves D) left

54. He usually goes _____ tennis at the weekend.

A) to play B) playing C) plays D) play

55. She can’t stand _____ to rock music.

A) listening B) to listen C) listen D) listens

56. Will you _____ to what I’m saying?

A) listening B) to listen C) listen D) listened

57. Haven’t you _____ your calculator?

A) finding B) find C) found D) to find

58. It is difficult _____ a good hotel, in this town.

A) find B) to find C) found D) finding

59. May I _____ you tomorrow?

A) seeing B) to see C) seen D) see

60. I can see a man _____ towards us.

A) come B) coming C) comes D) to come

61. Terry wants to read, but he hasn’t got a _____ lamp.

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

62. They don’t have _____ water in their house.

A) running B) to run C) run D) ran

63. Everyone is expected _____ to school.

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

64. Turkey is not an oil _____ country.

A) producing B) to produce C) produces D) produced

65. I’ve just eaten a _____ potato.

A) boiling B) to boil C) boils D) boiled

66. She didn’t get a _____ grade on the test.

A) to pass B) passing C) passed D) passes

67. Let her _____ the potatoes.

A) fry B) fries C) frying D) fried

68. We’ll eat the _____ potatoes with salt and pepper.

A) fried B) frying C) to fry D) fry

69. Did somebody _____ the dishes?

A) wash B) washing C) to wash D) washed

70. Yes, I saw the _____ soldiers.

A) wounding B) wound C) wounded D) to wound

71. The boy _____ in the dentist’s chair has got toothache.

A) sitting B) sat C) sit D) sits

72. Everything is _____.

A) changes B) to change C) changing D) change

73. Will you _____ here tomorrow?

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

74. He should give up _____.

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

75. He would like _____ after dinner.

A) to rest B) resting C) rests D) rested

76. We are peace _____ people.

A) love B) loved C) loving D) to love

77. He agreed _____ us with our assignment.

A) to help B) helping C) helped D) helps

78. The doctor advised him _____ a little exercise every day.

A) takes B) taking C) to take D) taken

79. She told him not _____ too much noise.

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

80. Do you mind if I _____ you question?

A) asked B) ask C) to ask D) asking

81. The plane has _____ off.

A) taken B) took C) taking D) takes

82. Our house was _____ in 1984.

A) building B) builds C) built D) been built

83. He is too ill _____.

A) moving B) moves C) moved D) to move

84. Does she have _____ up early?

A) gets B) getting C) got D) to get

85. _____ in Ankara is expensive.

A) Don’t live B) Living C) Live D) Lived

86. You must _____ at once.

A) apologize B) to apologize C) apologizing D) apologized

87. You ought _____ exercise regularly.

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

88. The man _____ in that car is my father.

A) sits B) sit C) sitting D) sat

89. She punished the child for _____ lies.

A) telling B) to tell C) told D) tells

90. You can’t live without _____.

A) eat B) to eat C) eating D) eaten

91. They can _____ in now.

A) to come B) coming C) came D) come

92. I saw the bus _____ towards me.

A) to come B) comes C) coming D) come

93. His father was _____ in a car accident.

A) killing B) kills C) be killed D) killed

94. English is an easy language _____.

A) be learned B) to learn C) learning D) learned

95. Could you tell me where _____ off the bus?

A) to get B) get C) getting D) got

96. When I was young I used _____ to school on my bicycle.

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

97. This problem is hard _____ because it is very complicated.

A) solving B) to solve C) solved D) be solved

98. I expected Mary _____ me last night but she didn’t.

A) to phone B) phoning C) phones D) phone

99. I’ll never again ask you _____ me.

A) helping B) help C) to help D) helped

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