Question

1. it is important for her children to university. a going b to go c go 2. joe wanted us, but he had no time. a to help b helping c to have helped 3.gregory went to the a new pair of gloves. a in order to buy b to buy c for buying 4. our teacher doesn't allow during the breaks. a smoking b us to smoke c to smoke 5. larry is used grammar diligently. a to study b to studying c studying 6. the writer wanted his new story so he asked the secretary to do it. a to type b being typed c to be typed 7. jane says she wouldn't mind us. would you like us? a to join; to join b joining; to join c joining; joining 8. george appears the truth. a to know b to be known c knowing 9. the criminal was believed two soldiers. a to shoot b to have shot c to be shooting 10. it took me half an hour there. a to have got b to be getting c to get 11. james seems on the computer now. a to be working b to work c to have been working 12. lt is never too late (proverb) a to be mended b to mend c mending 13. his work was criticized and he was made it again. a do b to do c doing 14. ann seemed everything; she knew what had happened. a to tell b being told c to have been told 15. he is known in economics. a be an expert b being an expert c to be an expert 16. diplomacy is …… and say the nastiest things in the nicest way. a to do b to be doing c to have been doing 17. i didn’t want to join this dispute, so i pretended to …….. a to read b to be reading c to have read 18. modern art is when you buy a picture ……… a hole in the wall - and decide, that hole looks better. a to be covering b to have covered c to cover 19. jenny seemed ……… no attention to what was going on areound her. a to pay b to be paying c to have paid 20. anna tried …….. two birds with one stone. a to have killed b to be killing c to kill

Answer 1

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. B

5. A

6. A

7. B

8. A

9. A

10. C

11. A

12. B

13. B

14. A

15. C

16. B

17. B

18. C

19. A

20. C