Infinitives and Gerunds / инфинитив и герундий в английском языке

 

read the sentences and choose the correct form

 

1.    [*Having seen/Seeing/To have seen/To see]  the photo of the coastal city, I have no desire to visit it; it's too crowded.

2.    Nelson Mandela spent his time [locking/to lock/*locked/being locked]  in prison thinking about how to continue his fight for the black people's freedom.

3.    The students entered the classroom, smiling and [*talking/talked] , and [*sitting/sat]  down to have their lessons.

4.    Any application form [not to be filled/not being filled/not having been filled/*not filled]  properly will not be accepted by the company.

5.    [Being represented/Having represented/Representing/*To represent]  the company at such an evening party, he has been choosing a suit which will [*suit/fit]  him best.

6.    When I traveled to England, I couldn't [get used to drive/*get used to driving/be used to driving/be used to drive]  on the left side. It doesn't seem to bother the English, [yet/*though/however/after all] .

7.    The food, [being tasted/tasted/*tasting/having tasted]  good, was soon sold out when it was taken to the market.

8.    Some people against toll booths argue that roads, once [*built/building/being built/having built] , should be free.

9.    -- Have you ever heard of an American president called Chester Arthur?
       -- No, and he's not mentioned in my history book at all. He seems [having been completely forgotten/completely forgetting/*to have been completely forgotten/to have completely forgotten] .

10.    If parents never expect their children to be helpful at home, they are sure [not/not to/not to be that/*not to be] .

11.    It's necessary to be prepared for a job interview. [*Having/Being had/Have/To have]  the answers ready will be of great help.

12.    Our mother didn't mind what we were doing as long as we were together [have/*having/had/to have]  fun.

13.    If the work that is due [*to be completed/completing/being completed/to complete]  by the end of the month is delayed, the construction company will be fined.

14.    When I went in, the old man was sitting in an armchair [*staring/stare/stared/was staring]  out of the window.

15.    This car burns more fuel, but [taken/*taking/took/to take]  all things into consideration, it's still a good car.

16.    Bill offered us a ride when he was leaving the office, but our work [not to finish/not be finished/*not having been finished/not finishing] , we refused the offer.

17.    That's really not the result we expected to see [achieving/achieve/*achieved/being achieved]  after so much hard work.

18.    With the learning English magazine [*to help/helped/helping/help]  us, we will improve our language skills a lot.

19.    -- What did the boss ask his assistant to do?
         -- To keep all the board members [*informed/to inform/informing/to be informed]  of how the negotiations were going on.

20.    The man went to bed [to be drunk/*drunk/drinking/being drunk] , and when he woke up, he found his shoes still on.