Exercise 5. Choose the correct answer.
1. I do not have enough money _________ this book.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
2. It is no use _________ to school if you _________ to work hard.
A. going / do not ready
B. to go / do not ready
C. going / are not ready
D. go / are not ready
3. They spent all day _________ and _________ on the beach.
A. to swim / sunbathing
B. to swim / to sunbathe
C. swimming / to sunbathe
D. swimming / sunbathing
4. We were made _________ all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do
B. do
C. doing
D. done
5. We regret _________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.
A. to inform
B. informing
C. to tell to
D. telling
6. Why don’t you try _________ the key anti-clockwise?
A. to turn
B. on turning
C. turning
D. turn
7. We don’t allow _________ in the classrooms.
A. that students smoke
B. smoke
C. students to smoke
D. to smoking
8. I really must _________ on with my work now.
A. to get
B. getting
C. get
D. to getting
9. Why don’t you do what you’re told, instead of _________ such a song and dance about it?
A. to make
B. making
C. made
D. make
10. I rashly posted the parcel without _________ it.
A. weighing
B. weigh
C. weighed
D. to weigh
11. Can you please _________ me a little about yourself?
A. to tell
B. telling
C. tell
D. going to tell
12. How can you waste all that money on _________?
A. gamble
B. to gamble
C. gambling
D. the gamble
13. “My watch is broken. ” “Why don’t you _________”
A. have it repair
B. have it repairing
C. have it for repair
D. have it repaired
14. Yesterday we did nothing but _________
A. talking
B. talked
C. talk
D. had talked
15. Instead of _________ a new car, she'll have her old one _________.
A. to buy / repaired
B. buying / to repair
C. buying / be repaired
D. buying / repaired
16. I tried _________ the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching
B. to catch
C. catch
D. catch up
17. I'm sorry I haven't got any money _______ you. Why don't you try _________ Peter?
A. to lend / to ask
B. lending / asking
C. to lend / asking
D. lending / to ask
18. After _________ asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.
A. fall
B. falling
C. fell
D. fallen
19. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary _________ him.
A. to marry
B. marry
C. marrying
D. married
20. He told me _________ early.
A. to try to come
B. to try coming
C. try to come
D. try coming
1. B.
2. C.
3. D.
4. A.
5. A.
6. C.
7. C.
8. C.
9. B.
10. D.
11. C.
12. C.
13. D.
14. C.
15. D.
16. B.
17. D.
18. B.
19. A.
20. B.
1. I do not have enough money _________ this book.
A. buy
B. to buy
C. buying
D. bought
2. It is no use _________ to school if you _________ to work hard.
A. going / do not ready
B. to go / do not ready
C. going / are not ready
D. go / are not ready
3. They spent all day _________ and _________ on the beach.
A. to swim / sunbathing
B. to swim / to sunbathe
C. swimming / to sunbathe
D. swimming / sunbathing
4. We were made _________ all the cleaning in the house.
A. to do
B. do
C. doing
D. done
5. We regret _________ you that you have exceeded your overdraft facility.
A. to inform
B. informing
C. to tell to
D. telling
6. Why don’t you try _________ the key anti-clockwise?
A. to turn
B. on turning
C. turning
D. turn
7. We don’t allow _________ in the classrooms.
A. that students smoke
B. smoke
C. students to smoke
D. to smoking
8. I really must _________ on with my work now.
A. to get
B. getting
C. get
D. to getting
9. Why don’t you do what you’re told, instead of _________ such a song and dance about it?
A. to make
B. making
C. made
D. make
10. I rashly posted the parcel without _________ it.
A. weighing
B. weigh
C. weighed
D. to weigh
11. Can you please _________ me a little about yourself?
A. to tell
B. telling
C. tell
D. going to tell
12. How can you waste all that money on _________?
A. gamble
B. to gamble
C. gambling
D. the gamble
13. “My watch is broken. ” “Why don’t you _________”
A. have it repair
B. have it repairing
C. have it for repair
D. have it repaired
14. Yesterday we did nothing but _________
A. talking
B. talked
C. talk
D. had talked
15. Instead of _________ a new car, she'll have her old one _________.
A. to buy / repaired
B. buying / to repair
C. buying / be repaired
D. buying / repaired
16. I tried _________ the bus, but I missed it.
A. catching
B. to catch
C. catch
D. catch up
17. I'm sorry I haven't got any money _______ you. Why don't you try _________ Peter?
A. to lend / to ask
B. lending / asking
C. to lend / asking
D. lending / to ask
18. After _________ asleep, I saw a strange person at the foot of the bed.
A. fall
B. falling
C. fell
D. fallen
19. After all this time, John should take the bull by the horns and ask Mary _________ him.
A. to marry
B. marry
C. marrying
D. married
20. He told me _________ early.
A. to try to come
B. to try coming
C. try to come
D. try coming
