Instructions: Choose the correct non-finite verb form (gerund, infinitive, participle). Click "Show Answer" to check your response.
Section A: Gerunds vs Infinitives (10 Questions)
1. I enjoy ________ books in my free time. (to read/reading/read)
Answer: reading (enjoy + gerund)
2. She wants ________ a doctor when she grows up. (becoming/to become/become)
Answer: to become (want + infinitive)
3. I like ________ tennis on weekends. (to play/playing/either playing or to play)
Answer: either playing or to play (like + gerund/infinitive, same meaning)
4. I remember ________ the door when I left. (to lock/locking/lock)
Answer: locking (remember + gerund = past action)
5. Remember ________ your homework tonight. (to do/doing/do)
Answer: to do (remember + infinitive = future action)
6. She stopped ________ when she saw me. (to talk/talking/talk)
Answer: talking (stop + gerund = quit activity)
7. He stopped ________ rest. (to take/taking/take)
Answer: to take (stop + infinitive = pause to do something)
8. I'm interested in ________ French. (to learn/learning/learn)
Answer: learning (preposition + gerund)
9. They decided ________ early. (to leave/leaving/leave)
Answer: to leave (decide + infinitive)
10. She avoids ________ junk food. (to eat/eating/eat)
Answer: eating (avoid + gerund)
Section B: Participles (10 Questions)
11. The ________ child was quickly comforted by her mother. (cry/crying/cried)
Answer: crying (present participle as adjective - active meaning)
12. ________ by his success, he decided to try again. (Encouraged/Encouraging/To encourage)
Answer: Encouraged (past participle phrase - passive meaning)
13. The ________ glass cut his finger. (break/breaking/broken)
Answer: broken (past participle as adjective)
14. ________ the news, she cried. (Hear/Hearing/Heard)
Answer: Hearing (present participle phrase)
15. The book ________ on the table is mine. (lie/lying/laying)
Answer: lying (present participle phrase)
16. ________ his work, he went home. (Finish/Finishing/Finished)
Answer: Having finished (perfect participle)
17. The movie was ________. (bore/boring/bored)
Answer: boring (present participle - active meaning: movie bores viewers)
18. I felt ________ during the lecture. (bore/boring/bored)
Answer: bored (past participle - passive meaning: I was bored)
19. ________ from the tree, the apple looked delicious. (Hang/Hanging/Hung)
Answer: Hanging (present participle phrase)
20. The letter ________ yesterday has been found. (write/written/writing)
Answer: written (past participle phrase)
Section C: Special Cases & Error Correction (10 Questions)
21. Let's go ________ this weekend. (shop/to shop/shopping)
Answer: shopping (go + gerund for activities)
22. The car needs ________. (wash/to wash/washing)
Answer: washing (need + gerund = passive meaning)
23. I saw him ________ the road. (cross/crossing/either cross or crossing)
Answer: either cross or crossing (see + bare infinitive = complete action, see + gerund = action in progress)
24. She made me ________ the truth. (tell/to tell/telling)
Answer: tell (make + object + bare infinitive)
25. It's important ________ regularly. (exercise/to exercise/exercising)
Answer: to exercise (adjective + infinitive)
26. Correct the error: "I'm looking forward to meet you."
Answer: I'm looking forward to meeting you. (to is preposition here, so gerund)
27. Correct the error: "She is used to wake up early."
Answer: She is used to waking up early. (used to + gerund)
28. Identify the dangling participle: "Walking to school, the rain started."
Answer: "Walking to school" incorrectly modifies "the rain" instead of a person
29. She is too young ________ drive. (to/for/on)
Answer: to (too + adjective + infinitive)
30. I can't help ________ when I see something funny. (laugh/to laugh/laughing)
Answer: laughing (can't help + gerund)
