tests on infinitive

Tests on infinitive:

Test 1

1. We rely on..... the tickets for our trip to Australia.

Jane to book

Jane's booked

Jane to have booked

2. Tim heard..... and saw a woman appear in the doorway.

the floor boards to creak

the floor boards creak

the floor boards creaking

3. At the airport they reported.....

the flight to delay

the flight to be delayed

the flight to have been delayed

4. Why didn’t you let..... her own way?

her have

she have

her had

5. Jill liked ..... poems at their family gatherings.

 her little son to be reciting

her little son to recite

her little son recite

6. Have you ever known..... on time? He has never been punctual.

he to come

him to come

him to be coming

7. The young man annoyed her, but she didn’t allow..... the better of her.

irritation to get

irritation get

irritation to have got

8. The tide forced ..... the beach.

the sunbathers leave

the sunbathers to leave

the sunbathers leaving

9. There was nothing to do but..... them with the information they required.

supply

to supply

10. It is better to give a shilling than..... a half-crown.

lend

to lend

11. Diplomacy is to do and..... the nastiest things in the nicest way.

say

to say

Test 2

1. Each bird loves..... himself sing.

to hear

 hear  

2. It is enough to make a cat..... .

to laugh

laugh

3. There was a lot of traffic, but we managed..... to the airport in time.

get

to get

4. At first nobody liked him, but he turned out..... quite decent.

be

to be

5. The children were not allowed..... noisy games indoors.

play

to play

6. Let’s..... the job as soon as possible!

to complete

complete

7. You can take the horse to the water but you can’t make him..... .

 drink

 to drink

8. I have always considered John..... a decent fellow.

 to be

 be

9. Modern art is when you buy a picture..... a hole in the wall – and decide that the hole looks better.

to cover

to be covering

to have covered

to have been covering

10. I hoped..... you by phone, but I couldn’t. Why didn't you pick up the receiver?

to reach

to have reached

to be reaching

to have been reaching

11. Look at the children! They are laughing. They seem..... the film.

to enjoy

to be enjoying

to have enjoyed

to have been enjoying

Test 3

1. I meant..... a job interview for you, I am sorry I couldn’t.

to have arranged

to arrange

to have been arranged

to be arranged

2. Diplomacy is..... and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.

to do

to be doing

to have been doing

to have done

3. It is difficult..... a friend who knows all about you and still likes you.

to find

to have found

to be finding

to have been finding

4. The only way to get the best of an argument is..... it.

to be avoiding

to have avoided

 to have been avoiding

 to avoid

5. My younger brother hates to read; he prefers..... to.

to read

to be reading

to be read

 to have read

6. Jim doesn't know Russian well enough.......with you.

to speak

to be speaking

to have spoken

to have been speaking

7. Library books mustn't.....for more than two weeks.

keep

be kept

be keeping

have kept

8. Sheila scrubbed and cleaned......the little house look nice.

to make

to be making

to have made

to have been making

9. Joan likes taking care of sick animals. She is pleased... this kind of work all the time.

to have been doing

to be doing

to have done

to do

10. She was horrified at herself. To have asked his name, to have been

told his name and....it!

to forget

to be forgotten

to have forgotten

to have been forgotten

11. Jane ought to....two foreign languages. Why wasn't, I wonder?

have taught

teach

have been taught

be teaching

Test 4

1. To be the gainer you are...yourself; to be happy you are to forget yourself.

to be losing

to lose

2. The plane was reported..... while landing.

to have crashed

have crashed

3. People who live in glass houses are not supposed.....

stones.

to throw

throw

4. Diplomacy is to do and..... the nastiest things in the nicest way.

say

to say

5. I shouted to him, he pretended..... , but I am sure he did.

not to hear

not hear

6. There was a lot of traffic, but we managed..... to the airport in time.

get

to get

7. Mrs. Booster wants her son..... his younger brother while she is doing some work about the house.

look after

to look after

8. It is better to give a shilling than..... a half-crown.

lend

to lend

9. It is enough to make a cat..... .

to laugh

laugh

10. You can take the horse to the water but you can’t make him..... .

drink

to drink

11. Talk of the devil, and he is sure..... .

to appear

 appear