ENGLISH TESTS

She was horrified at herself. To have asked his name, to have been told his name and ..... it!
1. to have forgotten
2. to forget
3. to be forgotten
4. to have been forgotten
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is ..... it.
1. to use
2. to be using
3. to have used
4. to have been using
To be the gainer you are ..... yourself; to be happy you are to forget yourself.
1. to lose
2. to be losing
3. to have lost
4. to have been losing
I was sorry ..... as I couldn’t finish my conversation with Frieda.
1. to have been disturbed
2. to be disturbed
3. to disturb
4. to have disturbed
That woman is still sitting. She seems ..... over an hour.
1. to have been waiting
2. to wait
3. to be waiting
4. to have waited
Diplomacy is ..... and say the nastiest things in the nicest way.
1. to do
2. to be doing
3. to have been doing
4. to have done
They must have taught him a lesson. It ought to ..... long ago.
1. have been done
2. be done
3. do
4. have done
Sheila scrubbed and cleaned ..... the little house look nice.
1. to make
2. to be making
3. to have made
4. to have been making
Can anybody ..... me how to use a computer?
1. show
2. be showing
3. have shown
4. be shown
Don’t interrupt him when he is working. He hates ..... .
1. to be disturbed
2. to disturb
3. to be disturbing
4. to have been disturbed
It is not hard ..... decisions when you know what your values are.
1. to make
2. to be making
3. to have made
4. to be made
Jane ought to ..... two foreign languages. Why wasn't she, I wonder?
1. have been taught
2. have taught
3. teach
4. be teaching
Library books mustn’t ..... for more than two weeks.
1. be kept
2. keep
3. be keeping
4. have kept
What did you come here for? It is mean of you ..... our holiday.
1. to have spoilt
2. to spoil
3. to be spoiling
4. to have been spoilt
No words can describe the fascination of the place. It must ..... .
1. be seen
2. see
3. have seen
4. have been seen
I didn’t want to join the dispute, so I pretended ..... .
1. to be reading
2. to read
3. to have read
4. to have been reading
He suddenly awoke from his trance; there was a decision ..... .
1. to be made
2. to make
3. to have made
4. to have been made
You warned me to stay away from Robert. I am sorry not ..... your advice.
1. to have followed
2. to be following
3. to follow
4. to have been following
Jim doesn’t know Germanwell enough ..... with you.
1. to speak
2. to be speaking
3. to have spoken
4. to have been speaking
I am glad ..... to stay with them in their country-house.
1. to have been invited
2. to have invited
3. to be invited
4. to invite
Greg’s wife gave him a long list of things ..... at the supermarket.
1. to be bought
2. to buy
3. to have been bought
4. to have bought
It is difficult ..... a friend who knows all about you and still likes you.
1. to find
2. to have found
3. to be finding
4. to have been finding
Modern art is when you buy a picture ..... a hole in the wall – and decide that the hole looks better.
1. to cover
2. to be covering
3. to have covered
4. o have been covering
Mrs. Folder usually ..... at home when he feels sick.
1. lets her son stay
2. let her son stay
3. lets het son to stay
Let ..... whatever they want; I don’t care.
1. them think
2. they think
3. them to think
I am sorry I didn’t hear ..... my name.
1. you call
2. that you call
3. you call
Did you watch ..... over that wall?
1. the boys climb
2. the boys to climb
3. the boys to be climbing
After the lesson the teacher had ..... the books back to the library.
1. the pupils take
2. the pupils to take
3. the pupils took
You wouldn’t have ..... you, would you?
1. him cheat
2. he cheat
3. him to cheat
The boy urged ..... faster.
1. his mother to walk
2. that his mother walks
3. his mother walking
I don’t want ..... David. He will be angry.
1. you to disturb
2. you to be disturbed
3. that you disturb
The manager ordered the contract ..... into English.
1. to be translated
2. to translate
3. to be translating
John suspected that he was seriously ill, but the doctor advised ..... worrying.
1. him to stop
2. he to stop
3. him to have stopped
We rely on ..... the tickets for our trip to Australia.
1. Jane to book
2. Jane's booked
3. Jane to have booked
We expect the Irish delegation ..... tomorrow.
1. to leave
2. to be leaving
3. to have left
Karen is being very rude. I have never heard ..... to her mother like that before.
1. her talk
2. that she talks
3. her to talk
Olaf had written a play ahd wished it ..... at the local theatre.
1. it to be staged
2. it to stage
3. its to be staged
Have you ever known ..... on time? He has never been punctual.
1. him to come
2. he to come
3. him to be coming
Jeremy didn’t want his daughter ..... an actress.
1. become
2. to become
3. to have become
We looked at the sky and saw ..... in the clouds.
1. the plane disappear
2. the plane to be disappearing
3. the plane to have disappeared
I would like ..... outside the office.
1. my car to be parked
2. my car to have been parked
3. my car to park
Would you have these ..... over to your place?
1. people come
2. people to come
3. people to be coming
The artist preferred his pictures ..... in the central gallery.
1. to be exhibited
2. to exhibit
3. to have been exhibited
The last drop makes ..... .
1. the cup run over
2. the cup running over
3. the cups run over
Jill liked ..... poems at their family gatherings.
1. her little son to recite
2. her little son to be reciting
3. her little son recite
The students didn’t notice ..... into the lecture room.
1. the lecturer come
2. that the lecturer comes
3. the lecturer to be coming
We expect the Irish delegation ..... tomorrow.
1. to leave
2. to be leaving
3. to have left
Marion saw a blind man with an eye-seeing dog ..... the street.
1. cross
2. to be crossing
3. to cross
Your husband's passport is not valid. Why can’t you get ..... his passport?
1. him to renew
2. him renew
3. him to have renewed
I want my friend..... me his book.
1. to lend
2. to be lending
3. lend

GRAMMAR TEST - INFINITIVE