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Infinitives, gerunds 1

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    To practice infinitives and gerunds
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  • The weather seems ___ . Let’s go out.
    a) to have improved
    b) improving
    d) have improved
    c) to improve
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  • She appears ___ on her composition for hours.
    c) to be working
    d) to have worked
    b) to work
    a) to have been working
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  • She has decided ___ my offer.
    c) accepted
    b) accepting
    a) to accept
    d) to accepting
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  • I’m hoping ___ by then so I won’t be able to come with you.
    d) left
    b) leaving
    a) to have left
    c) to leave
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  • This carpet is filthy; it really needs ___ soon.
    b) cleaned
    c) to be cleaning
    a) to be cleaned
    d) to clean
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  • The waste from the power station is said ___ the atmosphere for months.
    a) to have been polluting
    c) to have polluted
    d) to be polluting
    b) to pollute
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  • It will be much too hot ___ a coat.
    c) to be wearing
    a) to wear
    b) wearing
    d) wear
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  • You must have been thirsty ___ all that water.
    b) to drink
    a) to have drunk
    d) to have been drinking
    c) drinking
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  • He appears ___ as a result of the fight.
    a) to have been injured
    b) to be injured
    c) to have injured
    d) injured
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  • You’re not expected ___ the whole amount today.
    d) paying
    a) to pay
    c) to paying
    b) pay
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  • The report was supposed ___ two hours ago.
    c) to have finished
    b) to be finished
    d) finishing
    a) to have been finished
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  • He claims ___ a cure for the common cold.
    c) to discover
    b) discovering
    d) to have been discovering
    a) to have discovered
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  • Can I trust you ___ this a secret?
    c) to keeping
    a) to keep
    b) keeping
    d) to have kept
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  • She seems ___ too hard these days.
    b) working
    d) to have worked
    a) to be working
    c) to work
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  • It was very cold earlier today, but it seems ___ now.
    a) to be warming up
    d) to have warmed up
    b) warming up
    c) to warm up
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