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Advanced Gerunds and Infinitives

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  • Would you mind _____ the curtains please? The sunlight is shining on the TV. (close)
    closing
    to close
    to be closed
    having closed
  • I regret not _____ more money when I was young. (save)
    to have saved
    having saved
    saving
    to save
  • I am used to _____ last for the football team. It doesn't bother me. (pick)
    picking
    being picked
    be picked
    to have picked
  • By the time my girlfriend returns home, I hope _____ the apartment. (finish / clean)
    to be finished cleaned
    to have finished to clean
    to be finished to clean
    to have finished cleaning
  • The men were fortunate _____ close to the opening when the mine collapsed. (be)
    to be being
    having been
    to have been
    to be
  • Jeff is lucky that Sarah is willing _____ him a second chance after he was a bit rude during their first date. (give)
    to have giving
    to have given
    to give
    to be given
  • We should tell her now! She demanded _____ of the news as soon as possible. (inform)
    to have been informed
    to have informed
    to be informed
    to inform
  • Christian has finished _____ the sauce for the pasta dish. (prepare)
    being prepared
    preparing
    having prepared
    to prepare
  • I am considering _____ driving lessons with Irving. (take)
    to take
    to be taken
    taking
    to have taken
  • The boys would like _____ to the park but we didn't have time. (go)
    to be gone
    to be going
    to have gone
    to go
  • He did tell us! I clearly remember us _____ to send the homework to the Moodle platform. (tell)
    to tell
    to be told
    telling
    being told
  • His wife admitted to _____ on her husband with a neighbor. (cheat)
    have cheated
    to cheat
    having cheated
    be cheated
  • _____ three languages when I was young, it made sense to use those skills in my career. (learn)
    Having learned
    Learning
    To have learned
    To learn
  • Jhon was very surprised _____ the job, but I wasn't at all surprised. (offer)
    to have offered
    to have been offered
    having been offered
    having offered
  • I planned _____ my mum this morning but I forgot. (call)
    to call
    calling
    being called
    to be called
  • Jeff didn't expect ___ to Carlos' party (invite)
    to be invited
    being invited
    inviting
    to invite
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