Gerund or Infinitive 2

By _____ 1.500.000 tons of insects a year, birds greatly help American farming.

• eat

• eating

• to eat

• having eaten

• ate

Betty’s favourite rainy-day pastime is _____ pictures from old newspapers and magazines.

• clipping

• clip

• having clipped

• to be clipped

• have been clipped

President Roosevelt asked Archibald MacLeish _____ as the Librarian of Congress.

• to serve

• serve

• serving

• having served

• to have served

I’m sorry for _____ your new watch. Will you forgive me?

• breaking

• to have broken

• to break

• broke

• have been broken

The company needs someone _____ a programming supervisor.

• to be

• is

• being

• to have been

• having been

If you happen _____ the prize, what will you do?

• win

• to win

• winning

• having won

• to have been won

I know why you can't read that sign; it is because of your eyes. I think they need _____ .

• tested

• test

• testing

• to have them tested

• be tested

It can be difficult _____ a jogging partner.

• to find

• find

• finding

• having found

• to have found

He enjoys ____ tennis and keeps on _____ sensibly that’s why he is fit.

• playing / eating

• to play / to eat

• to play / eating

• playing / to eat

• play / eat

He is learning ____ football these days.

• play

• playing

• to play

• having played

• to have played