Gerunds vs Infinitives C1-C2

My parents resent ... so much time online.

• spending me

• my spending

• me to spend

• that I spend

Answer explanation

resent - возмущаться

We listened to the rain ... down on the roof and were glad to be warm and dry indoors.

• drumming

• to be drumming

• that it drummed

• to drum

'How did you manage to miss your flight?'

'We had aimed ... at the airport in plenty of time, but we got stuck in traffic.’

• arriving

• to have arrived

• to arrive

• to arriving

Something must ... about the terrible state of the school toilets. They’re a disgrace!

• to be done

• be doing

• be done

• have been done

‘How long should I bake the garlic bread for?

‘You only need to pop it in the oven for five minutes before it’s ready.’

• to be served

• to serving

• served

• being served

Harold begged ... his parents the truth.

• me don’t tell

• my not telling

• not to tell

• me not to tell

The local gym neglected ... us that the classes this Saturday had been cancelled.

• informing

• to be informed

• inform

• to inform

Answer explanation

neglect - пренебрегать, игнорировать

Do you think Mario will perform well enough ... the school at the county championships?

• to be representing

• to represent

• representing

• to have represent

... to your health problem s is a bad idea. You need to start taking care of yourself.

• Not have faced up

• Not facing up

• Not having faced up

• To face up not

‘My laptop has just frozen and nothing’s working!

’Try the battery out for a minute or two and then restart it.’

• you taking

• take

• to take

• taking