TEST  Choose the proper form of the verbal

TEST 

Choose the proper form of the verbal

1. He was beyond _____ about what was going to happen to him.

a) to care   

 

c) having cared

b) caring 

 

 

d) to be caring

2. She woke at half past ten in the morning to find her husband ___ . 

a) going 

 

 

c) gone

b) to go 

 

 

d) having gone

3. There were several ships ___ in the harbor.

a) anchored   

 

c) to anchor 

b) being anchored   

d) anchoring

4. The snow never stopped falling that afternoon. It was dreadful ___ 

outdoors.

a) being 

 

 

c) having been 

b) to be 

 

 

d) having been

5. The buildings were kept ___ and in repair by a group of 

workmen.

a) to paint   

 

c) painted 

b) being painted 

 

d) having painted

6. She opened the door to see Tom ___ round the corner. 

a) to disappear 

 

c) being disappeared 

b) disappear  

 

d) to have disappeared

7. I couldn’t resist showing my money or ___ it with my friends.

a) to spend   

 

c) spending 

b) to have spent 

 

d) having spent

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8. He took the first opportunity ___ for his rudeness.

a) to apologize 

 

c) having apologized 

b) apologizing 

 

d) to have apologized

9. It might be worth ____ .

a) trying 

 

 

c) being tried 

b) to try 

 

 

d) to have been tried

10. At the top of the third flight she paused for breath, and holding 

on to the banisters, stood ___ . 

a) to listen   

 

c) listening 

b) being listened 

 

d) to being listened

11. The thought came ___ into his mind.

a) to flash   

 

c) flash 

b) flashing   

 

d) being flashed

12. Tom glanced away from his mother so as not ___ the tears in 

her eyes.

a) to see 

 

 

c) see 

b) seeing 

 

 

d) being seen

13. I did not expect the issue ___ the tragic form it did.

a) taking 

 

 

c) to take 

b) being taken 

 

d) take

14 In fact I found myself ___ that I would have to do something 

about it immediately.

a) to think   

 

c) thinking 

b) being thought 

 

d) think

15. He gulped a cup of coffee in the hope ___ his stomach.

a) to pacify   

 

c) of pacifying 

b) pacifying   

 

d) having pacified

Supply the appropriate preposition for the ing – forms

16. She had great difficulty ___ not showing her feeling.

a) for 

 

b) in   

c) about 

          d) by

17. There isn’t much sense ___ my going through all the reasons why 

a young man of twenty-two, without any money, should not marry.

a) in  

 

b) of   

c) on   

         d) about

18. Blair raised no objection ___ going back to London.

a) for 

 

b) in   

c) about 

        d) to

19. There could be no doubt ___ there being something on between 

her and Hugh.

a) of  

 

b) about 

c) in   

        d) for

20. I repeat, that was one of my reasons ___ giving you this news 

today.

a) by  

 

b) in   

c) for   

        d) of

21. She had a pleasant gift ___ keeping the conversation general.

a) for 

 

b) of   

c) in   

        d) by

22. I am a great believer ___ being prepared.

a) of  

 

b) in   

c) for   

        d) about

23. I rushed out to prevent her ___ seeing this dreadful sight.

a) by  

 

b) in   

c) from  

        d) to

24. You did not approve ___ my playing cards.

a) of  

 

b) for   

c) in   

        d) about

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ANSWERS

Question

Answer

1 

b

2

c

3

a

4

b

5

c

6

b

7

c

8

a

9

a

10

c

11

b

12

a

13

c

14

c

15

c

16

b

17

a

18

d

19

b

20

c

21

a

22

b

23

c

24

a

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ПоясНительНая заПисКа

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GENERAL FEATURES OF NON-FINITE FORMS

OF THE ENGLISH VERB 

 ....................................................................... 4

THE INFINITIVE AND INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS

1. The forms and functions of the Infinitive .......................................... 9

2. The Objective-with-the-Infinitive Constructions ............................. 29

3. The Subjective  Infinitive Construction .............................................. 35

4. The for-to-Infinitive Construction ...................................................... 40

THE PARTICIPLE AND PARTICIPIAL CONSTRUCTIONS

1. The forms and functions of the Participle .......................................... 45

2. The Objective Participial Construction .............................................. 61

3. The Subjective Participial Construction ............................................. 63

4. The Absolute Participial Construction ............................................... 66

5. Absolute constructions without the Participle .................................. 68

THE GERUND AND GERUNDIAL CONSTRUCTIONS

1. The forms and functions of the Gerund ............................................. 71

2. The Complex Gerundial  Construction ............................................. 81

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