Gerunds and Infinitives Exercises PDFSet 5: C1 Advanced Gerund and Infinitive Forms: Perfect, Passive & Continuous
20 questions·18 min·Answers included·Explanations included
Preview: Questions
Fill in the blank with the correct option.
1.The politician claims ___ in three different countries before settling in the UK.
a) to liveb) to have livedc) livingd) having lived
2.She appears ___ quite a fortune during her years in finance.
a) accumulatingb) to accumulatec) having accumulatedd) to have accumulated
3.The author is said ___ over a hundred rejection letters before her first novel was finally published.
a) to have receivedb) receivingc) to received) having received
4.The new policy is expected ___ at the next board meeting.
a) announcingb) to announcec) to be announcedd) having announced
5.No one wants ___ for a mistake they did not make.
a) blamingb) to be blamedc) being blamedd) to have blamed
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Preview: Answers
1.to have lived
2.to have accumulated
3.to have received
4.to be announced
5.to be blamed
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Preview: Explanations
1."to have lived"(b)
After 'claim', we use a to-infinitive. The perfect infinitive 'to have lived' indicates the living happened before the present claim. 'Living' and 'having lived' are gerund forms, which cannot follow 'claim'. 'To live' (simple infinitive) would suggest a present or habitual action, not a completed one.
2."to have accumulated"(d)
'Appear' is followed by a to-infinitive, not a gerund. The perfect infinitive 'to have accumulated' shows the accumulation happened over a past period ('during her years in finance'). 'To accumulate' (simple infinitive) would suggest a present or ongoing process, which doesn't match the completed time reference.
3."to have received"(a)
After impersonal passive constructions like 'is said', we use a to-infinitive. The perfect infinitive 'to have received' indicates the receiving happened in the past, before the novel was published. 'To receive' (simple infinitive) would wrongly suggest she currently receives rejections. 'Receiving' and 'having received' are gerunds and cannot follow 'is said'.
4."to be announced"(c)
After 'is expected', we use a to-infinitive. Since the policy is the thing being announced (it receives the action), the passive infinitive 'to be announced' is required. 'To announce' would incorrectly suggest the policy itself is doing the announcing. Gerund forms ('announcing', 'having announced') cannot follow 'is expected'.
5."to be blamed"(b)
'Want' is followed by a to-infinitive. Since the subject receives the action of blaming, the passive infinitive 'to be blamed' is correct. 'Blaming' (active gerund) would mean doing the blaming, which reverses the meaning. 'Being blamed' is a passive gerund, but 'want' requires a to-infinitive, not a gerund.
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