TO- INFINITIVE OR BARE- INFINITIVE

I. Choose the best answer to complete each of the sentences/Or identify the underlined part that needs
correction:
1. I saw him __________off.
A. to drive B. drive C. driven D. drove
2. You’d better ____________ an umbrella.
A. take B. to take C. taking D. to be taken
3. Would you mind _____________ the window?
A. to open B. opened C. opening D. open
4. Wouldn’t you rather _____________?
A. succeed B. to succeed C. succeeding D. succeeded
5. He made me __________it all over again.
A. done B. do C. to do D. doing
6. I had the boy ___________ a letter yesterday.
A. posting B. to post C. post D. posted
7. You must _____________ a lot of people.
A. to know B. know C. knowing D. known
8. My father doesn’t let me _____________ out at night.
A. going B. to go C. go D. gone
9. We heard him __________________ downstairs.
A. ran B. to be run C. to run D. run
10. Let’s ____________ an English song.
A. singing B. sing C. to sing D. sang
11. We watched him ______________ the car.
A. park B. parked C. to park D. to be parked
12. Why don’t you ____________ for a job?
A. applying B. applied C. to apply D. apply
13. I am planning __________ Da Lat next week.
A. visit B. visiting C. visited D. to visit
14. I must go now. I promised _____________ late
A. not being B. not to be C. not being D. won’t be
15. Suddenly he stopped the car in order __________.
A. smoke B. to smoke C. smoking D. smoked
16. It was late, so we decided ____________ a taxi home.
A. to take B. taken C. taking D. take
17. How old were you when you learnt _______________?
A. how to drive B. how drive C. how driving D. how driven
18. She always encourages her son ____________ harder.
A. to study B. studied C. study D. studying
19. Don’t forget __________ the letter I gave you.
A. to post B. posting C. post D. posted
20. I got my father ________________ my bike.
A. repair B. to repair C. repairing D. repaired
21. The fire isn’t hot enough _________________ a kettle.
A. boiling B. to boil C. boil D. boiled
22. It is too cold for us ______________________.
A. went out B. go out C. to go out D. going out
23. He went to Britain ___________English.
A. learn B. learning C. to learn D. learned
24. I have some letters ________________.
A. to write B. writing C. wrote D. write

25. It takes me ten minutes _________to school every day.
A. walking B. to walk C. walk D. walked
26. We expect him ______________ tomorrow.
A. arrive B. arriving C. to arrive D. will arrive
27. Would you like __________to my birthday party?
A. coming B. come C. came D. to come
28. I tried ___________the bus, but I missed it.
A. catch B. catching C. to catch D. caught
29. Remember _____________Lan a present because today is her birthday.
A. send B. sending C. to send D. sent
30. We were allowed ___________ photographs in this room.
A. sell B. to sell C. selling D. sold
31. It took me a very long time recovering from the shock of her death.
A B C D
32. Remember taking off your shoes when you are in a Japanese house.
A B C D
33. My parents permitted me going out at weekends.
A B C D
34. Money is used to buying food and clothes.
A B C D
35. He often lets me to use his mobile phone.
A B C D
II. Rewrite each of the following sentences so that its meaning remains unchanged, using the given
words:
1. My parents don’t allow me to play games on computer.
 My parents don’t let …………………………………………
2. I had my friend answer the questions.
 I got my friend ……………………………………………….
3. He spent an hour doing his homework last night.
 It took…………………………………………………………
4. I am going to the post office. I want to send some letter.
 I am going to the post office in order………………………………
5. My grandfather is very weak. He can’t lift the box.
 My grandfather is too …………………………………………
6. My father said that I could use his car.
 My father allowed me…………………………………………
7. The sudden noise caused me to jump.
 The sudden noise made me……………………………………
8. “John, please don’t tell anyone my new address”, said Mary.
 Mary told John………………………………………………..
9. I don’t really want to visit the museum.
 I’d rather………………………………………………………
10. Lan told Nam:” Remember to send your parents my regard”
 Lan reminded Nam…………………………………….……….
11. The lesson was too long for us to learn by heart.
 The lesson wasn’t short enough……………………………….
12. She was very stupid when she went out without a raincoat.
 It was very stupid of her……………………………………….
13. Would you mind making me some tea?
 Would you please…………………………………………………?
14. They got out of the car.
 I watched them……………………………………………………
15. He was the first man who reached the top of the mountain.

 He was the first man to……………………………………………