Bài tập ngữ pháp môn Tiếng Anh Lớp 12

GERUND AND INFINITIVE
Some high school students take part in the handicapped. 
	A. helping 	B. to help 	C. help 	D. being help
The mission of this society is community education for street children.
A. to provide	 	B. provide	C. providing	 	D. provided
Shy people often find it difficult ........... part in group discussions. 
A. to take	B. taking	C. having taken 	D. to be taken
I am unable......................... to the meeting on Monday evening, please apologise for my absence.
A. to come 	B. come 	C. coming 	D. to be come
....................... it several times, he didn’t want to read it once again.
A. Reading	B. To read	C. To have read 	D. Having read
......................... that he was poor, I offered to pay his fare.
A. Knowing	B. Known 	C. Knew	 	D. Having knew
....................... photographs of the place, I had no desire to go there.
A. Seeing	B. Seen	 	C. Saw	 	D. Having seen
I hate ....................... a child ........................ .
A. see/ crying	B. see/ cry	C. seeing/ to cry 	D. seeing/ cry 
I notice the lorry ........................ down the hill.
A. to come	B. came	C. coming	 	D. having come
I observed a blue car ...................... very fast towards the motorway.
A. having driven	B. driven	C. driving 	D. to drive
They left the restaurant, ......................... two hours over lunch. 
A. spending	B. spent	C. after spend 	D. having spent
The police accused him of......... fire to the building but he denied ..... in the area on the night of the fire.
A. setting/ being	B. setting/ having been C. set/ be	D. having set/ having been
Someone told us ........................... sit on the stairs.
A. don’t	B. not 	C. not to	 	D. to not
The doctor advised him ......................... and to take up some sport.
A. stop smoke	B. stop smoking	C. to stop smoking	D. to stop to smoke
I have told him never ........... to buy some potatoes on the way home.
A. come	B. comes	 	C. came 	D. to come
Professional people expect ................... when it is necessary to cancel an appointment. 
A. you to call them	B. that you would call them
C. you calling them	 	D. that you are calling them
The conductor asked ......................... in the bus.
A. them to please not to smoke	B. that they should not smoke
C. them not to smoke	 	D. them not to smoke
I’d rather ........................... at home.
A. to stay	B. staying 	C. stayed 	D. stay
They noticed him .......................... the agreement.
A. sign	B. to sign	C. signing	 	D. signed
Jack admitted ....................... the money.
A. steal	B. to steal 	C. stealing	 	D. stolen
Don’t ......................... him to arrive early. He’s always late.
A. think	B. judge	 	C. hope 	D. expect
I wouldn’t ..................... of going to the party I hadn’t been invited to.
A. dream	B. intend	 	C. depend 	D. rely
The instructor warned the students ............ sailing alone on the lake.
A. on	B. for	C. of	 	D. against
Her mother prevented her ..................... going out tonight.
A. against	B. from	C. about 	D. at
I apologized ........................ the book at home.
A. for leaving	B. to leaving	C. leaving	 	D. to leave
I really regret ...................... your feeling when I asked you such a silly question.
A. hurt	B. to hurt	C. hurting	D. hurts
He’ll try ..................................... the same mistake again.
A. not make	B. to not make	C. not making	D. not to make
Would you mind ..................... me a newspaper?
A. buy	B. to buy	C. buying	D. bought
Would you like ................ the next dance with me?
A. to have	B. having	C. has	D. had
I hate him ........................ friends with those guys.
A. make	B. to make	C. making	D. made
Did you remember .......................... Ann? – Oh, no. I completely forgot it.
A. phone	B. to phone	C. phoning	D. phoned
Does the city government intend ........................ anything about pollution? 
A. do	B. to do	C. doing	D. did
Those shirts need ..................... but you needn’t .................... them now.
A. iron/ iron	B. to iron/ to iron	C. ironing/ iron	D. ironed/ to iron
They finished ................. and then they wanted ....................out for pleasure.
A. learn/ to go	B. to learn/ go	C. learnt/ goes	D. learning/ to go
When you see Tom, remember ............................. him my regards.
A. give	B. to give	C. giving	D. given
I hope .................... that tiring work again.
A. not do	B. not to do	C. not doing	D. to not do
They postpone ............................. an Element School for the lack of finance.
A. built	B. to build	C. building	D. builds
It’s no use ...................... him. He never allows anybody ...................... advice.
A. advise/ give	B. to advise/ to give	C. advising/ giving	D. advising/ to give
Are his ideas worth ......................... to?
A. listen	B. to listen	C. listening	D. listened
He always avoids ........................ me in the streets.
A. meet	B. to meet	C. met	D. meeting
My parents decided .......................... a taxi because it was late.
A. take	B. to take	C. taking	D. took
Do you agree ................................ me some money?
A. lend	B. to lend	C. lending	D. lent
 Tom refuses ........................ his address.
A. give	B. giving	C. to give	D. gave
The passengers asked her how ...................to the police station?
A. to get	B. getting	C. got	D. get
My friends arranged ............................. to the airport in time.
A. meet	B. to meet	C. meeting	D. met
Do you plan .............. out or ............... at home at this weekend?
A. go/ stay	B. to go/ stay	C. going/ stay	D. to go/ staying
I dislike ........... in line.- So do I. That’s why I prefer ......... at night when there are fewer people.
A. wait/ shop	B. to wait/ shopping	C. waiting/ shopping	D. waiting/ to shop
He continued ..................................... after his illness.
A. worked	B. to work	C. to working	D. working
My watch’s hands keeps ......................................
A. stopping	B. to stop	C. stopped	D. stop
Have you ever watched people ................................ ........................... fish?
A. try/ catch	B. to try/ catching	C. trying/ to catch	D. tried/ caught
My grandfather is used to ........................... up early in the morning.
A. getting	B. to get	C. get	D. got
Don’t forget ............................... her message when you see her.
A. give	B. to give	C. giving	D. gave
I can’t help ................................... his opinions.
A. consider	B. to consider	C. considering	D. considered
You should try ............................... any shirts you want to buy.
A. wear 	B. to wear	C. wearing	D. wears
He used to fall asleep without ................................ his shoes off.
A. take	B. to take	C. taking	D. taken
I stopped ............... about her illness and went on ................ you about all her other problems.
A. to talk/ telling	B. to talk/ to tell	C. talking/ telling	D. talk/ tell
I’d love ..................... coat like that.
A. have	B. to have	C. having	D. has
I intend ................... her what I think.
A. tell	B. to tell	C. telling	D. told
Every hour I stop .................... ................. a little rest.
A. working/ to have	B. to work/ to have	C. working/ having	D. to work/ having
You should give up .....................right now if you want ..................... longer.
A. smoke/ lived	B. to smoke/ living	C. smoking/ to live	D. smoked/ live
Students stopped ....................... noise when the teacher came in.
A. make	B. to make	C. making	D. made
When you see her, don’t forget ..................... her my postcards.
A. give	B. to give	C. giving	D. given
Don’t forget ...................... her the message when you see him.
A. give	B. to give	C. giving	D. gave
He spends hours ................... to repair his car.
A. try	B. to try	C. trying	D. tries
I remember ..................... you somewhere last month.
A. met	B. to meet	C. meet	D. meeting
Mary agreed ........................ to the circus with Ann.
A. went	B. to go	C. going	D. goes
Mike is considering ................. a new car.
A. bought	B. to buy	C. buying	D. buys
It’s no use ................... his opinion.
A. asking	B. to ask	C. ask	D. asks
Mrs. Green prefers ................... TV to ................ to the cinema.
A. watching/ go	B. to watch/ going	C. watching/ going	D. watches/ go
She expects .................. him tomorrow, but I look forward to ................... him right away.
A. see/ see	B. to see/ see	C. see/ seeing	D. to see/ seeing
She should avoid ..................... other people’s feeling.
A. hurting	B. to hurt	C. hurt	D. hurts
The soil needs ................................. immediately.
A. fertilize	B. to fertilize	C. fertilizing	D. fertilized
They advise me .......................... a raincoat.
A. wear	B. to wear	C. wearing	D. wore
You need ...................... these plants as soon as possible.
A. fertilize	B. to fertilize	C. fertilizing	D. fertilizes
You’d better .................... what you think in front of the conference. 
A. say	B. to say	C. saying	D. said
He always tries ............................. ........................... there .......................... her.
A. delaying/ coming/ meet	B. to delay/ to come/ to meet	
C. delaying/ come/ meeting	D. to delay/ coming/ to meet
There is nothing ............................ this situation to her.
A. hide	B. to hide	C. hiding	D. hidden
I regret ............................... able to attend your birthday party yesterday.
A. not to be	B. to not be	C. not be	D. not being
Thank you for ........................ me such a warm message.
A. send	B. to send	C. sending	D. sent
She detests ......................... all day with strangers. 
A. chatting	B. to chat	C. to chatting	D. chat
Can you ........................ Chinese?
A. speak	B. to speak	C. speaking	D. spoke
82. My parents decided .................... a taxi because it was late.
A. take	B. to take	C. taking	D. took
83. We enjoy ................. here and ....................... all your news.
A. be/ hear	B. to be/ to hear	C. being/ hear	D. is/ hearing
84. Ask your friends about your homework. He would be able .................. you.
A. help	B. helped	C. helping	D. to help
85. Please try ................. quiet when you come home.
A. be	B. to be	C. being	D. been
86. I don’t like anybody ...................... at me.
A. shout	B. to shout	C. shouting	D. B & C are right
87. Do you agree ........................... me a hand?
A. give	B. to give	C. giving	D. given
88. Would you like ...................... to the cinema with us tomorrow evening? 
A. to come	B. come	C. coming	D. came
89. Pupils started ....................... the lesson yesterday.
A. write	B. to write	C. writing	D. written
90. I like ................... school by bus, but I hate .......................... in the rain and wait for it.
A. go/ to stand	B. to go/ stand	C. going/ standing	D. went/ stood
91. Does your sister like ...................?
A. cooks	B. cooking	C. to be cooked	D. being cooked
92. This girl can’t bear .................... alone.
A. am 	B. to be	C. being	D. been
93. My uncle has given up .......................
A. to smoke	B. smoke	C. smokes	D. smoking
94. Do you mind .................... to John ask him ............................ us?
A. speaking/ to help	B. to speak/ help	C. speak/ help	D. speaks/ to help
95. I’ll begin ........................... this novel later.
A. read	B. to reading	C. reading	D. to read
96. Please stop ................................... me in the middle of the sentence.
A. interrupt	B. to interrupt	C. interrupting	D. interrupts
97. My brother gave up ................................. two years ago.
A. smokes	B. smoke	C. to smoke	D. smoking
98. We arranged ..................... the scientists here.
A. met	B. to meet	C. meeting	D. meet
99. I wish .................. the principal at my school.
A. see 	B. to see	C. seeing	D. saw
100. My girl friend is afraid of ................. out alone when it gets dark.
A. goes	B. to go	C. going	D. go
REPORTED SPEECH
Exercise 1
1.	Charlie said, "I'm thinking of going to live in Canada".
a. Charlie said that I was thinking of going to live in Canada.
b. Charlie said that I am thinking of going to live in Canada.
c. Charlie said that he was thinking of going to live in Canada.
d. Charlie said that he is thinking of going to live in Canada.
2. 	Charlie said, "My father is in hospital".
a. Charlie said that my father is in hospital. c. Charlie said that his father is in hospital.
b. Charlie said that his father was in hospital. d. Charlie said that my father was in hospital.
3.	Charlie said, "Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
a. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married tomorrow
b. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married the next day.
c. He said that Nora and Jim were getting married tomorrow.
d. He said that Nora and Jim are getting married the next day.
4.	Charlie said, "I haven't seen Bill for a while".
a. He said that he hadn't seen Bill for a while. c. He said that he hasn't seen Bill for a while.
b. He said that I haven't seen Bill for a while. d. He said that I hadn't seen Bill for a while.
5.	Charlie said, "I've been playing tennis a lot recently"
a. Charlie said that I've been playing tennis recently.
b. Charlie said that he had been playing tennis recently.
c. Charlie said that he had bee playing tennis recetly.
d. Charlie said that I had been playing tennis recently
6.	Charlie said, "Margaret has had a baby".
	a. Charlie said Margaret has had a baby. c. Charlie said Margaret had a baby.
	b. Charlie said Margaret had had a baby. d. Charlie said Margaret has a baby.
7.	Charlie said, "I don’t know what Fred is doing".
a. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred is doing.	b. He said that he didn’t know what Fred is doing.
c. He said that he doesn’t know what Fred was doing.	d. He said that he didn’t know what Fred was doing.
8.	Charlie said, "I hardly ever go out these days".
a. He said that he hardly ever went out these days. 	c. He said that I hardly ever went out these days.
b. He said that I hardly ever go out these days. 	d. He said that he hardly ever goes out these days.
9.	Charlie said, '"I work 14 hours a day".
a. He said that he works 14 hours a day.	b. He said that he worked 14 hours a day.
c. He said that I work 14 hours a day.	d. He said that I worked 14 hours a day.
10.	Charlie said, "I'll tell Jim I saw you"
a. He said he'll tell Jim he saw me.	b. He said I would tell Jim I had seen you.
c. He said he would tell Jim he had seen me. 	d. He said I would tell Jim he had seen me.
11.	Charlie said, "You can come and stay with me if you are ever in London".
a. He said you could come and stay with him if you were ever in London.
b. He said I could come and stay with him if I were ever in London.
c. He said you can come and stay with him if you are ever in London.
d. He said I can come and stay with him if I am ever in London.
12.	Charlie said, "Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured".
a. He said Tom had an accident last week but he wasn't injured.
b. He said Tom had had an accident last week but he wasn't injured.
c. He said Tom had had a accident last week but he hadn't bee injured.
d. He said Tom had an accident last week but he hadn't been injured.
13.	Charlie said, "I saw jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine".
a. 	He said he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine
b. 	He said I saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine
c. He said he had seen Jack at a party a few months ago and he seemed fine
d. 	He said he saw Jack at a party a few months ago and he had seemed fine
14.	To said, "New York is bigger than London".
a. He said that New York was bigger than London.	b. He says that New York is bigger than London.
c. He says that New York was bigger than London.	d. He said that New York is bigger than London.
15.	"Stay in bed for a few days", the doctor said to me.
a. The doctor told me stay in bed for a few a days.	b. The doctor told to me to stay in bed for a few days.
c. The doctor said me to stay in bed for a few days.	d. The doctor told me to stay in bed for a few days.
16."Don’t shout", I said to Jim.
	a. I told Jim don't shout	b. I told to Jim not to shout
	c. I told Jim not to shout	d. I said to Jim don't shout.
17.	"Please don’t tell anyone what happened", Ann said to me
a. Ann asked me don't tell anyone what happened.	b. Ann told me don't tell anyone what happened.
c. Ann said to me don't tell anyone what happened.	d. Ann asked me not to tell anyone what happened.
18.	"Can you open the door for me, Tom?" Ann asked.
a. Ann asked to open the door for her, Tom. c. Ann asked Tom open the door for her.
b. Ann asked Tom to open the door for her. d. Ann asked Tom to open the door for me.
19.	"Listen carefully", he said to us.
a. He told us listen carefully	b. He told to us to listen carefully
c. He told us to listen carefully	d. He said us to listen carefully
20.	"Don’t wait for me if I'm late", Ann said.
a. Ann said don't wait for her if she was late. 	c. Ann said not to wait for her if she was late.
b. Ann said not to wait for me if I was late. 	d. Ann said don't wait for me if I'm late.
Exercise 2
1.	"Eat more fruit and vegetables", the doctor said.
a. The doctor said eat more fruit and vegetables	b. The doctor said to eat more fruit and vegetables
c. The doctor said me to eat more fruit and vegetables	d. The doctor told me eat more fruit and vegetables
2.	"Read the instructions before you switch on the machine", he said to me.
a. He told me to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.
b. He told me read the instructions before I switched on the machine.
c. He told to read the instructions before I switched on the machine.
d. He said to read the instructions before you switched on the machine.
3.	"Shut the door but don't lock it", she said to us.
a. She told us to shut the door but don’t look it. 	c. She told us shut the door but don’t look it.
b. She told us to shut the door but not to look it. 	d. She told us shut the door but not to look it.
4.	"Can you speak more slowly? I can't understand", he said to me.
a. He asked me to speak more slowly because he couldn't understand.
b. He asked me to speak more slowly and he couldn't understand.
c. He asked me to speak more slowly but he couldn't understand.
d. He asked me to speak more slowly. He can't understand.
5.	"Don't come before 6 o'clock", I said to him.
a. I told him don’t come before 6 o'clock.	c. I told to him not to come before 6 o'clock.
b. I told him to come not before 6 o'clock. 	d. I told him not to come before 6 o'clock.
6.	"I can see you later", he said.
	a. He said he could see me later	b. He said I can see you later
	c. He said I can see you later	b. He said he can see me later
7.	"I shall tell him exactly what I think", she said.
a. She said she should tell him exactly what she thought	b. She said she would tell him exactly what she thought
c. She said she shall tell him exactly what she thinks.	d. She said I would tell him exactly what I thought.
8.	"Are you willing to travel?" she asked.
a. She asked me am I willing to travel?	b. She asked me if I am willing to travel
c. She asked me was I willing to travel?	b. She asked me if I was willing to travel
9.	"You should see a specialist", he told me.
a. He told me I should see a specialist.	b. He told me you should see a specialist.
c. He told me I should have seen a specialist. 	b. He told me to should see a specialist.
10.	"I would like a appointment tomorrow", I said to my dentist.
a. I told my dentist that I would like an appointment the next day.
b. I told my dentist that I would like a appointment tomorrow.
c. I told my dentist that I