9. Gerunds and infinitives complex forms - exercises

I need to talk to John.

I … John.

need, talk, present simple

He wants to be sent home.

He … home.

want, send, passive present simple

They seem to be having fun.

They … fun.

seem, have, present continuous

I’m glad to have had the honor of meeting him.

I’m … the honor of meeting him.

glad, have, present perfect

She claims to have been fired for no reason.

She … for no reason.

claim, fire, passive present perfect

They’re thought to have been hiding here.

They … here.

think, hide, past simple, passive present perfect continuou

She regretted marrying so young.

She … so young.

regret, marry, present simple

He denied being offered a bribe.

He … a bribe.

deny, offer, past simple, passive present continuous

bribe - to illegally give someone, especially a public official, money or a gift in order to persuade them to do something for you

He’s accused of having robbed a bank.

He … a bank.

accuse, passive present simple

rob present perfect

She did it after having been warned.

She did it after ….

warn, passive present perfect

They are believed to be lovers.

They … lovers.

believe, passive present simple

be, present simple

They are believed to have been lovers.

They … lovers.

believe, passive present simple

be, in the past

She is thought to have been living in Brussels.

She is thought … in Brussels.

live, from the past till now

I would like to see you once more.

I … you once more.

would like, see in the future

I would like to have seen you once more.

I … you once more.

would like, see in the past

She would rather be with you.

She would rather … with you.

be now

She would rather have been with you.

She would rather …. with you.

be in the past

He is too young to be allowed to be here.

He is too young to… here.

allow passive present simple

be present simple

This place needs to be taken care of.

This place … care of.

need, present simple

take, passive present simple

I don’t mind being told what to do.

I don’t mind … what to do.

tell passive present simple

He denied having been offered money to kill the senator.

He … money to kill the senator.

deny, past simple

offer in the past, passive