PASSIVE INFINITIVE AND PASSIVE GERUND

PASSIVE INFINITIVE AND PASSIVE GERUND
Passive infinitive
Janice is going to fill out an application. She wants ............................... for the job.
A. to consider
B. to be considered

the mail is supposed ............................... at noon.
A. to deliver
B. to be delivered

the children appear ............................... about the trip.
A. to drive
B. to be driven

your compositions are supposed ............................... in ink.
A. to write
B. to be written

Lan expected ............................... to the university, but she wasn`t
A. to admit
B. to be admitted


Passive gerund
I don’t appreciate ............................... when I`m speaking.
A. interrupting
B. being interrupted

Avoid ............................... your houseplants too much water.
A. giving
B. being given

The mountain climbers are in danger of ............................... by an avalanche.
A. killing
B. being killed

Does Dr.Johnson mind ............................... at hoe if his patients need his help?
A. calling
B. being called

I`m interested in ............................... my communicating skills.
A. improving
B. being improve

Mrs. Gates appreciated ............................... breakfast in bed when she wasn`t felling well.
A. serving
B. being served

Jack Wells has a good chance of ............................... I know I`m going to vote for him.
A. Electing
B. being elected

Sally`s low test scores kept her from ............................... to the university.
A. admitting
B. being admitted

Mr. Miller gave no indication of ............................... his mind.
A. changing
B. being changed

Sometimes adolescents complain about not ............................... by their parents.
A. understanding
B. being understood.


Passive infinitive and gerund
The owner of the building supply store doesn`t mind ............................... his customers discounts when they buy in large quantities.
A. giving
B. being given
C. to give
D. to be given

The City Parks Department ins putting in several miles of new trails because so many people have said that they enjoy ............................... on them
A. walking
B. being walked
C. to walk
D. to be walked

I don’t` remember ............................... of the decision to change the company policy on vacations.
A. telling
B. being told
C. to tell
D. to be told

Ms. Drake expects ............................... about any revisions in her manuscript before it is printed.
A. consulting
B. being consulted
C. to consult
D. to be consulted

Sally gave such a good speech that I couldn`t resist ............................... loudly when she finished
A. applauding
B.being applauded
C. to applaud
D. to be applauded

Tommy admitted ............................... the rock through the window.
A. throwing
B. being thrown
C. to throw
D. to be thrown

If you want to develop inner tranquility, you have to stop .................. by very little thing that happens.
A. bothering
B. being bothered
C. to bother
D. to be bothered

Paul really didn`t mind ............................... by the party to celebrate his fortieth birthday, although he told his friends that they shouldn`t have done it.
A. surprising
B. being surprised
C. to surprise
D. to be surprised

Anne hoped ...................... to join the private club. She could make important business contacts there.
A. to invite
B. to be invited
C. inviting
D. being invited


Do you mind ............................... at home if there is an emegency ?
A. to call
B. to be called
C. calling
D. being called





FULL INFINITIVE, BARE INFINITIVE or PASSIVE INFINITIVE. Supply the correct form of the verbs in the brackets. 1. Did you expect ………. to Ms. Thoa’s party? (invite) 2. Thùy Vương always wants ……… (praise) 3. Does our house need …….., Dad? (modernize) 4. Did you ask her ……… to the get-together next Sunday? (come) 5. Show me how this microwave oven ……. (operate) 6. We heard the man …… goodbye to the host in Chinese. (say) 7. This book is easy ….. at any shop round here. (find) 8. Who was the first person …….. into the classroom? (come) 9. No one was found ……. guilty. (be) 10. We watched a strange man …….. your house at the time. (enter) 11. You are expected ……. home by midnight, son. (get) 12. It’s pleasant …….. you again after such a long time. (see) 13. How often does Mum have Dad …….. the cooking? (do) 14. Let no one ……. anything in my office while I am away. (