She seems to have ___ the deadline.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: missed
Completed sentence: She seems to have missed the deadline. Perfect infinitives/gerunds refer to earlier actions, passive forms put the action on the understood subject, and continuous infinitives highlight duration. Compare to do, to be doing, to have done, to be done and to have been done. The governing verb still determines infinitive versus gerund.
He resents being ___ like a child.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: treated
Completed sentence: He resents being treated like a child. Perfect infinitives/gerunds refer to earlier actions, passive forms put the action on the understood subject, and continuous infinitives highlight duration. Compare to do, to be doing, to have done, to be done and to have been done. The governing verb still determines infinitive versus gerund.
The report is said to have been ___.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: leaked
Completed sentence: The report is said to have been leaked. Perfect infinitives/gerunds refer to earlier actions, passive forms put the action on the understood subject, and continuous infinitives highlight duration. Compare to do, to be doing, to have done, to be done and to have been done. The governing verb still determines infinitive versus gerund.
She appears to be ___ on something.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: working
Completed sentence: She appears to be working on something. Perfect infinitives/gerunds refer to earlier actions, passive forms put the action on the understood subject, and continuous infinitives highlight duration. Compare to do, to be doing, to have done, to be done and to have been done. The governing verb still determines infinitive versus gerund.
He denied having ___ the message.
Your answer: Unanswered
Correct answer: seen
Completed sentence: He denied having seen the message. Perfect infinitives/gerunds refer to earlier actions, passive forms put the action on the understood subject, and continuous infinitives highlight duration. Compare to do, to be doing, to have done, to be done and to have been done. The governing verb still determines infinitive versus gerund.
