Complete the following sentences using an appropriate non-finite verb form.
1I would like ............... you something.
Wrong!
After "would like", use the infinitive, so the correct answer is "to tell".
2I don’t like to get up on Sundays. I prefer ............... in bed.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "prefer", both "to stay" and "staying" are correct here.
3"Would you like to watch a movie?" "No, thanks. I would prefer ..............."
Wrong!
After "would prefer", use the infinitive, so the correct answer is "to read".
4I am not accustomed to ............... under pressure.
Wrong!
After "accustomed to", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "working".
5He doesn’t drive fast because he is afraid of ...............
Wrong!
After "afraid of", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "crashing".
6He is afraid ............... her what he really thinks about her.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
Here, both "of telling" and "to tell" can express fear about saying something.
Answers
- I would like to tell you something.
- I don’t like to get up on Sundays. I prefer to stay / staying in bed.
- “Would you like to watch a movie?” “No, thanks. I would prefer to read .”
- I am not accustomed to working under pressure.
- He doesn’t drive fast because he is afraid of crashing.
- He is afraid of telling / to tell her what he really thinks about her.
