Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1On weekends, I enjoy ............... dinner with my friends.
Wrong!
After "enjoy", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "cooking".
2After the meeting, Sara decided ............... for a new job.
Wrong!
After "decide", use a to-infinitive, so the correct answer is "to look".
3During study time, I avoid ............... my phone every five minutes.
Wrong!
After "avoid", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "checking".
4Leo hopes ............... his driving test this summer.
Wrong!
After "hope", use a to-infinitive, so the correct answer is "to pass".
5Mina finished ............... her report before lunch.
Wrong!
After "finish", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "writing".
6The neighbors agreed ............... us move the sofa.
Wrong!
After "agree", use a to-infinitive, so the correct answer is "to help".
7Our teacher suggested ............... a short break before the test.
Wrong!
After "suggest", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "taking".
8My brother wants ............... how to drive.
Wrong!
After "want", use a to-infinitive, so the correct answer is "to learn".
9At language club, we practice ............... English with new classmates.
Wrong!
After "practice", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "speaking".
10Anna promised ............... me when she arrived at the station.
Wrong!
After "promise", use a to-infinitive, so the correct answer is "to call".
11Several students are interested in ............... the photography club.
Wrong!
After a preposition like "in", use a gerund, so the correct answer is "joining".
12When I saw the heavy box, I offered ............... it upstairs.
Wrong!
After "offer", use a to-infinitive, so the correct answer is "to carry".
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Answers
- On weekends, I enjoy cooking dinner with my friends.
- After the meeting, Sara decided to look for a new job.
- During study time, I avoid checking my phone every five minutes.
- Leo hopes to pass his driving test this summer.
- Mina finished writing her report before lunch.
- The neighbors agreed to help us move the sofa.
- Our teacher suggested taking a short break before the test.
- My brother wants to learn how to drive.
- At language club, we practice speaking English with new classmates.
- Anna promised to call me when she arrived at the station.
- Several students are interested in joining the photography club.
- When I saw the heavy box, I offered to carry it upstairs.