Fill in the blanks with an ing form or a to-infinitive. Note that some verbs can be followed by either an ing form or a to-infinitive.
1Do you like ............... on the weekends?
Wrong!
To talk about repeated actions, we can use an ing form or a to-infinitive after like.
2I hate ............... for trains.
Wrong!
To talk about repeated actions, we can use an ing form or a to-infinitive after like, hate etc.
3I love ............... new people.
Wrong!
4I don't like ............... kept waiting.
Wrong!
5I don't like people ............... me what to do.
Wrong!
6I enjoy ............... odd jobs around the house.
Wrong!
Enjoy is always followed by an ing form.
7I don't mind ............... outside.
Wrong!
Mind is always followed by an ing form.
8I would like ............... a few days off work.
Wrong!
Would like is followed by a to-infinitive.
9Would you like ............... us?
Wrong!
10I didn't have a nice time in London. I hated ............... there.
Wrong!
The ing form is used when we talk about a situation that already exists.
11I would like ............... your parents.
Wrong!
12I would like ............... swimming today.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Do you like Either could be used here on the weekends?
- I hate Either could be used here for trains.
- I love Either could be used here new people.
- I don’t like Either could be used here kept waiting.
- I don’t like people Either could be used here me what to do.
- I enjoy doing odd jobs around the house.
- I don’t mind waiting outside.
- I would like to take a few days off work.
- Would you like to join us?
- I didn’t have a nice time in London. I hated living there.
- I would like to meet your parents.
- I would like to go swimming today.
