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?
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "like", both "working" and "to work" can describe a repeated activity.
2I hate ............... for trains.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "hate", both "waiting" and "to wait" can describe a general dislike.
3I love ............... new people.
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Wrong!
After "love", both "meeting" and "to meet" can describe a general preference.
4I don't like ............... kept waiting.
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Wrong!
After "don't like", both "being" and "to be" can come before the passive phrase "kept waiting".
5I don't like people ............... me what to do.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "I don't like people", both "telling" and "to tell" are possible before the object "me".
6I enjoy ............... odd jobs around the house.
Wrong!
The verb "enjoy" is followed by a gerund, so "doing" is correct.
7I don't mind ............... outside.
Wrong!
The phrase "don't mind" is followed by a gerund, so "waiting" is correct.
8I would like ............... a few days off work.
Wrong!
The phrase "would like" is followed by a to-infinitive, so "to take" is correct.
9Would you like ............... us?
Wrong!
The question form "Would you like" is followed by a to-infinitive, so "to join" is correct.
10I didn't have a nice time in London. I hated ............... there.
Wrong!
For a past experience, "living" is the natural form after "hated" here.
11I would like ............... your parents.
Wrong!
The phrase "would like" is followed by a to-infinitive, so "to meet" is correct.
12I would like ............... swimming today.
Wrong!
The phrase "would like" is followed by a to-infinitive, so "to go" is correct.
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- Do you like working / to work on the weekends?
- I hate waiting / to wait for trains.
- I love meeting / to meet new people.
- I don’t like being / to be kept waiting.
- I don’t like people telling / to tell 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.