Fill in the blanks.
1. I enjoy ……………………………
Correct!
Wrong!
Enjoy is followed by an ing form.
2. She suggested ………………………….. a new car.
Correct!
Wrong!
Suggest is followed by an ing form.
3. Would you mind ……………………………. me for a minute?
Correct!
Wrong!
Would you mind is followed by an ing form.
4. I will wash the clothes when I have finished ………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
5. Suddenly he stopped …………………………..
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I don’t fancy …………………………. in the night shift.
Correct!
Wrong!
7. I have never considered …………………………… in another country.
Correct!
Wrong!
8. He said he was innocent. He denied ………………………….. anything wrong.
Correct!
Wrong!
Deny is followed by an ing form.
9. He has given up …………………………….
Correct!
Wrong!
10. Why do you keep …………………………….. me when I am talking?
Correct!
Wrong!
11. I can’t imagine him ……………………………… in an office.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. They kept me ……………………………. for hours.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- I enjoy hiking.
- She suggested buying a new car.
- Would you mind helping me for a minute?
- I will wash the clothes when I have finished cooking.
- Suddenly he stopped walking.
- I don’t fancy working in the night shift.
- I have never considered living in another country.
- He said he was innocent. He denied doing anything wrong.
- He has given up smoking.
- Why do you keep interrupting me when I am talking?
- I can’t imagine him working in an office.
- They kept me waiting for hours.
