Fill in the blanks.
1I enjoy ............... in the mountains at weekends.
Wrong!
After "enjoy", use the -ing form "hiking".
2She suggested ............... a new car.
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After "suggest", use the -ing form "buying".
3Would you mind ............... me for a minute?
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After "would you mind", use the -ing form "helping".
4I will wash the clothes when I have finished ............... dinner.
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After "finish", use the -ing form "cooking".
5Suddenly he stopped ............... and listened.
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"Stopped" means ceased an activity when followed by the -ing form "walking".
6I don’t fancy ............... the night shift.
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After "fancy", use the -ing form "working".
7I have never considered ............... in another country.
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After "consider", use the -ing form "living".
8He said he was innocent. He denied ............... anything wrong.
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After "deny", use the -ing form "doing".
9He has given up ............... completely.
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After "give up", use the -ing form "smoking".
10Why do you keep ............... me when I am talking?
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After "keep", use the -ing form "interrupting".
11I can’t imagine him ............... in an office.
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After "imagine", use the object plus -ing form "working".
12They kept me ............... for hours.
Wrong!
After "keep" with an object, use the -ing form "waiting".
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- I enjoy hiking in the mountains at weekends.
- She suggested buying a new car.
- Would you mind helping me for a minute?
- I will wash the clothes when I have finished cooking dinner.
- Suddenly he stopped walking and listened.
- I don’t fancy working 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 completely.
- 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.
