Fill in the blanks with an ing form or a to-infinitive.
1Do you mind ............... up early?
Wrong!
Mind is always followed by an ing form.
2I don't like ............... on the weekends.
Wrong!
We can use either an ing form or a to-infinitive to talk about general likes and dislikes.
3I love ...............
Wrong!
4I like ............... new people.
Wrong!
5She absolutely enjoys ............... a mother.
Wrong!
Enjoy is always followed by an ing form.
6It was a bad neighborhood. I hated ............... there.
Wrong!
We are not talking about a general liking here.
7I hate ............... to wait for people who are always late.
Wrong!
8I would like ............... you one of these days.
Wrong!
9She is a dancer. She loves ...............
Wrong!
10I would like ............... down for a while.
Wrong!
Would like is followed by a to-infinitive.
11She refused ............... me in.
Wrong!
12I don't want ............... him again.
Wrong!
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Do you mind getting up early?
- I don’t like Either could be used here on the weekends.
- I love Either could be used here
- I like Either could be used here new people.
- She absolutely enjoys being a mother.
- It was a bad neighborhood. I hated living there.
- I hate Either could be used here to wait for people who are always late.
- I would like to see you one of these days.
- She is a dancer. She loves dancing
- I would like to lie down for a while.
- She refused to let me in.
- I don’t want to see him again.
