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Verb + Ing Form Or Verb + Infinitive Exercise

October 22, 2024 - B1pdf

Fill in the blanks with an ing form or a to-infinitive.

Progress 0 of 12 answered
1Do you mind ............... up early?
Wrong!
After "mind", use the -ing form "getting".
2I don't like ............... on the weekends.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "like", both "to work" and "working" can describe a general preference.
3I love ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "love", both "to cook" and "cooking" can describe a general preference.
4I like ............... new people.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "like", both "meeting" and "to meet" can describe a general preference.
5She absolutely enjoys ............... a mother.
Wrong!
After "enjoy", use the -ing form "being".
6It was a bad neighborhood, and I couldn't stand ............... there.
Wrong!
After "couldn't stand", use the -ing form "living".
7I hate ............... to wait for people who are always late.
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "hate", both "to have" and "having" are possible here.
8I would like ............... you one of these days.
Wrong!
After "would like", use the to-infinitive "to see".
9She is a dancer. She loves ...............
Select 2 answers.
Wrong!
After "love", both "to dance" and "dancing" can describe a general preference.
10I would like ............... down for a while.
Wrong!
After "would like", use the to-infinitive "to lie".
11She refused ............... me in.
Wrong!
After "refuse", use the to-infinitive "to let".
12I don't want ............... him again.
Wrong!
After "want", use the to-infinitive "to see".
Done.
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Answers

  1. Do you mind getting up early?
  2. I don’t like to work / working on the weekends.
  3. I love to cook / cooking
  4. I like meeting / to meet new people.
  5. She absolutely enjoys being a mother.
  6. It was a bad neighborhood, and I couldn’t stand living there.
  7. I hate to have / having to wait for people who are always late.
  8. I would like to see you one of these days.
  9. She is a dancer. She loves to dance / dancing
  10. I would like to lie down for a while.
  11. She refused to let me in.
  12. I don’t want to see him again.
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