Fill in the blanks with an ing form or an infinitive.
1I still remember ............... him at the party.
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Use "meeting" after remember to talk about a memory of a past event.
2Remember ............... the door before you leave.
Wrong!
Use "to lock" after remember to talk about something you need to do.
3Don't forget ............... the electricity bill on time.
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Use "to pay" after forget to talk about something you must remember to do.
4I still regret ............... school at 14.
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Use "leaving" after regret to show sadness about a past action.
5We regret ............... you that we do not have any vacancies at the moment.
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Use "to inform" after regret in a formal announcement of bad news.
6She paused for a second and then went on ...............
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Use "talking" after go on when the same activity continues.
7She intends ............... a new car.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "buying" and "to buy" can follow intend with the same basic meaning.
8He has started ............... on a new project.
Select 2 answers.
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Both "working" and "to work" can follow start with the same basic meaning.
9The teacher was frustrated because the student kept ............... questions.
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Use "asking" after keep to describe an action that continues or is repeated.
10I don't mind ............... alone for short periods of time.
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Use "being" after mind because mind is followed by an -ing form.
11I didn't post that letter, and she never got ............... about my problems.
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Use "to know" in the expression get to know, meaning to learn or find out over time.
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- I still remember meeting him at the party.
- Remember to lock the door before you leave.
- Don’t forget to pay the electricity bill on time.
- I still regret leaving school at 14.
- We regret to inform you that we do not have any vacancies at the moment.
- She paused for a second and then went on talking.
- She intends buying / to buy a new car.
- He has started working / to work on a new project.
- The teacher was frustrated because the student kept asking questions.
- I don’t mind being alone for short periods of time.
- I didn’t post that letter, and she never got to know about my problems.