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Infinitive or -ing - Choose the Form

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Choose the correct infinitives and ing forms to complete the sentences below

  1. I chose
    out
    1. help
    2. helping
    3. to help
  2. He decided
    any more time
    1. not wasting
    2. not to waste
    3. not waste
  3. He agreed
    with us
    1. going
    2. go
    3. to go
  4. I promise
    you
    1. visiting
    2. visit
    3. to visit
  5. They wanted
    the contract
    1. discussing
    2. discuss
    3. to discuss
  6. I hope
    you soon
    1. seeing
    2. to see
    3. see
  7. We failed
    on time
    1. coming
    2. to come
    3. come
  8. I would like
    some tea
    1. having
    2. to have
    3. have
  9. He managed
    the door without the key
    1. opening
    2. to open
    3. open
  10. Frank offered
    us to the supermarket
    1. to drive
    2. drive
    3. driving
  11. The guard refused
    them enter the building
    1. to let
    2. letting
    3. let
  12. Nancy seemed
    disappointed
    1. being
    2. to be
    3. be
  13. He didn't expect
    me
    1. seeing
    2. to see
    3. see
  14. I hate
    1. waiting
    2. to waiting
    3. wait
  15. She was busy
    all morning
    1. to cook
    2. cooking
    3. cook
  16. It's always worth
    a friend for advice
    1. to ask
    2. ask
    3. asking
  17. They went
    last year
    1. camp
    2. camping
    3. to camp
  18. He is fond of
    stamps
    1. collecting
    2. to collect
    3. collect
  19. I am looking forward to
    on holiday
    1. to go
    2. going
    3. go
  20. We kept
    1. run
    2. running
    3. to run
  21. I couldn’t help
    1. laughing
    2. laugh
    3. to laugh
  22. He admitted
    on the test
    1. cheating
    2. cheat
    3. to cheat
  23. He avoided
    to her
    1. talking
    2. talk
    3. to talk
  24. He denied
    the crime
    1. committing
    2. commit
    3. to commit
  25. She doesn’t mind
    up early
    1. getting
    2. get
    3. to get
  26. She goes
    every day
    1. ride
    2. to ride
    3. riding
  27. I don’t mind
    you
    1. help
    2. helping
    3. to help
  28. We enjoy
    1. to hike
    2. hike
    3. hiking
  29. He imagines
    there one day
    1. to work
    2. work
    3. working
  30. She misses
    near the beach
    1. living
    2. to live
    3. live
  31. They suggested
    at the hotel
    1. staying
    2. to stay
    3. stay
  32. There's no use
    me about it, because I don't know anything
    1. ask
    2. to ask
    3. asking
  33. There's nothing worth
    in this newspaper
    1. reading
    2. read
    3. to read
  34. She's busy
    out the wedding invitations
    1. to write
    2. write
    3. writing
  35. Her stepmother made her
    the housework
    1. do
    2. to do
    3. doing
  36. The chairman let us
    1. talking
    2. to talk
    3. talk
  37. You must
    on time
    1. coming
    2. come
    3. to come
  38. Don't make me
    !
    1. laugh
    2. to laugh
    3. laughing
  39. They may
    soon
    1. arriving
    2. arrive
    3. to arrive
  40. I can't
    to the party
    1. going
    2. go
    3. to go
  41. You shouldn’t
    at his mistakes
    1. to laugh
    2. laughing
    3. laugh
  42. He will
    to the party
    1. to come
    2. coming
    3. come
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