Verb forms - Exercises
Will you give up ____ (smoke)?
smoking
Our neighbour threatened ____ (call) the police if we didn't stop ____ (make) the noise
to call / making
He can't stand ________ (work) with arrogant people
working
She continued ________ (write) despite her disability
writing
I regret ____ (break) the window
breaking
They can't risk ____ (catch) a bird flu
catching
The film was so sad that it made her ____ (cry)
cry
I don't really mind ____ (do) the housework
doing
Every Sunday we like ____ (go) for a walk
going
My sister loves ____ (go) shopping
going
Why don't you put off ____ (go away) until tomorrow?
going away
She admitted ____ (murder) her husband
murdering
The driver admitted ____ (not, have) a driving licence
not having
Look this room. It needs ____ (paint)
painting
They wouldn't let me ____ (pay) for anything
pay
I don't know why you haven't received the letter yet. I clearly remember ____ (post) it
posting
She finally finished ____ (read) the book, so I can give it to you
reading
She stopped ____ (read) to ask me a question
reading
You are not doing it right. Let me ____ (show) you
show
Thomas doesn't let anyone ____ (smoke) in his house
smoke
She told me ____ (close) the door
to close
The thief got into the house because I forgot ____ (close) the window
to close
He promised ____ (come) on time
to come
I'll try ____ (come) to the meeting on time
to come
The fridge is empty. I need ____ (do) the shopping today
to do
Tom helped his mother ____ (get) the dinner ready
to get
Peter refused ____ (lend) me some money
to lend
Would you like ____ (listen) to some music?
to listen
I have arranged ____ (meet) him at the airport
to meet
I tried ____ (move) the table but it was too heavy
to move
We expected them ____ (put on) smart clothes
to put on
He forgot ____ (send) that parcel
to send
They invited us ______ (spend) summer with them
to spend
He tried ____ (stop, drink) but he couln't
to stop drinking
She encouraged him ____ (take) Cambridge exams
to take
She persuaded him ____ (take) Cambridge exams
to take
I met Susan in front of the bank and we stopped ____ (talk) for a while
to talk
I met Susan yesterday and we stopped ____ (talk)
to talk
You are not allowed _____ (talk) during the test
to talk
She advised me ____ (tell) the police about the accident
to tell
It is a good idea to practise ____ (use) different verb patterns
using
As we couldn't go out, he suggested ____ (watch) the film
watching
