Verb infinitives and -ing forms
She suggested ___ (go) to the park after class.
She suggested going to the park after class.
A cheetah is ___ than a lion. (fast)
A cheetah is faster than a lion.
He enjoys ___ (listen) to music in his free time.
He enjoys listening to music in his free time.
Today is ___ than yesterday. (cold)
Today is colder than yesterday.
This subject gets ___ (hard) all the time.
This subject gets harder and harder all the time.
They agreed ___ (help) us with the homework.
They agreed to help us with the homework.
He is not ___ his brother. (tall)
He is not as tall as his brother.
I can’t stand ___ (wait) in long lines.
I can’t stand waiting in long lines.
This exam is ___ than the last one. (difficult)
This exam is more difficult than the last one.
___________ you study, ___________ you will understand the subject. (hard/good)
The harder you study, the better you will understand the subject.
She made her son ___ the window before he could go outside ___ with his friends. (wash/play)
She made her son wash the window before he could go outside to play with his friends.
I spend ___ (much) time on my work.
I spend more and more time on my work.
We saw a man ____(fall/falling) over in the street, so we went to see if he had hurt himself.
We saw a man fall over in the street, so we went to see if he had hurt himself.
The more you study, the ___ results you get (good)
The more you study, the better results you get
The ___________ you exercise, ___________ you will feel. (much/good)
The more you exercise, the better you will feel.
She went on___(talk) about her illness until we all went to sleep
She went on talking about her illness until we all went to sleep
She can pronounce English words more correct than she could last term.
She can pronounce English words more correctly than she could last term.
I heard you _____(slam/slamming) the front door when you came home-that's what woke me up
I heard you slam the front door when you came home-that's what woke me up
My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that ___ it is at night,___ he plays his music! (late/ loud)
My neighbor is driving me mad! It seems that the later it is at night, the louder he plays his music.
This summer is hotter and windyer than last summer.
This summer is hotter and windier than last summer.
When we got home, we found a strange cat____ (sit/sitting) on the kitchen tablef.
When we got home, we found a strange cat sitting on the kitchen table
In this class, the students are talking ____ than the teacher. (loud)
In this class, the students are talking more loudly than the teacher.
I regret ___ (inform) you that your application was unsuccessful.
I regret to inform you that your application was unsuccessful.
You should practice oftener to be a better speaker of English.
You should practice more often to be a better speaker of English.
Frank plays tennis worse of all the players.
Frank plays tennis the worst of all the players.