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1) Have you ever considered (go) off the grid?
2) She sat down and proceeded (tell) me about her skiing holiday.
1) going
2) to tell
Choose the correct option:
1) Lawyers will urge the parents TAKING / TO TAKE further legal action.
2) Lots of students are prone to SKIPPING / SKIP sleep before exams.
1) to take
2) skip
1) I avoid (put) in charge.
2) I need (he / pick) me up at the club.
1) being put
2) him to pick
Choose the correct option:
1) I won`t tolerate BEING TREATED / TO BE TREATED this way!
2) I observed him swiftly TO RUN / RUNNING / RUN a comb through his hair.
1) being treated
2) run
1) (Persuade) to partake in that competition was a huge mistake!
2) I intend (promote) in the fall.
1) Having been persuaded
2) to be promoted
1) He couldn't resist (embellish) the story of his accident a little.
2) Moving to New Zealand means (uproot) my family and totally (change) our life.
1) embellishing
2) uprooting
Choose the correct option:
1) These shoes require TO POLISH / BEING POLISHED / POLISHING.
2) She sometimes has trouble TO UNDERSTAND/ TO BE UNDERSTOOD/ BEING UNDERSTOOD since she has a lisp.
1) polishing
2) being understood
1) I don`t approve of (rush) into this decision without discussing it with me.
2) I`d rather (take) a bath at home now.
1) rushing, having rushed
2) be taking
Mistake correction
1) I saw her to pass a note to Ben.
2) I recommend to enroll on that programme.
1) pass
2) enrolling
Right or wrong?
1) To be surrounded by close friends when going through a rough patch made me feel considerably better.
2) I was so proud of myself after standing my ground.
1) Being surrounded / Having been surrounded
2) right or having stood
1) You`ve never mentioned (wade) into an argument with Kelly.
2) Now that I reside in London, I miss (surf).
1) wading / having waded
2) surfing
Right or wrong?
1) It`s no use to be fretting about your meeting tomorrow.
2) I felt her clammy hand touch mine.
1) fretting
2) right
Paraphrase:
1) He said that he had purposefully spilled his drink on her. (ADMIT)
2) Ellen said that she hadn`t read his emails. (DENY)
1) He admitted (to) spilling / having slilled...
2) Ellen denied reading / having read...
1) We watched the puppies (frolic) in the garden.
2) (tell) off by his teachers countless times, he stopped (care).
1) frolicking
2) Having been told off, caring
1) He stopped (take) a sip of water and then resumed (speak).
2) She admitted her company's responsibility for the disaster and went on (explain) how compensation would be paid to the victims.
1) to take, speaking
2) to explain
1) I regret (not, take) that opportunity. Too bad my nerve failed me.
2) I`m sorry (set) up your company fell through.
1) not taking / not having taken
2) setting
Right or wrong?
1) I object to your slacking off.
2) The lecture was cancelled due to the professor fall ill.
1) right
2) falling
Right or wrong?
1) You`d better to be rehearsing, otherwise your performance will suck.
2) I`m so delighted to shoot the video with Nate. I hope we`ll get a chance to work together again.
1) be rehearsing
2) to have been shooting; to have shot
Right or wrong?
1) I advise you looking for a loophole in the contract.
2) She was the first person to have awarded this prize before the age of 18.
1) to look
2) to have been awarded
Right or wrong?
1) I meant getting a lot of perplexed looks wearing this outfit, but my prank failed to succeed.
2) She’d be loath to admitting it, but she doesn’t really like opera.
1) meant to get
2) loath to admit