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I enjoy _______ (reading/to read) science fiction books more than any other kind.
READING
I was planning _________ (going/to go) abroad next year, but I lacked the funds.
I wanted so badly _______ (going/to go) to the party that I lied about where I was going. It was totally worth it.
TO GO
John likes _________ (making/to make) dinner rather than going to the market, so Clare shops for the groceries instead.
MAKING
You need _______ (learning/to learn) how to read before you can write.
TO LEARN
Where did you learn ________ (speaking/to speak) Quenya? Did you pick it up at a Lord of the Rings convention?
TO SPEAK
I agreed ________ (helping/to help) her on the condition she would then lend me her car.
TO HELP
I once read a story about ________ (climbing/to climb) the Kilimanjaro. It didn’t end well.
CLIMBING
I hate ________ (coming/to come) too early to the cinema; you have to sit and watch a thousand commercials before the movie starts.
COMING
I thought Julia was too shy _______ (being/to be) an actress, but when she’s on stage she changes radically.
TO BE
I asked _________ (speaking/to speak) to the manager; I had found a hair in my soup.
TO SPEAK
If Sherlock Holmes can't stand _________ (being/to be) alone.
BEING
John would like ________ (pleasing/to please) his teacher but he always wanted too much of him.
TO PLEASE
I promised ________ (not smoking/not to smoke) in the school, but I smoke in the bathroom anyways.
NOT TO SMOKE
I suggested ______ (getting/to get) together for a picnic instead of going to the cinema, to save some money.
GETTING
Do you mind ________ (help) me carry the luggage to the car?
HELPING
You never risk _________ (have) so much money in one place. Very wise of you!
HAVING
He learnt_______ (use) a computer easily.
TO USE
I decided _________ (learn) how to play the guitar in time to play a song for my boyfriend.
TO LEARN
The police didn’t hope _______ (catch) the murderer, but he turned up at the police station a few days later and confessed the crime.
TO CATCH
Thor discussed _________ (return) to the hometown.
returning
I thought you wanted _________ ________ (go + swim); I even brought my rubber ring.
TO GO SWIMMING
Actors don't often discuss ________ (talk) to their fans, but I cannot really blame them; fans can get really obsessive.
TALKING
I told you __________ (not to) to that club, I was sure you would get mugged.
NOT TO GO
I decided ________ (restart) the computer ________ (see) if that solved the problem.
TO RESTART / TO SEE