Right or Wrong?
Greta misses going to the mall.
Right!!! MISS + -ing
WANT
TO
He continued ________ (study) after we arrived home.
You're Right! Congrats.
There are verbs that accept -ING and verbs that accept TO. However, are there verbs that accept both?
YES
They were very tired so they took a lot of time to start to do the project.
RIGHT!
ENJOY and DETEST
-ING
They decided _________ (GET) a coffee.
TO GET
How do we know when to use TO or -ING?
You have to memorize which verbs go with to and which go with -ing.
Joe and Simon managed to climb the mountain but both of them refused believing they did it.
WRONG!!! Joe and Simon managed to climb the mountain but both of them refused to believe they did it.
Expect
TO
They hope ______ (FIND) a car that they can afford _______ (BUY).
TO FIND and TO BUY.
This -ING or TO thing also applies to a few expressions. Name one:
He asked her to get the coat but she promissed to him that she would never do it. So, she suggested getting it himself.
RIGHT!
START and REFUSE
Start: BOTH
Refuse: TO
He always imagined _________ (GO) abroad. He finally got it but now he needs to choose ________ (GO) with his friends or his family. A tough decision.
Congratulations! You got yourself 100 free points! =DD
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