Verbs followed by GERUND or INF
My parents promised ______ me a new car (buy)
My parents promised to buy me a new car
He forgot ______ the door when he went out (lock)
He forgot to lock the door when he went out.
Last night, He ______ quietly around the house to avoid waking the children up
Last night, He tiptoed quietly around the house to avoid waking the children up
Axel: "Too right. So many things to do."
NICO: "________"
Axel: "Too right. So many things to do."
NICO: "Same here"
Carl must have done something wrong, because he’s looking so_____
Carl must have done something wrong, because he’s looking so guilty
I can't imagine _______ harder (work)
I can't imagine working harder
My teeth are clean. I remember _____ them after breakfast (brush)
My teeth are clean. I remember brushing them after breakfast
When I hurt my ankle, I had to _____ around the house on one leg.
When I hurt my ankle, I had to HOP around the house on one leg.
__________ when you're ready to go
Give me a shout when you're ready to go
Karen ought to be ______ of herself-talking to her mother like that!
Karen ought to be ashamed of herself-talking to her mother like that!
They continue ______ (smoke)
they continue smoking / they continue to smoke
We regret ______you that your application has not been successful. (inform)
We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful.
We got down on our knees and ______ through a small opening
We got down on our knees and crawled through a small opening
She lied to me again, but _________? I really just don't care anymore.
She lied to me again, but you know what? I really just don't care anymore.
After the earthquake, the people on the island were______
After the earthquake, the people on the island were desperate
Cathy detests ______ new vocabulary (learn)
Cathy detests learning new vocabulary
I stopped _____ last week. Now I won't stop _____ cigarettes anymore. (smoke - buy)
I stopped SMOKING last week. Now I won't stop TO BUY cigarettes anymore.
I was watching TV and The cat suddenly _____into the air
I was watching TV and The cat suddenly leaped into the air
Fine! _______. I will do your homework if you stop bothering me about it.
Fine! It's a deal. I will do your homework if you stop bothering me about it.
Without your help we’d be _____ and wouldn't know what to do next
Without your help we’d be stuck and wouldn't know what to do next
I wanted _____ new shoes, but I couldn't afford _____ them (buy-get)
I wanted to buy new shoes, but I couldn't afford to get them
Agus: "I tried _____ present in the virtual meetings but I couldn't" (be)
Bauti: "Try _____ an alarm 10 minutes before" (set)
Agus: "I tried to be present in the virtual meetings but I couldn't"
Bauti: "Try setting an alarm 10 minutes before"
He managed to _____ home
He managed to stagger home
EMMA: Oh, come on, Justin. You’re not listening to us at all.
NICOLE: Always on your phone doing __________
JUSTIN: Sorry.
EMMA: Oh, come on, Justin. You’re not listening to us at all.
NICOLE: Always on your phone doing something or other.
JUSTIN: Sorry.
We’re a bit _______ as to why we haven't heard from them for weeks.
We’re a bit puzzled as to why we haven't heard from them for weeks.