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Activity Drag&Drop
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Let's practise the construction: verb + object + verb, when the second verb may be an infinitive with or without to, or an -ing form.
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Instructions
Click on the correct verb at the bottom and drag it into the empty box to complete the sentence.VERB + OBJECT + VERB
V + O + inf
want, ask, invite, order, tell, teach, advise, allow, beg, cause, command, encourage, expect, force, need, order, recommend, remind ....
I want you to go
She invited me to have dinner
I told you not to do it
She taught him to do it the right way
V + O + bare inf
let, make, (help)
Please, let me go
She made me do it
I’ll help you move the table (also: I'll help you to move the table)
V + O + -ing
The object of the first verb is the subject of the following -ing form. In this case we can also use a possessive adjective.
excuse, forget, forgive, etc.
Excuse me interrupting you / Excuse my interrupting you
Items
| Gapped text | Items |
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| Sorry, but I want you ______________________ | going / to go / go |
| He asked me ______________________ him with the boxes | help / to help / helping |
| I'd like to invite you ______________________ to my party | to come / come / coming |
| He ordered us ______________________ our hands up | to put / put / putting |
| She told me ______________________ for a little puppy she had lost in the garden | looking / look / to look |
| They don't allow people ______________________ in this area | smoke / smoking / to smoke |
| She begged me ______________________ with her | go / to go / going |
| Our teacher encouraged us ______________________ in English on Facebook | chatting / to chat / chat |
| I don't expect you ______________________ me, but you should be nice | loving / to love / love |
| They helped him ______________________ the house he was looking for | finding / to find |
| I can't go now, I need ______________________ this first | finishing / to finish / finish |
| Let me ______________________ to her for a minute, please | to talk / talking / talk |
| My mother made me ______________________ all the beds before going out with my friends | to do / doing / do |
| We can't let this ______________________ again | to happen / happening / happen |
| The thief made him ______________________ his car | opening / to open / open |
| I can't help you ______________________ the computer, I have no idea | to fix / fixing |
| She helped me ______________________ the colour for the walls | choosing / choose |
| Excuse ______________________, but is that your car over there? | my asking / me to ask / me ask |
| I will never excuse him ______________________ my favourite toy | break / to break / breaking |
| Forget me ______________________ so late, I had a big problem at home | being / to be / be |
| She finally forgot ______________________ so rude during the party | him act / his acting / him to act |
| You must forgive ______________________ Susan, he didn't know you were engaged | him marry / him to marry / his marrying |
| I can't forgive them ______________________ so rude to my wife | to be / being / be |
| The rain caused the smoke ______________________ | to disappear / disappear / disappearing |
| She wants me ______________________ the doctor | call / to call / calling |
Total number of items: 25