Before doing this activity you may need to read the text you will find at the end
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| I need ______________________ some food before the party starts | to buy / buying / buy |
| I don't mind ______________________ there on foot, but I think we're gonna be late | to go / going / go |
| It's too late. I suggest ______________________ home now. | go / going / to go |
| He can read French ok, but he needs to practise ______________________ it | to speak / speak / speaking |
| If you lived here, you would ______________________ everybody around | know / to know / knowing |
| If you decide ______________________ your own car, tell me first | bringing / bring / to bring |
| When you finish ______________________ your homework, come and help me with this | do / doing / to do |
| Of course she would love ______________________ here, but she has things to do | being / be / to be |
| Do you like ______________________ football? | play / to play |
| You should ______________________ a doctor | visit / to visit / visiting |
| I'd like ______________________ lunch with you | have / to have / having |
| That's nice but we would prefer ______________________ something smaller | buy / buying / to buy |
| She only wants ______________________ you | helping / help / to help |
| I hope ______________________ there before 10 | be / to be / being |
| I don't ______________________ her name | know / knowing / to know |
| She likes ______________________ on the phone for hours | talking / talk |
| Peter hates ______________________ the cooking | to do / do |
| Would you like ______________________ with us to the zoo? | come / to come / comming |
| Wait, you must ______________________ your homework first | finishing / to finish / finish |
| I know you're tired, but you have to keep ______________________, it's still a long way | to walk / walk / walking |
| I must ______________________, it's late | go / to go / going |
| Oh, don't stop now, go on ______________________ us what happened next | to tell / telling / tell |
| I hate ______________________ so early | getting up / get up |
| She may ______________________ in Malaga now, ask her parents | living / to live / live |
| I can ______________________ Chinese | speaking / to speak / speak |
VERB + VERB PATTERNS
In English, when a verb is followed by another verb, the second verb may be an infinitive (to go), bare infinitive (go) or -ing form (going). It all depends on the first verb. Let's see all those different patterns.
V + INFINITIVE
Most normal verbs use this construction.
I want to go
They decided to stay at home
They need to buy a bigger car
V + BARE INFINITIVE Special verbs (except Be, Have and Ought to): do, can/could, will/would, shall/should, may/might, must
Josh can speak French
I must go
She will come soon
V + -ING
Verbs of likes and dislikes: like, dislike, hate, detest, love, prefer, enjoy...
Ken likes reading comics
I enjoy listening to music
She hates walking in the rain
I love singing in the shower
In modern English these verbs can also be used with infinitive with no real change of meaning
I like to dance tango
She loves to swim
But if these verbs are used with WOULD, you must always use the infinitive
I'd like to tell you a secret (not I'd like telling you...)
She would prefer to live in a bigger house
Other verbs: finish, mind, keep, practice, go on, consider, suggest ...
Would you mind opening the window?
When you finish studying, come with me
She suggested going to Cancun for the summer
