MULTIMEDIA-ENGLISH

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  Drag&Drop
Verb + Object + Verb patterns
Focus Grammar
Description Let's practise the construction: verb + object + verb, when the second verb may be an infinitive with or without to, or an -ing form.
Instructions Click on the correct verb at the bottom and drag it into the empty box to complete the sentence.
 
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I'd like to invite you ______________________ to my party to come / coming / come
I don't expect you ______________________ me, but you should be nice love / to love / loving
She helped me ______________________ the colour for the walls choose / choosing
She finally forgot ______________________ so rude during the party his acting / him to act / him act
They don't allow people ______________________ in this area to smoke / smoking / smoke
I will never excuse him ______________________ my favourite toy break / breaking / to break
Let me ______________________ to her for a minute, please to talk / talking / talk
She told me ______________________ for a little puppy she had lost in the garden look / looking / to look
I can't go now, I need ______________________ this first to finish / finish / finishing
Forget me ______________________ so late, I had a big problem at home to be / be / being
You must forgive ______________________ Susan, he didn't know you were engaged his marrying / him marry / him to marry
Excuse ______________________, but is that your car over there? my asking / me to ask / me ask
Sorry, but I want you ______________________ to go / go / going
The thief made him ______________________ his car to open / opening / open
He ordered us ______________________ our hands up to put / putting / put
I can't forgive them ______________________ so rude to my wife to be / be / being
They helped him ______________________ the house he was looking for finding / to find
He asked me ______________________ him with the boxes help / to help / helping
The rain caused the smoke ______________________ to disappear / disappearing / disappear
I can't help you ______________________ the computer, I have no idea fixing / to fix
We can't let this ______________________ again to happen / happening / happen
She begged me ______________________ with her to go / going / go
My mother made me ______________________ all the beds before going out with my friends doing / to do / do
She wants me ______________________ the doctor call / calling / to call
Our teacher encouraged us ______________________ in English on Facebook chatting / chat / to chat
Total number of items: 25
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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