Fill in the blanks with an ing form or a to-infinitive. Note that some verbs can be followed by either an ing form or a to-infinitive.
1. Do you like .......................... on the weekends?
Correct!
Wrong!
To talk about repeated actions, we can use an ing form or a to-infinitive after like.
2. I hate ............................... for trains.
Correct!
Wrong!
To talk about repeated actions, we can use an ing form or a to-infinitive after like, hate etc.
3. I love ........................ new people.
Correct!
Wrong!
4. I don't like .......................... kept waiting.
Correct!
Wrong!
5. I don't like people ............................ me what to do.
Correct!
Wrong!
6. I enjoy ......................... odd jobs around the house.
Correct!
Wrong!
Enjoy is always followed by an ing form.
7. I don't mind ............................. outside.
Correct!
Wrong!
Mind is always followed by an ing form.
8. I would like ............................. a few days off work.
Correct!
Wrong!
Would like is followed by a to-infinitive.
9. Would you like ............................. us?
Correct!
Wrong!
10. I didn't have a nice time in London. I hated ........................ there.
Correct!
Wrong!
The ing form is used when we talk about a situation that already exists.
11. I would like ........................... your parents.
Correct!
Wrong!
12. I would like .............................. swimming today.
Correct!
Wrong!
Answers
- Do you like working / to work on the weekends?
- I hate to wait / waiting for trains.
- I love meeting / to meet new people.
- I don’t like being / to be kept waiting.
- I don’t like people telling me what to do.
- I enjoy doing odd jobs around the house.
- I don’t mind waiting outside.
- I would like to take a few days off work.
- Would you like to join us?
- I didn’t have a nice time in London. I hated living there.
- I would like to meet your parents.
- I would like to go swimming today.
