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Verb patterns

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    verb patterns in English
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  • This job involves _______ (work) long hours and a lot of physical labor, but the money is worth it.
    to working
    work
    working
    to work
  •  10
  • I keep ______ (think) that I said made her angry but she insists that she is fine.
    thinking
    to think
    think
    to thinking
  •  15
  • My brother-in-law keeps on ______ (be) rude. He interrupts you when you talk and acts like he is better than you.
    to be
    to being
    be
    being
  •  20
  • This was a really good play date! We look forward to ______ (do) it again sometime soon!
    do
    to do
    doing
    to doing
  •  25
  • I miss ______ (have) my family close to me... I think that is the most difficult part about living abroad.
    to have
    to having
    having
    have
  •  5
  • We decided to postpone _______ (have) a baby until our house was built first.
    to have
    have
    to having
    having
  •  10
  • Her dad told her to practice ______ (drive) the go-kart before getting behind the wheel of a real car.
    drive
    to drive
    to driving
    driving
  •  15
  • I put off ______ (clean) my house but now it is necessary because my family is coming next week!
    to clean
    to cleaning
    cleaning
    clean
  •  20
  • I recommended _______ (listen) to music and ______ (look) at the lyrics to help memorize verb patterns.
    to listen / to look
    listening / looking
    to listening / to looking
    listen / look
  •  25
  • He risked ______ (get) denied by her, but he decided to kiss her instead because he was in love with her.
    get
    to getting
    getting
    to get
  •  5
  • I like to spend time ______ (talk) with my students about their day and ______ (get) to know them better.
    talking / getting
    to talking / to getting
    talk / get
    to talk / to get
  •  10
  • I will always suggest ______ (study) before taking a test.
    to studying
    to study
    study
    studying
  •  15
  • I can't afford _____ (buy) a Lamborghini with my income.
    to buying
    buying
    to buy
    buy
  •  20
  • We agreed ______ (disagree) and decided to go our own way.
    to disagree
    to disagreeing
    disagreeing
    disagree
  •  25
  • The photos allowed us ______ (see) who the killer was.
    to seeing
    to see
    seeing
    see
  •  5
  • It appears ______ (be) raining on the mountain, but not here.
    to being
    to be
    be
    being
  •  10