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I promise ______ (do) my homework in the future.

do

to do

to doing

doing

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I refuse _______ (speak) to any of my ex-boyfriends ever again!

speak

to speak

to speaking

speaking

25

This exercise seems ______ (be) less difficult than I thought.

being

be

to be

to being

5

Birds tend _____ (fly) south for the winter.

fly

to flying

to fly

flying

10

What do you want _____ (be) when you grow up?

being

be

to being

to be

15

I would like _____ (visit) the World War 2 concentration camp museums. It will be bittersweet.

visit

to visit

visiting

to visiting

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The lawyers advised them _____ (remain) silent and _______ (not show) any expressions during the court case.

remain / not show

remaining / not showing

to remain / to not show

to remaining / to not showing

25

Her mother allowed her ______ (sleep) over at her friends house.

to sleep

sleeping

to sleeping

sleep

5

Their bossed asked them _____ (work) overtime.

work

to work

to working

working

10

His mom begged him ______ (do) her homework.

doing

to doing

to do

do

15

The lawyer encouraged the witness ______ (say) as much as he knew about their relationship.

to saying

saying

say

to say

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The high school football coach expected the young man ______ (be) a profesional football player one day

to being

be

being

to be

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Nobody can force you ________ (do) anything you don't want to.

to do

doing

do

to doing

5

We would like to invite you _____ (have) dinner with us tonight.

to having

to have

have

having

10

The police ordered me ______ (pull) over.

pull

to pulling

pulling

to pull

15

My parents never permitted me ______ (smoke) cigarettes when I was living with them

to smoke

to smoking

smoking

smoke

20