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gerund vs infinitive

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  • If we intend ... (move) things forward, we need to consider our message.
    to move
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  • People will soon resent ... (waste) their time listening to the same old complaints.
    wasting
  •  15
  • We cannot risk ...(harm) important natural habitats any longer.
    harming
  •  15
  • I increasingly overhear ... (audiences / say) that the message has become repetitive.
    audiences saying
  •  15
  • We need to make ... (people / reconsider) the environmentalist movemen
    people reconsider
  •  20
  • They had noticed ... (soap suds / pour) out of taps.
    soap suds pouring
  •  20
  • Housewives initially obliged... (governments / take) action.
    governments to take
  •  15
  • Our ancestors permitted ... (whole populations / destroy) forests.
    whole populations to destroy
  •  15
  • The government intends TO MAKE / MAKING this area into a wildlife reserve.
    to make
  •  10
  • Local people resent TO HAVE / HAVING so many tourists in their area.
    Having
  •  15
  • They can’t bear TO SEE / SEEING how tourism impacts on the wildlife
    to see
  •  15
  • Mass tourism risks TO DESTROY / DESTROYING habitats that sustain local wildlife
    DESTROYING
  •  20
  • Now visitors will only be permitted TO ENTER / ENTERING the reserve with an official guide.
    TO ENTER
  •  20
  • Local people are being persuaded TO WORK / WORKING as guides in the reserve.
    TO WORK
  •  15
  • Tourists will be obliged TO PAY / PAYING a special tax to fund conservation projects.
    TO PAY
  •  20
  • The government has arranged TO MEET / MEETING conservationists to discuss the plans.
    to meet
  •  20