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Verb patterns - B2/C1

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    Grammar challenge for upper-intermediate & advanced learners! Verb patterns: verb + -ing, to + infinitive, bare infinitive, verb + object + infinitive
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  • I can’t imagine ___ in a big city. It’s too noisy for me.
    live
    to living
    to live
    living
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  • He offered ___ me with my luggage.
    to help
    to helping
    help
    helping
  •  15
  • We managed ___ to the station just before midnight.
    get
    to getting
    getting
    to get
  •  15
  • She suggested ___ a break before the next meeting.
    take
    to take
    to taking
    taking
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  • My parents allowed me ___ out with my friends.
    to go
    to going
    going
    go
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  • I refused ___ part in that experiment — it sounded dangerous.
    to take
    taking
    to taking
    take
  •  15
  • The film was so boring that we stopped ___ it after half an hour.
    watch
    to watch
    to watching
    watching
  •  15
  • He pretended ___ asleep when I entered the room.
    to be
    being
    to being
    be
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  • The teacher encouraged us ___ more during the discussion.
    speak
    to speak
    speaking
    to speaking
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  • I enjoy ___ new coffee shops when I travel.
    to discovering
    discover
    to discover
    discovering
  •  15
  • She asked me ___ her after the class.
    meeting
    to meeting
    to meet
    meet
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  • They decided ___ a new laptop for school.
    buy
    to buying
    buying
    to buy
  •  15
  • I finished ___ my homework an hour ago.
    to doing
    to do
    do
    doing
  •  15
  • He avoided ___ about the problem for weeks.
    to talking
    talk
    talking
    to talk
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  • We expect you ___ us as soon as you arrive.
    calling
    call
    to call
    to calling
  •  15
  • My parents made me ___ the entire house before guests came.
    clean
    to cleaning
    cleaning
    to clean
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