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  • I've been meaning ... (paint) the front door for ages, but I keep ... (forget) ... (buy) the paint.
    to paint; forgetting; to buy
  • He risked ... (attract) undue attention to himself.
    attracting
  • Celebrities wear dark glasses to prevent people ... (recognize) them.
    recognizing / from recognizing
  • She decided ... (wait) until dark.
    to wait
  • I'm trying ... (concentrate), but it's difficult with so much noise.
    to concentrate
  • I really don't feel like ... (go) out tonight. I'd prefer ... (stay) in and watch a film.
    going; to stay
  • I refuse ... (have) the neighbour's cat here in my house.
    to have
  • I can't help ... (smile) when I see my dad playing tennis. He still hasn't learnt ... (hit) the ball properly.
    smiling; to hit
  • I don't mind ... (look) after the neighbour's cat.
    looking
  • I'm beginning ... (think) it's a waste of time.
    to think
  • I was really keen on the idea of ... (learn) ... (speak) Swahili.
    learning; to speak
  • Please stop ... (make) so much noise.
    making
  • We'd really like ... (live) in the centre, but it's virtually impossible ... (find) a flat there at a price we can afford ... (pay)
    to live; to find; to pay
  • There appeared ... (be) no one in the house.
    to be
  • I can't stand ... (be) ill.
    being
  • Amy didn't deserve ... (lose) the match, because she's much better at ... (play) than her opponent.
    to lose; playing
  • When I suggested ... (go) skiing at the weekend she was extremely enthusiastic and we arranged ... (meet) on Saturday morning.
    going; to meet
  • I couldn't help ... (laugh) when she started ... (sing)
    laughing; singing/to sing
  • Paul seems ... (enjoy) playing golf. He's even considering ... (buy) his own set of clubs.
    to enjoy; buying
  • ... (give) up chocolate is a good idea, but if you intend ... (lose) 10 kilos, you'll have to do more than that!
    giving; to lose
  • He considered ... (climb) through one of the open windows.
    climbing
  • He obviously didn't mean ... (shoot) himself in the foot.
    to shoot
  • I'm delighted ... (hear) you're coming to the wedding. We're both certainly looking forward to ... (see) you there.
    to hear; seeing
  • I left school when I was 16 ... (work) in my father's firm, but now I regret not ... (go) to university.
    to work; going