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CPE Gerunds / Infinitives

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  • I am looking forward ... my relatives for the first time this summer. (SEE)
    to seeing
  • Parents are forbidden / TAKE / their kids on holiday during term time.
    from taking
  • I want (SING) in the shower!
    to sing
  • You should allow him to make his own decisions! (LET)
    let him make
  • You should stop spending so frivolously. (RECOMMENDED)
    They recommended stopping / that they stop / that they should stop
  • They decided ... the event to another country. It just wouldn't work (MOVE).
    against moving / not to move
  • I don't mind (WATCH) something else, if you want?
    watching
  • She tried to talk me ... to the party with her, but I didn't want to (COME)
    into going
  • I tried ____ a ticket, but they had all sold out.
    to get
  • To start writing good essays you have to begin ... ideas and sorting them. (COLLECT)
    by collecting
  • The young man was charged ... goods over the border. (SMUGGLE)
    with smuggling
  • You have a choice ... with us and ... at home (COME, STAY)
    between coming / staying
  • The manager succeeded ... the deal. (MAKE)
    in making
  • (PLAY) sports is the best way of making new friends.
    Playing
  • The teacher insisted ... to my parents. (SPEAK)
    on speaking
  • If you don't listen, I'll walk out this door! (THREATEN)
    They threatened to walk out the door ...
  • If I were you I wouldn't brag ... three people in one week .(DATE)
    about dating
  • Why couldn't you prevent your dog ... my steak ? (EAT)
    from eating
  • Forget ... Janet to come with us. She's with Bill this weekend (ASK)
    about asking
  • Jon, I have some bad news- I regret _____ that your application has been unsuccessful.
    to say / to tell you
  • You can't blame me ... the train. (MISS)
    for missing
  • This question is not easy (UNDERSTAND).
    to understand
  • I don't remember ____ the cooker off before I left. (TURN OFF)
    turning off
  • What are the advantages ... a new car (BUY)?
    of buying