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If you don't drive carefully, you risk ... (have) an accident.

having

It's raining. There's no point ... (go) for a walk.

(in) going

He stayed in the shade ... (avoid) ... (get) sunburnt.

avoid - getting

He's considering ... (change) his hair style.

changing

I can't bear people ... (shout) at me.

shouting

I'll never forget ... (spend) a weekend in Paris last year.

spending

That shirt needs ... (clean) if you're planning to wear it tomorrow.

cleaning

If you can't sleep, try ... (read) a book in bed. It's very relaxing.

reading

I remembered ... (buy) the milk, but I forgot the bread.

to buy

We need ... (call) a builder. The wall needs ... (repair).

to call; repairing

Do you remember ... (climb) the tree in our parents' garden when we were younger?

climbing

My sister is trying ... (find) a new job.

to find

Kim expects ... (receive) the results by Friday.

to receive

... (travel) alone in a strange country can be an exciting experience.

travelling

She's very jealous. She doesn't let him ... (go) out with his friends any more.

go

Our teacher makes us ... (check) our homework.

check

My flat is easy ... (find).

to find

I'd prefer ... (read) a good book now rather than ... (watch) that silly film.

to read; watch

I prefer ... (eat) out to ... (have) to cook and wash up.

eating; having

I would rather ... (go) on walking holidays than ... (lie) on a crowded beach.

go; lie

Alan tried ... (stop) the thief as she ran away.

to stop

Try ... (rest) for a while: you might feel better then.

resting

Let's stop ... (buy) some sweets on the way home.

to buy

I've stopped ... (smoke); it's so bad for my health.

smoking

I need ... (get) some new shoes.

to get

This house needs ... (paint). It hasn't been done for ages.

paintig

I meant ... (phone) the doctor but I forgot.

to phone

Dieting usually means ... (give) up things you enjoy.

giving

Don't forget ... (phone) me if you need any help.

to phone

We must remember ... (feed) the cat.

to feed

I don't remember ... (see) Jim at the party.

seeing

I remember ... (come) here when I was young.

coming

He promised not ... (tell) anyone what she'd said.

to tell

Have you finished ... (clean) the room?

cleaning

I was surprised ... (hear) she'd failed her exam.

to hear

I'm learning English ... (help) me ... (get) a better job.

to help; get/to get

Peter suggested ... (go) for a picnic.

going

I'm not very good at ... (make) things.

making

I find ... (shop) for clothes really boring.

shopping

... (read) in the car makes me feel sick.

reading

Remember ... (drink) water before the race.

to drink

I only stopped ... (have) a rest once during the whole marathon.

to have

At first my parents refused ... (let) me ... (go) to karate lessons, but I kept ... (ask) and eventually they agreed,

to let; go; asking

They've promised ... (take) me windsurfing as soon as I've finished ... (study).

to take; studying

Paul seems ... (enjoy) playing golf. He's even considering ... (buy) his own set of clubs.

to enjoy; buying

When I suggested ... (go) skiing at the weekend she was extremely enthusiastic and we arranged ... (meet) on Saturday morning.

going; to meet

I can't stand ... (be) ill.

being

He obviously didn't mean ... (shoot) himself in the foot.

to shoot

Amy didn't deserve ... (lose) the match, because she's much better at ... (play) than her opponent.

to lose; playing

I couldn't help ... (laugh) when she started ... (sing)

laughing; singing/to sing

I've been meaning ... (paint) the front door for ages, but I keep ... (forget) ... (buy) the paint.

to paint; forgetting; to buy

I'm delighted ... (hear) you're coming to the wedding. We're both looking forward to ... (see) you there.

to hear; seeing

... (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

I really don't feel like ... (go) out tonight. I'd prefer ... (stay) in and watch a film.

going; to stay

I'm trying ... (concentrate), but it's difficult with so much noise.

to concentrate

Please stop ... (make) so much noise.

making

She decided ... (wait) until dark.

to wait

He considered ... (climb) through one of the open windows.

climbing

There appeared ... (be) no one in the house.

to be

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

I refuse ... (have) the neighbour's cat here in my house.

to have

I don't mind ... (look) after the neighbour's cat.

looking