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He doesn't approve ___ smoking.

approve OF + Ving

The child dreamt ___ meeting his idol in the future.

dream OF/ABOUT + Ving

When/ she/be/a child,/she/imagine/become/a famous pop star/one day.

When she was a child, she imagined becoming a famous pop star one day.

He/suggest/go/out/but/we/stay/inside/in the end/because of/the rain.

He suggested going out but we stayed inside in the end because of the rain.

Sarah's family congratulated her ___ graduating.

congratulate somebody ON + Ving

I'm not accustomed to ___ up so early. But I hope I will get used to it soon. (wake)

waking

Are you good at ___? (write)

writing

Everybody objected ___ ending the party early.

object TO + Ving

My husband/mention/visit/his parents/the other day.

My husband mentioned visiting his parents the other day.

I/enjoy/live/in/France.

I enjoy living in France.

My wife/postpone/celebrate/our wedding anniversary/yesterday/because/she/be/busy.

My wife postponed celebrating our wedding anniversary yesterday because she was busy.

She/frequently/avoid/talk/to/her boss.

She frequently avoids talking to her boss.

She/admit/make/a mistake/last week.

She admitted making a mistake last week.

He/use to/practice/speak/Spanish/every day.

He used to practice speaking Spanish every day.

She insisted ___ seeing her lawyer.

insist ON + Ving

That woman is responsible for ___ the customers. (contact)

contacting

Last year,/she/consider/move/to/New York.

Last year, she considered moving to New York.

We are looking forward ___ hearing from you soon.

be looking forward TO + Ving

She used to be afraid of ___. (fly)

flying

Would/mind/turn down/the volume/please?

Would you mind turning down the volume, please?

My brother and I have different interests. He is keen on ___ (travel) to foreign countries and ___ (communicate) with new people from different cultures. I am fond of ___ (stay) home and ___ (correspond) with my pen pals.

travelling - communicating - staying - corresponding

The campaign has succeeded ___ raising awareness of the environmental problems.

succeed IN + Ving

He is interested in ___ clothes. (design)

designing

I'm fed up with ___ up after you all the time. (clean)

cleaning

My mother/not mind/have/a cat/in our house/now.

My mother doesn't mind having a cat in our house now.

The boy apologized to his mom ___ forgetting to buy grocery.

apologize TO somebody FOR + Ving

The job/involve/travel/to/Japan/once a month.

The job involves travelling to Japan once a month.

Are you accusing me ___ being the Impostor?

accuse somebody OF + Ving

He/keep/go/to school/late.

He keeps going to school late.