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Verb patterns ADVANCED 2/B2

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  • I would hate you _____________ [think] I don't take your nerves about the exam seriously.
    TO THINK
  • He encouraged me _____________ [take up] Pilates.
    TO TAKE UP
  • I would like _____________ [lay] on the beach right now.
    TO BE LYING
  • It's no good _____________ [cry] over spilt milk -we can't change the past.
    CRYING
  • I dislike people _____________ [talk] loudly on the phone.
    TALKING
  • I would rather _____________ [go] to the concert, but I had to hit the books.
    HAVE GONE
  • She imagined herself_____________ [sit] in her favourite spot back home.
    SITTING
  • We waited FOR her _____________ [make up] her mind, but it was no use.
    TO MAKE UP
  • I was made _____________ [join] typewriting lessons by my mother.
    TO JOIN
  • It's difficult _____________ [deal with] English pronunciation.
    TO DEAL WITH
  • Google refuses_____________ [divulge] how much they pay in taxes.
    TO DIVULGE
  • The Princess' husband denied _____________ [embezzle] the money.
    EMBEZZLING/HAVING EMBEZZLED
  • I try to avoid_____________ [go] to supermarkets on Saturdays -they are always so busy.
    GOING
  • The teacher recommended students_____________ [practise] verb patterns as often as possible.
    TO PRACTISE
  • I would love you _____________ [pass] with flying colours.
    TO PASS
  • I'm tired of _____________ [be lied to], I want the truth.
    BEING LIED TO
  • The script writer recommended _____________ [watch] some episodes before the new season of GOT.
    WATCHING
  • I would love _____________ [live] in New York when I was younger.
    TO HAVE LIVED
  • It's no use _____________ [run] -the check-in will have closed by now.
    RUNNING
  • My brother persuaded me _____________ [not study] Law.
    NOT TO STUDY