The rules don't allow the workers ____________ during the working hours. (sleep/sleeping/ to sleep)
to sleep
I began/start __________ at noon.(to study/studying)
to study/studying
They advised __________ the work. (give up/ to give up/ giving up)
giving up
Our neighbour's wife likes __________ the doctor once a month. (seeing/ to see)
to see
The workers continued __________. (working/to work)
working/to work
I refused ________ to him. (talking/ to talk/talk)
to talk
They went on _________ about birds. (to read/ reading/read)
reading
The child couldn't resist ___________ the frosting from the cake batter. (licking / lick / to lick)
licking
She is interested in ___________. (/ to swim swimmed/ swimming)
swimming
I watched the children _________. (playing / to play / play)
playing
I seek _________ the best way to learn English learning process. (to find / finding / find)
to find
She detested _________ fish with rice. (eat/ to eat / eating)
eating
People never cease _________ about themselves. (to worry/worrying)
to worry/worrying
Please let me _________ here. (stay / staying / to stay)
stay
Many couples hope ___________ a baby someday. (to have/having/have)
to have
He was afraid of _________ horses when he was a child. (riding/ride/to ride)
riding
They succeeded in _________the murderer. (to find/find/finding )
finding
She delayed ________ the email until she had more information. (send/sending/to send)
sending
She forgives about ______ big mistakes (doing / do / to do)
doing
The woman made her daughter ________ the dishes. (wash / washing / to wash)
wash
The cat playfully pretended _________ the toy mouse in its paws. (to strangle/:strangling/strangle)
to strangle
The teacher agreed to my _________ to him. (listening/listen/to listen)
listening
He appears _________ a lot of money. (to have/having/have)
to have
The students love __________ to their teachers. (to talk/ talking / talk)
talking
I saw him _______ the door and enter the room. (open / opening / to open)
opening
The man didn't let his son ____________. (go out / going out / to go out)
go out
I heard him _________ the car and drive away. (start / to start / starting)
starting
The accident threatened ________ him in one eye. (to blind/blinding/blind)
to blind
I hate_________at dinner table. ( waiting /wait/to wait)
waiting
You should give up _________. (smoke / smoking / to smoke)
smoking
I'll attempt _________ it today. (to finish, finishing,finish)
to finish, finishing
They plan ____________to New York. (to go /going/go)
to go
Boys prefer ___________with guns. (to prefer/prefer/playing )
playing
They planned what ________. (to do / do / doing)
to do
She didn't mind _________ a few minutes for her friend to arrive. (wait/to wait/waiting)
waiting
She persuaded him __________ his car. (sell/ selling / to sell)
to sell
The detective managed _________the suspect in the crowded market.(o spot /spotting/spot)
to spot
How honest you are! I have forgetten ________ you some money. (giving/to give/give)
giving
She missed ___________back to Turkey. (come/to come/coming )
coming
We stopped ___________ something to drink and eat. (to have / having / have)
to have
I remember____________ in this room twenty years ago. (sleep/sleeping/to sleep)
sleeping
He finished _________the walls and admired his work. (painting/paint/to paint )
painting
He decided where ____________ (to stay/staying/stay)
to stay
I happened ___________ my old friend at the coffee shop yesterday.(to meet/meet/meeting)
to meet
They went on ________ about birds. (to read / reading / read)
to read
I felt someone ___________us. ( following / follow / to follow)
following
Her sadness seems ________ from the recent loss of her pet. (proceed/proceeding/to proceed)
to proceed
The dead car battery prevented him from ___________ his vehicle in the parking lot. (to start/start/starting)
starting
She practises the _________ between those sounds. (linking / link / to link)
linking
They never let me __________ . (speak / speaking / to speak)
stay
He can't stop ____________(smoke/ to smoke / smoking)
smoking
We appreciate that __________ for children is an important job. (to carry/carry/caring)
caring
They try ___________ the car to start. (push/to push/pushing)
to push
I intend _____________ it today. (to finish, finishing,finish)
to finish, finishing
The girls claim _________ seen the fairies. (to have/having/have)
to have
You can't start this car like this. Why don't you try __________? (push/to push/pushing)
pushing
If you sing with a cold, you might risk __________ your voice temporarily. (losing/lose/ to lose)
losing
I am tired of ___________ for him. (wait/to wait/waiting)
waiting
My dad has offered _________ us up. (to pick/pick/picking)
to pick
I'd prefer _______ here. (staying/stay/to stay)
to stay
We had to postpone the ____________ because the server was down, preventing us from accessing important documents. (meeting / meet / to meet)
meeting
The boy made us ________. (to laugh / laughing / laugh)
laugh
He was afraid ________ horses when he was a child. (riding/ride/to ride)
to ride
She demanded_______________ products. (buying / to buy / buy)
to buy
He is thinking of _________ a new car. (to buy/buying/buy)
buying
If anyone of you is troubled or needs help please don't hesitate _________ me or my wife. (to contact / contacting / contact)
to contact
They obliged him _________. (to resign / resigning / resign)
to resign
Please excuse me for _______ so late today. (being / to be / be)
being
I enjoy ____________ war films. (watching / watch/ to watch)
watching
I remembered ________ him about it only when I saw him. (to tell/telling/tell)
to tell
The nughty boy proposed _________ till morning. (play/to play/playing)
playing
He commanded the soldiers ____________. (fire / fireing / to fire)
to fire
The elephants at the watering hole appeared _________ in the mud.( to dabble /dabbling/dabble)
to dabble
The students would love/like ________ to their teachers. (talking/talk/to talk)
to talk
Do you like_________dessert? ( eating /to eat/eat)
eating
I'd hate_________ at dinner table. (waiting/wait/to wait)
to wait
I have forgetten_________ him some money. (giving/to give/give)
to give
I can't make my son _________ anything. (to eat / eating / eat)
eat
I think he will agree________with me tomorrow. ( to study / study / studying)
to study
She can’t determine ___________ amongst her dresses. (buying / to buy/buy/)
to buy
I regret_______________ at the lame boy when he fell to the ground. ( laughing/laugh/to laugh)
laughing
They will promise _________the product by the end of the month. (to deliver /delivering/deliver)
to deliver
The product failed ___________customer satisfaction. (to meet/meet/meeting)
to meet
We regret __________ you that your cad died. (informing/to inform/inform)
to inform
They simply refuse ___________a refund.(to issue /issueing/ issue)
to issue
They can't afford________ school books. (to buy /buying/ buy )
to buy
Young entrepreneurs have made great attempts_______their own businesses.( to start /starting/have)
to start
He dislikes _____ to bed late. (go / to go / going)
going
He pardons me for ___________( interrupting / to interrupt)
interrupting