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-ING OR iNFINITIVE AND REPORTING VERBS

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  • Which sentence is incorrect?
    She denied stealing the money.
    She denied to steal the money.
  • Convince + object is followed by which verb form?
    + to-infinitive
  • He began talking / He began to talk — what does this demonstrate?
    to-infinitive is always more formal
    the meaning always changes with both forms
    the -ing form is always preferred
    some verbs can use both forms with no change in meaning
  • Choose the correct form: I regret _____ you that the event is cancelled (inform).
    to informing
    to inform
    informing
    inform
  • Forbid + object is followed by which verb form?
    + to-infinitive
  • Choose the correct form: I don't want to risk _____ my job (lose).
    to lose
    losing
  • What preposition follows "confess" in the pattern confess ___ + -ing?
    to
  • Choose the correct form: He stopped _____ cigarettes last year (smoke) — he quit.
    smoking
    to smoke
  • Which reporting verb uses the pattern + preposition + -ing?
    agree
    claim
    admit to
    announce
  • Choose the correct form: I remember _____ the letter — it's already done (post).
    posting
    to post
  • Attempt is followed by which verb form?
    + to-infinitive
  • Deny is followed by which verb form?
    + -ing
  • Which sentence is incorrect?
    He suggested to go to the cinema.
    He suggested going to the cinema.
  • Choose the correct form: The company denied _____ any wrongdoing (commit).
    to commiting
    to commit
    having committed
    will commit
  • Choose the correct form: They insisted on _____ the full amount (pay).
    to pay
    paying
  • What preposition follows "complain" in the pattern complain ___ + -ing?
    about
  • Choose the correct form: She denied _____ the money (take).
    taking
    to take
  • Choose the correct form: The company denied _____ any wrongdoing (commit).
    committing
    to committing
    commited
    commit
  • Miss is followed by which verb form?
    + -ing
  • What does "stop + -ing" mean?
    to quit an action that was in progress
    to promise to stop
    to refuse to do something
    to pause in order to do something else
  • Deserve is followed by which verb form?
    + to-infinitive
  • Choose the correct form: Remember _____ the door when you leave (lock).
    to lock
    locking
  • Choose the correct form: The teacher suggested _____ in groups (work).
    to working
    to work
    work
    working
  • Which reporting verb uses the + that clause pattern?
    miss
    deny
    announce
    admit to
  • Choose the correct form: She advised me _____ a doctor (see).
    see
    seeing
    to see
    to seeing
  • Which verb is always followed by + -ing form?
    deny
    agree
    convince
    offer
  • Choose the correct form: She forgot _____ her keys — they were left at home (bring).
    bring
    to bring
    to bringing
    bringing
  • Which verb is always followed by + to-infinitive?
    risk
    deny
    arrange
    miss
  • Choose the correct form: They encouraged me _____ harder (work).
    to work
    working
  • What preposition follows "apologise" in the pattern apologise ___ + -ing?
    for
  • Which verb changes meaning depending on whether it's followed by -ing or to-infinitive?
    remember
    deny
    arrange
    convince
  • Involve is followed by which verb form?
    + -ing
  • Choose the correct form: He threatened _____ the police (call).
    to call
    calling
  • Which verb uses the + object + to-infinitive pattern?
    convince
    practise
    miss
    deny
  • Choose the correct form: She confessed _____ the jewellery (steal).
    stealing
    to stealing
  • What preposition follows "insist" in the pattern insist ___ + -ing?
    on
  • Persuade + object is followed by which verb form?
    + to-infinitive
  • Choose the correct form: She stopped _____ a newspaper on her way home (buy)
    buying
    buy
    to buy
    to buying
  • Detest is followed by which verb form?
    + -ing
  • Catch + object is followed by which verb form?
    + -ing
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