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I was really excited about the idea of ... (learn) ... (speak) Swahili.

learning; to speak

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

resting / to rest

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

shopping

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

to buy

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

(in) going

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

to call

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

to be

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

to get

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

cleaning

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

making

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

being

I'm beginning ... (think) it's a waste of time.

to think

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

making

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

to help; get

That shirt needs ... (be/iron) if you're planning to wear it tonight.

to be ironed

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

to enjoy; buying

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

to have

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

to paint; forgetting; to buy

We'd really like ... (live) in the city center, but it's virtually impossible ... (find) an apartment there at a price we can afford ... (pay)

to live; to find; to pay

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

to shoot

I meant ... (call) the electrician but I forgot.

to call

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

going; to stay

My job enables me ... (use) my language skills.

to use

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

to concentrate

I'd better ... (go) - it's late. I'd rather ... (stay) here, though.

go; stay

We need ... (call) a plumber. The shower needs ... (be/repair).

to call; to be repaired

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

go

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

to feed

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

looking

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

go; to lie

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

to stop

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

laughing; singing/to sing

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

shouting

I can't help ... (smile) when I see my dad playing tennis. He still hasn't learned ... (hit) the ball properly.

smiling; to hit

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

to buy

Celebrities wear dark glasses to prevent people from ... (recognize) them.

recognizing

I stopped ... (smoke); it's too expensive.

smoking

He risked ... (attract) undue attention to himself.

attracting

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

to let; go; asking

She decided ... (wait) until dark.

to wait

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

to receive

I'll never forget ... (spend) a romantic weekend in Paris with my first boyfriend,

spending

This house needs ... (spruce) up. It hasn't been painted for ages.

sprucing

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

reading

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

to take; studying

He's considering ... (change) his course of studies.

changing

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

climbing

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

to find

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

to hear; seeing

If you don't take safety precautions, you risk ... (have) an accident.

having

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

going

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

to tell

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

climbing

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

giving

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

seeing

Some football players go on ... (play) professionally until they're nearly 40.

playing / to play

... (give) up chocolate is a good idea, but if you intend ... (lose) 10 pounds, you'll have to do more than that!

giving; to lose

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

travelling

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

coming

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

to avoid - getting

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

going; to meet

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

to lose; playing

After a successful career as a football player, Johan Cruyff went on ... (become) a respected manager.

to become

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

check

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

to drink

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

eating ; having

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

reading

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

to read; watch

My apartment is easy ... (find).

to find

I only stopped ... (take) a break once during the whole marathon.

to take

I left school when I was 16 ... (work) in my father's firm, but now I regret not ... (go) to college.

to work; going

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

to hear