Verbs with -ing and to
Use verb-ing after enjoy, can't stand, imagine, keep, go and stop; Use to + base verb after hope, plan, want, would like, agree, decide, learn and need; Use the course preference of verb-ing after verbs of likes and dislikes; Recognise that like can also take a to-infinitive in the unit's model; Keep the second verb unchanged for person and tense; Form a negative infinitive with not to + base verb.
1. Choose the correct form after enjoy: We enjoy _____ together at weekends.
Multiple Choice20sAcooking✓Bto cookingCcookDto cooked💡 Enjoy is followed by the -ing form in the verb-pattern rule.
2. The second verb in a two-verb pattern does not change to agree with the subject.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Agreement and tense are carried by the first verb; the following -ing form or to-infinitive stays fixed.
3. After months of discussion, they decided _____ (leave) the city.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedto leave💡 Decide takes the infinitive with to in the target pattern.
4. Which sentence correctly uses keep?
Multiple Choice20sAI keep forgetting my password.✓BI keep to forget my password.CI keep forget my password.DI keep forgot my password.💡 Keep is followed by a verb in the -ing form.
5. Match each contextual sentence beginning to its intended completion.
Matching30sThe meal was fun; we enjoyed→cooking it together.She dreams of a future trip and hopes→to travel next year.The same error happens because I keep→forgetting the address.The exam is tomorrow, so you need→to study tonight.💡 Enjoy and keep take -ing; hope and need take a to-infinitive.
6. I can't stand _____ (wait) in a slow queue.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedwaiting💡 Can't stand is a dislike expression followed by the -ing form.
7. Put the chunks in order to describe a future intention.
Put in Order30s- 1.We
- 2.are planning
- 3.to move
- 4.to Bristol
- 5.next spring.
💡 Plan is followed by a to-infinitive; the first verb carries the continuous form.
8. Which completion is correct after would like?
Multiple Choice20sAto have a quiet evening✓Bhaving a quiet eveningChave a quiet eveningDto having a quiet evening💡 Would like takes the infinitive with to.
9. Like can only be followed by a to-infinitive in the language shown in this unit.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The source preference is like + -ing for likes and dislikes, but the model sentence confirms that like + to-infinitive is also possible.
10. Can you imagine _____ (live) on a small island all winter?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedliving💡 Imagine is followed by the -ing form.
11. Which sentence means that Leo ended the activity?
Multiple Choice20sALeo stopped smoking.✓BLeo stopped to smoking.CLeo stopped smoke.DLeo stopped smoked.💡 Stop + verb-ing means cease the activity in the pattern taught here.
12. Match each contextual sentence beginning to its correct verb-pattern ending.
Matching30sThey accepted our request and agreed→to help with the move.At the pool after work, we go→swimming for half an hour.He is taking lessons to learn→to drive safely.Traffic makes me impatient; I hate→waiting in long queues.💡 Agree and learn take to-infinitives; go and hate take -ing forms in these target patterns.
13. Mina needs _____ (pass) all her exams before July.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedto pass💡 Need is followed by the infinitive with to.
14. Hope, plan and want are followed by an infinitive with to in the patterns taught here.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 These verbs express intentions or plans and take to + base verb.
15. Which sentence correctly uses go before an activity?
Multiple Choice20sAWe go jogging before breakfast.✓BWe go to jogging before breakfast.CWe go jog before breakfast.DWe go jogged before breakfast.💡 Go is followed by an -ing activity form in the pattern taught here.
16. Put the chunks in order to make a sentence with a negative infinitive.
Put in Order30s- 1.They
- 2.decided
- 3.not to buy
- 4.anything expensive.
💡 A negative infinitive places not before to + base verb.
17. We keep _____ (move) the meeting to a later date.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedmoving💡 Keep takes the -ing form, so move becomes moving.
18. Which sentence keeps the second verb in the correct form?
Multiple Choice20sAShe decided to take the early train.✓BShe decided to takes the early train.CShe decides to took the early train.DShe decided taking to the early train.💡 After decided, use to + unchanged base verb take.
19. After hopes, the following verb also needs third-person -s: He hopes to starts soon.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 The second-verb rule keeps the infinitive in its base form.
20. My parents hope _____ (retire) near the coast when they are sixty-five.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedto retire💡 Hope takes the to-infinitive, so the correct complement is to retire.