1.5 Grammar
Verb+-ing form or verb + to-infinitive
SHOW WHAT YOU KNOW
1 Choose the correct answer, A, B or C.
1 We
town on Saturday aftemoons. We hate shopping
when it's busy.
A avoid
C decide
21 a burger and a chocolate milkshake, please.
A like
B'd like
C love
3 They usually eat in the most expensive restaurants, but
weit. We don't have enough money.
A don't mind
C can't afford
1
B enjoy
4 My little brother that he's riding a motorbike. He
makes motorbike noises and runs around the house.
A enjoys
C spends time
B pretends
5 Dad still goes running in the winter, but Mum She
won't go because it's too cold.
A prefers
B refuses
C agrees
6 I don't know how I'll to finish all this homework
before school on Monday, but I'll try.
A hope
B consider
C manage
2 Choose the correct options.
1 Christopher doesn't mind to pay / paying for English
lessons. He goes on holiday to England every year.
2 Amy avoids to sunbathe / sunbathing. She has blonde
hair and very white skin.
3 Do you want to go / going camping at the weekend?
4 Marco and his mum choose flying / to fly when they visit
their family in Italy.
5 Carly pretends to be / being cheerful when she's away,
but I think she really misses home.
6 Do we really need to take / taking four big bags with us?
We're only going away for three days.
4*** Complete the forum post with the correct for
of the verbs in the box. There are two extra verbs.
cook
see
find live
eat
shop visit write
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miss
FORUM
LEGALALIENS.COM
Are you a foreigner living in Poland?
Tell us what you think about living here
and what you miss from home.
ArayaWarsaw writes:
My family comes from Thailand, but we live in
Warsaw because my dad works for a Polish
electronics company. I like living in Poland, but
I'm not keen on the food. I miss ¹
our
for fresh food in the markets in Bangkok. Luckily,
my mum is always busy in the kitchen. She
spends a lot of time ª
favourite Thai meals. Unfortunately, she can't
always manage
the right
ingredients, and we can't afford
Thailand every time we do our
shopping! Anyway, I'm happy to say that there are
always chillies in the shops in Poland. My dad
won't consider
a meal
without chillies!
Are there any other Thai teenagers out there?
Would you like
to me and tell
me what you miss about Thailand? I promise
to reply.