Verb Patterns

Question 0

Suggest

Answer 0

-ing

Suggest eating more fruits

Question 1

Like

Answer 1

• ing = enjoyment
• to = the result

I like eating chocolate
I like to wash the dishes straight after the meal

Question 2

Want

Answer 2

-to

I don’t want to make you feel bad

Question 3

Keep

Answer 3

-ing

Keep walking

Question 4

Deserve

Answer 4

-to

As you’ve study, you deserve to do well in your exam

Question 5

Pretend

Answer 5

-to

He’s pretending to be someone that he’s not

Question 6

It’s not worth

Answer 6

-ing

It’s not worth traveling so fast and not knowing well the places

Question 7

Don’t mind

Answer 7

-ing

I don’t mind waiting for you

Question 8

Forget / remember

Answer 8

• to = job or task
• ing = think about the past / have a memory

Please remember to lock the door
I remember meeting you before

Question 10

Practice

Answer 10

-ing

In order to learn English you have to practice talking with native speaker

Question 11

Imagine

Answer 11

-ing

I can’t imagine working in a office anymore

Question 12

Expect

Answer 12

-to

I expect to finish this work early

Question 13

Risk

Answer 13

-ing

Risk saying that was guilty

Question 14

Stop

Answer 14

• to - have a break / change to a different activity
• ing - finish / end

I was driving for a long time, so I stopped to have a break

I stopped smoking last year

Question 15

Hesitate

Answer 15

-to

It’s normal to hesitate to do something that you are not used to

Question 16

Can’t stand

Answer 16

-ing

I can’t stand studying all day long

Question 17

Choose

Answer 17

-to

We choose to travel for just a few countries

Question 18

Hope

Answer 18

-to

I hope to pass in the exam

Question 19

Agree

Answer 19

-to

We agree to play soccer just tomorrow

Question 20

Regret

Answer 20

• to = give sad or bad news
• ing = it was a mistake / it was a bad decision

I regret to tell you that your flight has been canceled

I regret drinking so much last night

Question 21

Threaten

Answer 21

-to

The guy threatened to kill everybody

Question 22

Enjoy

Answer 22

-ing

I enjoy eating chocolate

Question 24

Love

Answer 24

• to
• ing

Same meaning

Question 25

Try

Answer 25

• to - use effort / do sth difficult
• ing - suggestion

I tried to lift the table but it was to heavy

If you’re too hot, you could try opening the window

Question 26

There’s no point (in)

Answer 26

-ing

There is no point in defending the death penalty

Question 28

Manage

Answer 28

-to

We manage to have enough time

Question 29

Hate

Answer 29

• to
• ing

Same meaning

Question 30

Spend time

Answer 30

-ing

Usually I spend time surfing on web

Question 30

Tend

Answer 30

-to

When we are lazy we tend to not do anything

Question 30

Decide

Answer 30

-to

We’ve decided to go to NZ

Question 32

Admit

Answer 32

-ing

Admit doing the wrong thing

Question 32

Plan

Answer 32

-to

We’ve plan to leave early

Question 34

Promise

Answer 34

-to

Every doctor promise to save lifes

Question 34

Prefer

Answer 34

• to
• ing

Same meaning

Question 34

Need

Answer 34

Need + verb ING

Need + passive infinitive (sth done)

Question 35

Go on

Answer 35

• to = change / do or say sth new
• ing = continue with the same thing

After playing the guitar, she went on to play the piano

He paused for a moment, then went on talking