-ing or "to"

Question 1

enjoy

Answer 1

enjoy + ing

I enjoy reading.

Question 2

mind

Answer 2

mind + ing

Would you mind closing the door?

Question 3

suggest

Answer 3

suggest + ing

Chris suggest going to the cinema.

Question 4

stop

Answer 4

stop + ing

Suddenly everybody stopped talking. There was silence.

Question 5

finish

Answer 5

finish + ing

I’ll do shooping when I’ve finished cleaning the flat.

Question 6

recommend

Answer 6

recommend + ing

I recommend bringing a warm sweater.

Question 7

consider

Answer 7

consider + ing

Have you ever considered going to live in another country?

Question 8

admit

to admit = admitir

Answer 8

admit + ing

I just admit sleeping late at my house when my kids don’t have school the next morning.

Question 9

deny

negar

Answer 9

deny + ing

They said they were innocent. They denied doing anything wrong.

Question 10

avoid

Answer 10

avoid + ing

I avoid doing the dishes.

Question 11

risk

risco / arricar

Answer 11

risk + ing

He risked losing your life.

Question 12

imagine

Answer 12

imagine + ing

Imagine all the people living for today.

Question 13

fancy

to fancy = imaginar / gostar / imaginar

Answer 13

fancy + ing

I don’t fancy going out this evening.

Question 14

give up

= stop

Answer 14

give up + ing

I’ve given up buying newspapers. I don’t read them any more.

Question 15

put off

= delay until later = adiar

Answer 15

put off + ing

You shouldn’t put off telling him what happened. you need to tell him now.

Question 16

‘go on’ or ‘carry on’

= continue

Answer 16

‘go on’ or ‘carry on’ + ing

Joana doesn’t want to retire. She wants to ‘go on working’ …. or to ‘carry on working’.

Question 17

‘keep’ or ‘keep on’

= do something continuosly or repeatedly

Answer 17

‘keep’ or ‘keep on’ + ing

You ‘keep interrupting’ when I’m talking. … or You ‘keep on interrupting’….

Question 18

offer

oferecer

Answer 18

offer to

I offered my husband to wash the dinner dishes today.

Question 19

agree

Answer 19

agree to

Simon was in a difficult situation, so I agreed to help him.

Question 20

refuse

Answer 20

refuse to

I refused to eat cake today because I’m on a diet.

Question 21

decide

Answer 21

decide to

It was a long way to talk, so we decided to take a taxi home.

Question 22

plan

Answer 22

plan to

I planned to go to a bar this weekend but my husband didn’t want to.

Question 23

arrange

organizar

Answer 23

arrange to

I arranged to visit a museum on Friday but I’m going to work all day.

Question 24

hope

sentido de ter esperança

Answer 24

hope to

I hope to pass the final exam.

Question 25

forget

Answer 25

forget to ## Footnote I forgot to put my keys in my backpack and lost them.

Question 26

manage ## Footnote sentido de conseguir

Answer 26

manage to ## Footnote He managed to climb to the top.

Question 27

fail

Answer 27

fail to ## Footnote I waved to Karen, but failed to atrract her attention.

Question 28

promise

Answer 28

promise to ## Footnote I promised not to be late.

Question 29

threaten ## Footnote ameaçar

Answer 29

threaten to ## Footnote Threatening to kill someone is a crime.

Question 30

deserve

Answer 30

deserve to ## Footnote I deserve to do an internship abroad because I'm fighting for it.

Question 31

afford ## Footnote dispor

Answer 31

afford to ## Footnote We couldn't afford to buy a new rug

Question 32

learn

Answer 32

learn to ## Footnote How old were you when you learnt to drive?

Question 33

tend ## Footnote tratar/tender

Answer 33

tend to ## Footnote I like Dan, but I think he tend to talk too much.

Question 34

dare ## Footnote ousar

Answer 34

dare - You can use the infinitive with or without 'to' ## Footnote I didn't dare to tell him. / I didn't dare tell him.

Question 35

dare not ## Footnote ousar

Answer 35

dare not - we do not use 'to' ## Footnote I daren't tell him whats happened.

Question 36

seem

Answer 36

seem to ## Footnote They seem to have plenty of money.

Question 37

appear

Answer 37

appear to ## Footnote They appear to like each other.

Question 38

pretend

Answer 38

pretend to ## Footnote Ann pretended not to see me when she passed me in the street.

Question 39

claim ## Footnote alegar

Answer 39

claim to ## Footnote She claimed not to have seen me.

Question 40

ask

Answer 40

ask + question word + to ## Footnote We asked how to get to the station.

Question 41

know

Answer 41

know + question word + to ## Footnote I don't know whether to apply for the job or not.

Question 42

decide

Answer 42

decide + question word + to ## Footnote Have you decided where to go on holiday?

Question 43

remember

Answer 43

remember + question word + to ## Footnote Do you remember how to get home?

Question 44

forget

Answer 44

forget + question word + toforget ## Footnote We forgot what to do in this experiment.

Question 45

learn

Answer 45

learn + question word + to ## Footnote I learned how to ride a motorcycle with ease.

Question 46

explain

Answer 46

explain + question word + to ## Footnote Could you explain to me how to get to college?

Question 47

understand

Answer 47

understand + question word + to ## Footnote Do you understand what to do?

Question 48

wonder

Answer 48

wonder + question word + to ## Footnote I wonder where to buy the t-shirt you want.