60. Preposition (in/for/about etc.) + -ing

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Are you interested in working for us?

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I’m not good at learning languages

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Sue must be fed up with studying

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What are the advantages of having a car?

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Thans very much fo inviting me to your party

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How about meeting for lunch tomorrow?

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why don’t you go out instead sitting at home all the time?

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Amy went to work in spite of feeling ill.

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I’m fed up with people telling me what to do.

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Before going out, I phoned Sarah.

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What did you do after finishing school?

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The burglars got into the house by breaking a window and climbing in.

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You can improve your English by reading more.

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She made herself ill by not eating properly.

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Many accidents are caused by people driving too fast.

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We ran ten kilometres without stopping.

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lt was a stupid thing to say. I said it without thinking

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She needs to work without people disturbing her.

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I have enough problems of my own without having to worry about yours.

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We decided to travel by train.

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Would you like to meet for lunch tomorrow?

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We went from Paris to Geneva

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I prefer tea to coffee.

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Are you looking forward to the weekend?

If a preposition is followed by a verb, the verb ends

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I’m fed up with traveLLing by train.

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How about going away this weekend?

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I prefer driving to travelling by train

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Are you looking forward to going on holiday?

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I don’t intend to apply for the job

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I have no intention of applying for the job

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Helen has a good memory for names.

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Helen is good at remembering names

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You probably won’t win the lottery. You have little chance.

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You have little chance of winning the lottery

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Did you get into trouble because you were late?

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Did you get into trouble for being late

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We didn ‘t eat at home. We went to a restaurant instead.

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Instead of eating at home, we went to a

restaurant

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We got into the exhibition. We didn ‘t have to queue.

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We got into the exhibition without having to queue or queuing

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We played very well, but we lost the game.

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We lost the game despite playing very well

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I was able to reach the top shelf by standing on a chair

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You start the engine of a car by turning a key

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Kevin got himself into financial trouble Kevin got himself into financial trouble

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You can put people’s lives in danger by driving too fast

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We made the room look nicer by putting some pictures on the walls

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He left the hotel without paying his bill.

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lt’s a nice morning. How about going for a walk?

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We were able to translate the letter into Eng lish without using. a dictionary.

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5 Before going. to bed, I like to have a hot drink.

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6 lt was a long trip. I was very tired afterbeing/travelling/sitting on a train for 36 hours.

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7 I was annoyed because the decision was made without anybody asking/telling/consulting me.

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8 After doing/having the same job for ten years, I felt I needed a change.

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9 We got lost because we went straight on instead of doing/having left.

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10 I like these pictures you took. You’re good at taking pictures.

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1 You are going on holiday next week. How do you feel?

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Kate is a good friend of yours and she is coming to visit you soon. So you will see her again
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How do you feel? How do you feel? I’m .

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3 You are going to the dentist tomorrow. You don’t enjoy going to the dentist. How do you feel?

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I'm not looking forward to going to
the dentist (tomorrow).

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4 Rachel hates schooC but she’s leaving next summer. How does she feel?

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She’s looking forward to leaving

school (next summer).

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5 You’ve arranged to play tennis tomorrow. You haven’t played for a while and you like tennis a lot. How do you feel?

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I’m looking forward to playing tennis

tomorrow