-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

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

Question 26

manage

sentido de conseguir

Answer 26

manage to

He managed to climb to the top.

Question 27

fail

Answer 27

fail to

I waved to Karen, but failed to atrract her attention.

Question 28

promise

Answer 28

promise to

I promised not to be late.

Question 29

threaten

ameaçar

Answer 29

threaten to

Threatening to kill someone is a crime.

Question 30

deserve

Answer 30

deserve to

I deserve to do an internship abroad because I’m fighting for it.

Question 31

afford

dispor

Answer 31

afford to

We couldn’t afford to buy a new rug

Question 32

learn

Answer 32

learn to

How old were you when you learnt to drive?

Question 33

tend

tratar/tender

Answer 33

tend to

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

Question 34

dare

ousar

Answer 34

dare - You can use the infinitive with or without ‘to’

I didn’t dare to tell him. / I didn’t dare tell him.

Question 35

dare not

ousar

Answer 35

dare not - we do not use ‘to’

I daren’t tell him whats happened.

Question 36

seem

Answer 36

seem to

They seem to have plenty of money.

Question 37

appear

Answer 37

appear to

They appear to like each other.

Question 38

pretend

Answer 38

pretend to

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

Question 39

claim

alegar

Answer 39

claim to

She claimed not to have seen me.

Question 40

ask

Answer 40

ask + question word + to

We asked how to get to the station.

Question 41

know

Answer 41

know + question word + to

I don’t know whether to apply for the job or not.

Question 42

decide

Answer 42

decide + question word + to

Have you decided where to go on holiday?

Question 43

remember

Answer 43

remember + question word + to

Do you remember how to get home?

Question 44

forget

Answer 44

forget + question word + toforget

We forgot what to do in this experiment.

Question 45

learn

Answer 45

learn + question word + to

I learned how to ride a motorcycle with ease.

Question 46

explain

Answer 46

explain + question word + to

Could you explain to me how to get to college?

Question 47

understand

Answer 47

understand + question word + to

Do you understand what to do?

Question 48

wonder

Answer 48

wonder + question word + to

I wonder where to buy the t-shirt you want.