Problems with Verbs
Test Three
VERBS FOLLOWED BY INFINITIVES AND GERUNDS
 
Directions!!!
 

Now, choose the correct answer in the following multiple-choice questions:

  1. I need    .

  2. My girlfriend enjoys    .

  3. Ellen started  about her sister.

  4. Bud and Sally have decided  married.

  5. We finished  around seven oclock.

  6. Are you planning  a vacation this summer?

  7. I like  new people.

  8. My roommate offered    me with my English.

  9. I had just begun    television when the phone rang.

  10. Did you remember    the cat this morning?

  11. I want    to a movie tonight.

  12. I expect     all my courses this term.

  13. Brenda hopes     her mother next week.

  14. Allen stopped     us because of his bush schedule.

  15. I hate     vegetables, but I know I must for my health.


Finally, there are some common verbal expressions with go + -ing which you should learn if you have not already done so:
 
go skydiving
go fishing 
go window shopping 
go boating
go water skiing
go sightseeing 
go running 
go swimming 
go sailing 
go dancing
go hiking 
go bowling 
go jogging
go skating
go camping


Assignment:

Try out each of the expressions above in full sentences, and have your instructor check them to see if you have used them correctly.

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