Verbs + V-ing/ to-infinitive
Task 1. Choose the correct option.
1. Hugo prefers shopping / shop online.
2. My mum wanted finding / to find a smart black skirt for work.
3. She doesn’t like to wear / wearing red.
4. I can’t stand to buy / buying clothes.
5. Where does Mary hope to get / getting a red pullover?
6. You don’t need to try / trying this on – it’s one size.
Task 2. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of the verbs in the box. There is one extra verb.
A: I need 1_________________ about a present for my mum. Can you help me?
B: What about this skirt?
A: I think she’d prefer 2_________________ a nice T-shirt from me.
B: What colours does she like 3_________________?
A: She prefers dark colours because she would like 4_________________ elegant.
B: Well, we’ve got lots of T-shirts. Why don’t you spend some time 5_________________ around?
5 minutes later
B: What have you decided 6_________________? Which T-shirt are you going to get?
A: The black one. I’m sure my mum will love it.
Task 4. Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Stefanos Tsitsipas Born in 1998, Stefanos began 1 ______ (play) tennis at the age of three, when he also spent a lot of time 2 ______ (watch) tennis on TV. Stefanos’ parents – Yulia from Russia and Apostolos from Greece – are both tennis coaches. They taught him 3 ______ (play) and they encouraged him 4 ______ (follow) his dreams. He spends hours 5 ______ (train) and he hopes 6 ______ (be) the best player in the world. Outside of tennis, his hobbies are travelling and photography, and he also loves 7 ______ (do) anything creative. He enjoys 8 ______ (make) videos for his YouTube channel and he produces his own podcast. He can 9 ______ (speak) Greek, Russian and English, and he intends 10 ______ (learn) Spanish too. Fun fact: His grandfather, Sergei Salnikov, won a gold medal in the 1956 Olympics in football!
ANSWER KEY
Task 1.
1. shopping 2. to find 3. wearing
4. buying 5. to get 6. to try
Task 2.
1. to think 2. to get 3. wearing
4. to look 5. looking 6. to do
Task 3.
1. playing 2. watching 3. to play 4. to follow 5. training
6. to be 7. doing 8. making 9. speak 10. to learn