Find out which of these verbs offer no alternative, but must take the gerund!
Quiz
Secret service agents avoid
- being seen with their contacts.
- to be seen with their contacts.
They consider
- emigrating to Australia.
- to emigrate to Australia.
She dislikes
- being told lies.
- to be told lies.
At a driving school people learn
- to drive.
- driving.
While being on holiday in Florida they enjoyed
- going for a swim every morning.
- to go for a swim every morning.
They do not know what it means
- being hungry
- to be hungry
The police gave up
- to look for the missing person.
- looking for the missing person.
Can you imagine
- to be a pop star?
- being a pop star?
Do you mind
- to give me your address and telephone number?
- giving me your address and telephone number?
Do you miss
- being addressed as the president of the council after your retirement?
- to be addressed as the president of the council after your retirement?
It just kills me
- to think about the money I have lost at the stock exchange..
- thinking about the money I have lost at the stock exchange.
They risk
- losing all their money in this type of business.
- to lose all their money in this type of business.
This seems
- being some risky business, indeed.
- to be some risky business, indeed.
They are thought
- being the best artistes the world has ever seen.
- to be the est artistes the world has ever seen.
They apologized for
- having arrived so late.
- to have arrived so late.
They hope
- winning the tournament.
- to win the tournament.
They wished him
- to stay overnight, but he had to leave.
- staying overnight, but he had to leave.