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FCE Verb patterns

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    Practising verbs followed by -ing or infinitives
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  • Dad’s arranged ~visit / to visit~ the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum next month.
    to visit
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  • I’m so glad you encouraged me ~to take / taking~ up snowboarding.
    to take
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  • Sami goes for a fifteen-minute walk every weekend so as ~maintaining / to maintain~ her fitness.
    to maintain
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  • It’s difficult ~to get / get up~ at 5 a.m. on a dark winter’s morning to go out running.
    to get up
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  • I’m not good at staying hydrated, but Mum makes me ~drink / to drink~ six glasses of water a day.
    drink
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  • It’s true that ~take / taking~ part is more important than winning.
    taking
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  • Joe’s tennis coach insists on him ~to have / having~ one day of rest every week.
    having
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  • How did you feel when the PE instructor suggested ~doing / to do~ a cross-country run?
    doing
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  • The squash club insists on ~interviewing / to interview~ anybody who wants to become a member.
    interviewing
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  • Our trainer makes us ~keep / keeping~ a food diary, so we’re aware of good nutrition.
    keep
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  • When I felt unwell, the school nurse suggested ~to drink / drinking~ sweet tea and lying down.
    drinking
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  • The weather was so bad that we arranged ~play / to play~ the match a week later.
    to play
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  • Top sports people often talk about how their PE teacher encouraged them ~to train / training~ hard.
    to train
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  • Do you find it difficult ~to follow / follow~ your exercise programme every day?
    to follow
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  • I’m thinking of joining the local gym so as ~to meet / meeting~ other people interested in fitness.
    to meet
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  • Luke loves the feeling of ~to take / taking~ part in an important match.
    taking
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