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A few years ago I spent a day ......... (WORK) on an archelogical dig behind an old house.
WORKING
The location was believed .......... (BE) the site of an old Roman bathhouse.
TO BE
First, I helped the archeologists ........(CLEAR) the site.
TO CLEAR / CLEAR
They instructed me ....... (REMOVE) the soil in 2cm layers.
TO REMOVE
This involved ........... (SCRATCH) the earth very carefully with a tool no bigger than a small spoon.
SCRATCHING
I suggested ........ (USE) something bigger, but the archeologists didn't appreciate my ........... (SAY) that.
USING * SAYING
They semmed ............... (THINK) that the ruins were at least a metre down.
TO THINK
The teacher asked ......(ME * WAIT OUTSIDE)
ME TO WAIT OUTSIDE
My friends warned .... (ME* NOT TRUST * HER)
ME NOT TO TRUST HER.
I arranged ..... (SOME FRIENDS * HELP * ME * MOVE HOUSE)
for some friends to help me move house.
My parents refused ..... (LET * ME * STAY OUT LATE)
TO LET ME STAY OUT LATE
Most teachers don't allow TO EAT / EATING in the classroom.
EATING
The school doesn't allow students TO TAKE/TAKING books home.
TO TAKE
My grandfather teaches TO SWIM / SWIMMING in the local swimming pool.
SWIMMING
My grandfather taught me TO SWIM / SWIMMING in a lake near our house.
TO SWIM
The museum guide advised us TO START / STARTING in the Renaissance section.
TO START
