Verb patterns 2

Do you enjoy ______ Netflix?

• watching

• to watch

• watch

• watches

I hate ________ up early.

• to get

• getting

• got

• get

My sister loves _____ that series.

• watch

• watching

• watches

Answer explanation

It's true that you are not wrong to say 'My sister loves to watch that series' although it's more common to say 'watching'.

That boy _____ playing football.

• likes

• like

• wanted

• wanting

Choose 3 correct options: We _____ watching the film late last night.

• started

• decided

• finished

• began

• promised

1. It started to rain at 5 o'clock.

2. It started raining at 5 o'clock.

• Sentence 1 is correct.

• Sentence 2 is correct.

• Both sentences are correct.

• Neither sentence is correct.

Answer explanation

Start can be followed by a gerund or a to infinitive.

1. We began to plan our holiday.

2. We began planning our holiday.

• Sentence 1 is correct

• Sentence 2 is correct

• Both sentences are correct

• Neither sentence is correct

Answer explanation

You can use begin before a gerund or a to infinitive.

Start and begin are followed by _____

• to infinitive

• infinitive

• gerund

• past form

I decided ______ home early because I was tired.

• going

• to go

• to went

• gone

She wanted _____ to you.

• to talk

• talking

• talked

• talks