Verb patterns

I don't remember______this book some years ago.

• to read

• read

• reading

I was trying to avoid ______ the tree but my brakes were faulty.

• hitting
• to hit

• hit

I hate it when young people waste their time _______computer games.

• playing
• play

• to play

My father let me ________ my own colour for the bedroom.

• choosing

• choose

• to choose

My father keeps ______ me how important education is.

• telling
• tell

• to tell

I saw my sister _______ off the tree. One moment she was up there , the other she was in the grass crying and screaming

• fall
• to fall

• falling

We can't afford ______ 10 hours. We've got work to do.

• sleeping

• sleep

• to sleep

I can't help _______. His jokes were really funny.

• laughing
• laugh

• to laugh

We stopped _______ at the counter ages ago. Now we mingle with the customers.

• working
• to work

• work

The waves were high but I managed _______ to the shore.

• to swim
• swim

• swimming