Verb patterns

He promised _________ health care and education

• improving

• to improve

• to improving

• that we will improved

The dark clouds threaten ________ our outdoors picninc

• ruinning

• ruining

• to ruining

• to ruin

She swears ______________ the secret.

• to reveal nevear

• to never revealing

• to never reveal

• to never revealling

I encourage my students _________ practive by themselves.

• t o practice

• practicing

• to practice

• to practicing

I strongly recommend you ________ in English.

• to read

• readin g

• to reading

• reading

The British Council advises __________ at least 30 minutes everyday.

• practicing

• to practice

• students to practice

• students practicing

I must confess ____________ on the exam, hoping you can find it in your heart to forgive me

• to I cheated

• to cheating

• to cheat

• cheating

I want to sincerely apologize __________ late to the meeting; it won't happen again.

• for ariving

• for arriving

• to arrive

• since arriving

I insist __________ the project by myself; I believe it will allow me to showcase my skills and creativity

• on finishing

• for finishing

• to finishing

• to finish

He denied __________ the cookies from the jar despite the chocolate stains on his hands.

• stealing

• to stealling

• to steal

• for stealling