Choose between verb + ing and verb + toاختر بين الفعل مع ing ومع to

The idea, simply

Some verbs are followed by verb-ing, such as enjoy, finish, mind, and avoid: I enjoy working with people. Others are followed by to + verb, such as want, decide, hope, plan, and need: She decided to leave. No rule decides this, so learn each verb with what follows it. After prepositions such as about and at, always use verb-ing.

Examples

• I really enjoy working with people.

• She decided to look for a new job.

• I am good at fixing computers.

Lesson words

• enjoyيستمتع
  I enjoy cooking at weekends.
• avoidيتجنب
  Try to avoid the main road.
• mindيمانع
  Do you mind waiting a minute?
• hopeيأمل
  I hope to visit you next year.
• fixيصلح
  Can you fix my bike?

Lesson exercises

1. Put the words in the correct order.

   Words: enjoy / I / people. / really / with / working

   Answer

   I really enjoy working with people.

2. Complete the gap: Have you finished ___ the report?

   Answer

   writing

3. Choose the correct English sentence.

   • We hope to see you soon.
   • We hope seeing you soon.
   • We hope to seeing you soon.
   Answer

   We hope to see you soon.

4. Which verb is followed by to?

   • want
   • enjoy
   • avoid
   Answer

   want

5. Talk about what you enjoy doing and what you have decided to do.

   Model answer

   I really enjoy working with people.

   Compare your answer with the model and check word order, capitals, and punctuation.