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| to aim at to be angry to be annoyed to be delighted to be good to be clever to be surprised | at | doing sth |
| to (dis)approve to dream to think to accuse to suspect to be ashamed to be afraid to be fond to be (in)capable to be tired | of of | being done |
| to look forward to object to be/get used to | to | |
| to persist to succeed to be engaged to be involved to be interested | in | |
| to count to insist to rely to congratulate to depend to be keen | on | doing sth being done |
| to apologise (to sb) to blame (sb) to forgive (sb) to thank (sb) to be famous to be grateful (to sb) to be responsible | for | |
| to forget to complain to worry / to be worried to be concerned to be excited to be (dis)pleased to be sorry | about | |
| to discourage (sb) to prevent (sb) | from | |
| to put up with to threaten (sb) with to be content to be (dis)pleased | with |
Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the Gerund.
1. If you talk like that you will only succeed in ________________ (to take) for a bore. 2. Who is responsible for ________________ (to select) the candidates for the interview? 3. Jessica insisted on ______________ (to tell) the truth no matter how horrible it was. 4. My brother has always been keen on ________________ (to jog). 5. I wonder why Jackson is not grateful for __________________ (to promote). 6. The boss suspected Nick of _______________ (to copy) his files. 7. The CEO’s personal assistant was accused of repeatedly _______________ (to sell) classified information to rival firms. 8. Linda was content with _______________ (to live) in this quiet dormitory community. 9. Tess never forgave her husband for ______________ her career. 10. Andrea
couldn’t get used to ________________ (to shout) at by Miranda Priestly.
