1) After a phrasal verb or a preposition we use  a) Verb + ING b) TO + infintive  c) Plain infinitive (without 'to') 2) As a rule, all verbs related to 'likes' - love, hate, adore, detest etc are followed by: a) verb + ING b) TO + infinitive 3) If the verb is the subject of the sentence; for example, if we start a sentence with a verb, we use: a) ING b) TO c) Plain infintive (without 'to') 4) After an adjective, we usually use: a) Verb + ING b) TO + infintive c) Plain infinitive (without 'to') 5) The verbs 'make' and 'let' are followed by  a) object + verb +ING b) object + TO + infintive c) object + plain infintive (without 'to') 6) The expressions 'would rather' and 'had better' are followed by: a) Verb + ING b) TO + infinitive c) Plain infintive (without 'to') 7) Expressions with 'can't' - i.e, can't stand, can't imagine, can't help, can't face are followed by: a) verb + ING b) TO + inifinitive 8) To talk about the reason or the purpose for a specific action, we use:  a) for + ING b) TO + infinitive 9) With time phrases like before, after, while etc, we use: a) verb + ING b) TO + inifinitive 10) Which of these is NOT correct with 'suggest'? The teacher suggested a) making a plan . b) to make a plan, c) we make a plan d) we should make a plan. 11) Start, begin, prefer, continue, like, love, hate can all be followed by 'ING' or TO'  a) with no or little change in meaning. b) but with a change in meaning. 12) Try, regret, remember, forget, stop and go on can all be followed by 'ING' or TO' a) with no or little change in meaning. b) but with a change in meaning. 13) Which is correct? a) More verbs are followed by ING. b) More verbs are followed by 'TO' or object + 'TO'. 14) In the light of the answer to Q12, what should you try to do: a) learn the verbs that go with 'to' and the verbs that go with 'ing'? b) just learn the most common verbs that go with 'ing'?

FCE Unit 4: Verb patterns

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