Lesson: Preposition + -ing

Part A

A regra desta lição é simples: verbo depois de preposição leva -ing.

Exemplo:

I am tired of working for you.

Preposição: of
Verbo: work

Alguns casos comuns:

verb + preposition + -ing
insist on	think of	pay for	dream about	look forward to
succeed in	talk about	agree on	feel like	work on
decide on	decide against	apologize for	believe in	worry about

Exemplos de uso:

1. I want to go the movies, but he keeps insisting on going home.
2. He's thinking of traveling abroad.
3. You will pay for making me wait.
4. She always dreamed about being a princess.
5. I am looking forward to working with you.
6. You succeeded in ruining my day. Congratulations!
7. We're talking about joining them in the project.
8. We agreed on doing the research before anything else.
9. Sam doesn't feel like partying tonight.
10. The company has been working on keeping their facebook page updated.
11. The guys decided on watching the game at the bar.
12. You should probably decide against using that horrible color to paint your office.
13. I apologize for interrupting you, but I really need some help right now.
14. We believe in building a stronger community by helping one another.
15. She always worries about upsetting me.

Exercises

1. Use the expression in parentheses to reply to the following situations. You might be asked to write the answers down or just say them out-loud.

a. ( insist on / trying out for the part ) - Jessica is sick. Her mother told her that if she goes out it will get worse. What should she avoid?

Answer: Jessica should avoid going out in the cold.

b. ( dislike / have to meet new people ) - Jonathan is socially awkward. He has a hard time meeting new people. What does he dislike?

2. Do this translation exercise.

3. Make sentences using the verbs found in the table above. Use the form "verb + preposition + -ing"

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