Expressions followed by verb + -ing
ONLY FLASHCARDS AND GAPS AVAILABLE Practice expressions + verb+-ing: have difficulty/have a good time/spend time or money/go+ verb+-ing
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| I have difficulty... | Memorizing new vocabulary in English. |
| My sister has some problems... | Reading without her glasses. |
| I had no difficulty... | Remembering their names. |
| They will have problems... | Negotiating the deal. |
| Debora is having a hard time... | Accepting her new working schedule. |
| I had some difficulty... | Explaining the situation to my friend. |
| My neighbor had trouble... | Finding a pediatrician for her baby. |
| Nina is having some problems... | Adapting to her new diet. |
| Sometimes I have difficulty... | Expressing myself in English. |
| We had a difficult time... | Arriving in Curaçao after missing our conection flight. |
| Did you have any difficulty... | Finding my place? |
| I have difficulty... | Understanding what people ask me during conference calls. |
| Debora and I had some problems... | Agreeing with the hotel people in Curaçao. |
| I've always had problems... | Finding comfortable shoes. |
| I had no trouble... | Getting a good night sleep last night. |
| Keta had a good time... | Playing with Mike today. |
| She had an easy time... | Convincing everyone to buy her products. |
| Our friends and families had a great time... | Celebrating our wedding with us. |
| We had a lot of fun... | Sightseeing in our honeymoon. |
| My family and I had a wonderful time... | Going to the beach last weekend. |
| Nina and Lili had a good time... | Playing with the other dogs in the park yesterday. |
| GO + GERUND | PRACTICE THE STRUCTURE |
| When I travel abroad, I always love to go... | Sightseeing. |
| Would you like to go... | Dancing tonight? |
| We want to go... | Scuba diving this summer. SCUBA self-contained underwater breathing apparatus |
| My niece wants to go... | Shopping for a new dress on Saturday. |
| My neighbors always go... | Fishing in the summer. |
| IT'S NO USE... + GERUND | PRACTICE THE STRUCTURE |
| It's no use... | Telling her what to do. She always does whatever she thinks it's right. |
| My friend spends all his free time... | Working out at the gym. |
| It's no use... | Lying to your close friends. They will find out the truth eventually. |
| It's no use... | Saving so much money if you're not going to enjoy spending it. |
| THERE IS NO POINT IN... + GERUND WHAT'S THE POINT OF... + GERUND | PRACTICE THE STRUCTURE |
| There's no point in... | Trying to persuade me to buy a car. I don't need one. |
| There was no point in... | Waiting for them... so I left. |
| What's the point of... | Buying so much clothes if you always wear jeans and a white T-shirt? |
| What's the point of... | Sending him love messages if you know that he's not interested in you? |
| SPEND - WASTE (TIME/MONEY) + GERUND | PRACTICE THE STRUCTURE |
| My cousin always spends her money... | Buying things she doesn't need. |
| They spent hours... | Binge-watching series on the weekend. |
| He always wastes his time... | Playing video games. |
| It was a waste of time... | Watching that movie. It was so boring. |
| I don't mind spending my money... | Taking care of my mental and physical health. |
| WORTH + GERUND | PRACTICE THE STRUCTURE |
| She said she loved the movie and... | It's worth seeing it. |
| We should wait a little longer. They can give us good tips. | I think it is worth talking to them. |
| That is such a stupid series. | It's not worth watching it at all! |
| That new museum is so boring. | If you ask me, it's not worth visiting. |
| BE BUSY + GERUND | PRACTICE THE STRUCTURE |
| I've been busy all morning... | Trying to organize my schedule for this semester. |
| Would you like to go to the movies tomorrow afternoon? | Sorry, I can't. I'll be busy studying for my English test on Monday. |