Verb + object + infinitive/gerund – verb patterns

The supporters expect the manager ______ at least for one more season.

• to stay

• staying

• stay

It took us ages _____ the hotel.

• find

• finding

• to find

I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to keep you ______.

• waiting

• wait

• to wait

He made me ____ very bad about what I’d done.

• feel

• feeling

• to feel

He was made _____ the documents at gunpoint.

• signing

• to sign

• sign

What kind of things do you hate people ____ to you?

• say

• saying

• to say

I was waiting ____ sorry, but since he didn’t, I just left

• him to say

• him saying

• for him to say

I would hate you _____ that I don’t appreciate your help.

• to think

• think

• thinking

I don’t mind him _____ so much; he has other ways of expressing what he feels.

• no talk

• no to talk

• not talking

He warned me _____ bothering her.

• stop

• to stop

• stopping