Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Year 2. Verbs dispensa 2010

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1)went
2)to get to/getting to
3)had just driven
4)to keep (remind + infinitive)
5)caught on (to catch on = to understand a situation/realise/become familiar with). E.g. At first I didn’t catch on that my friend was only joking and I was a bit offended!
6)was sitting/was sat
7)couldn’t get over (to get over = to recover from e.g. illness, shock, surprise)
8)think about
9)were brought up (to bring sb up = to educate/look after)
10)have been driving/have driven
11)coping (to be used to + verb ing or noun)
12)can’t/won’t/shouldn’t be
13)going (to be up to + verb ing = to be capable of doing something e.g. do you think he is up to managing a large team?)
14)not hiring
15)should have left
16)to make
17)already had
18)did I eventually reach
19)to do
20)running out of

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1)I’ll ever go
2)to understand
3)to talk
4)to munch
5)are playing/play
6)was/would be/would have been
7)to introduce
8)pointed out
9)putting Raymond off
10)went up to
11)would go out
12)put
13)kept
14)talking
15)was playing/played
16)making/to make
17)to show
18)should/ought to get
19)to leave
20)have never felt

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1)woke up
2)had come to
3)was called
4)to be haunted
5)made up
6)will let
7)set off
8)will eat
9)get to
10)could make out
11)standing out
12)to take out
13)sounded like
14)shouting
15)dressed in
16)would/could/might find
17)looking for
18)got to
19)ran into
20)saying about

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1)are still trying
2)had been/were stolen from
3)might/could be
4)are thought
5)to have been taken
6)went
7)to check
8)was
9)was woken up
10)must have come
11)had already gone
12)immediately went down
13)to find out
14)was going on
15)were gone
16)getting
17)will/would probably end up
18)to move horses around
19)noticing
20)to look in on/around for

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1)to have gone up
2)is expected
3)have been complaining about
4)to be done
5)suggested
6)should/could/might put down
7)to deal with
8)came up
9)has been
10)came in
11)be said
12)cutting off
13)fill with
14)using
15)laying
16)to carry out
17)would be
18)comes up with
19)will just carry on
20)to put up with

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1)to walk
2)was staying
3)waiting for her
4)had never met
5)seeing
6)went up to = approached
7)held
8)have been looking forward to
9)meeting
10)shook
11)came out
12)couldn’t/can’t have already read
13)picked it up
14)couldn’t put it down
15)might/could/should go
16)would be
17)being disturbed
18)no sooner had they sat down
19)coming
20)heading for = going in a direction

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1)having
2)to clean up
9)to make
10)feel
4)helping
5)to get
6)lying down
7)hadn’t asked
8)to spend
11)could see
12)coming
13)will/must have fed
14)are they
15)won’t/shouldn’t be
16)to set off
17)will/am going to call
18)to find out
19)carry on
20)are all invited


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1)using
2)had just inserted
3)was about
4)came up to
5)to do
6)had she said
7)to be out of
8)might/must
9)’d check
10)to be found
11)realised
12)had been tricked
13)have been/am
14)gave up
15)couldn’t keep up with
16)was given
17)to fill in
18)was shocked
19)had withdrawn
20)will I do

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1)was murdered
2)looked into
3)have been found
4)called on
5)may have
6)to contact
7)speaking
8)were doing/had been doing
9)to run out of
10)to have left
11)makes/will make/is going to make
12)had been
13)had been respected
14)should be given
15)is/was involved
16)hadn’t gone out
17)has been missing
18)investigating
19)are currently looking around/out
20)won’t get out of/away with

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1)was left/had been left
2)to spread the money out/around
3)referred to
4)got by
5)always broke down
6)went round/over
7)had bought
8)was really looking forward
9)to seeing
10)was clearly taken
11)were
12)bumped into
13)making
14)to speak
15)found out
16)Had complained/complained
17)not having
18)could/should/might
19)do
20)will be punished