Adjectives That Can Be Followed By Infinitives

Some adjectives are followed by infinitives whereas some are followed by ing forms. Some adjectives can be followed by either an infinitive or an ing form.

Fill in the blanks with an infinitive or ing form.

1. She didn’t look happy ……………………… me. (to see / seeing)
2. He is nice ……………………… time with. (to spend / spending)
3. I was horrified ………………………. him in the house. (to find / finding)
4. I was delighted ……………………… your letter. (to receive / receiving)
5. She is eager ……………………. a good job. (to find / finding)
6. I am tired ……………………….. to unsolicited advice. (of listening / to listen)
7. I was foolish enough ……………………… him. (to trust / trust)
8. He is quite good ……………………….. crossword puzzles. (to solve / at solving)
9. They are confident ……………………………. (to win / of winning)
10. She is certain ………………………… (to lose / losing)
11. We were overjoyed …………………….. (to win / winning)
12. She is fond ……………………………. (to dance / of dancing)

Answers

1. to see, 2. to spend, 3. to find, 4. to receive, 5. to find, 6. of listening, 7. to trust, 8. at solving, 9. of winning, 10. to lose, 11. to win, 12. of dancing

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Adjectives followed by infinitives