Story #1: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive?

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My friend Bernardo liked toeat (eat) McDonald’s hamburgers. But he had a problem. He was
gaining weight.. He decided _________to go________ (go) on a diet. He stopped
_____eating____________ (eat) fast food and started _______buying__________  (buy) more
fruit and vegetables.  After a month, he had lost a few pounds. But he wanted _________to
lose__(lose) more. I suggested _____joining____________ (join) a gym. Bernardo disliked
______exercising___________ (exercise), but he agreed ____to try__________  (try) it. Now
he exercises every day and he looks better. He’s looking forward __to losing_ (lose) more
weight.

Story #2: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive? (+ Cloze Paragraph)

Teresa’s boyfriend Bernardo is gaining weight. She wanted him ________to

stop__ _________ fast food.  He agreed _________ to eat _________ healthily.

A few weeks passed. Teresa expected Bernardo ____to lose_____ weight, but nothing

changed. She noticed that sometimes he would smell like hamburgers. She
started _________ that he had broken his promise ___to______ well.

One day, she followed him home from work. She saw him pass by McDonalds, but then he
stopped walking He hesitated ___to go______ in, but he finally did. After a few minutes, she
decided __to follow_______ him in. She caught him ___eating______ a Big Mac. She
attempted ___to wrestle______ it from him, but she couldn’t manage _________ it out of his
greasy hands. He tried _________ her away, but he accidentally hit her in the face. Naturally,
she got angry. He said that he didn’t mean ___to ______ her, but she started _________. They
both got kicked out of the restaurant. Now they refuse __to speak_______ to each other.

Story #3: Verb + Gerund or Infinitive? (+ Cloze Paragraph)

One month ago, my friend Bernardo decided _____to lose____________ (lose) some weight.
He stopped _____eating____________ (eat) chocolate, gave up ______drinking___________
(drink) beer, and he refused _______to eat__________ (eat) anything high in fat. This was
difficult for him because he enjoyed ________eating_________ (eat) chocolate and he
preferred _______to drink__________ (drink) beer to Diet Coke! Luckily, his girlfriend agreed
______to help___________ (help) him. She promised ________to make_________ (make) him
a lot of healthy food, and she did. But after two months, he only managed _____to
lose____________ (lose) 3 pounds. Now, his girlfriend has suggested
_________joining________ (join) a gym. Bernardo hates ___________excising______
(exercise), but he will try it.