“We can't afford staying there.”
What's wrong? Choose the right one.
want, decide, promise, agree, arrange, choose, can't afford and can't wait take to + the verb.
Not: We can't afford staying there.
Say: We can't afford to stay there.
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Questions where people make this mistake.
THE QUESTIONS
- Lena can't wait ______ her grandparents again after the holiday.to see · see · seeing · for see
- We can't afford ______ in such an expensive hotel.stay · to stay · staying
- Lena has chosen ______ the scenic route home.to take · taking · take · for take
- The hotel staff happily agreed ______ our luggage until the evening.to look after · look after · looking after · looked after
- We arranged ______ at the cinema at seven.to meet · meet · meeting
Show the answers
- to seenot see: the verb with no to and no -ingnot seeing: -ing after want, promise, agree, can't afford
- to staynot stay: the verb with no to and no -ingnot staying: -ing after want, promise, agree, can't afford
- to takenot take: the verb with no to and no -ingnot taking: -ing after want, promise, agree, can't afford
- to look afternot look after: the verb with no to and no -ingnot looking after: -ing after want, promise, agree, can't afford
- to meetnot meet: the verb with no to and no -ingnot meeting: -ing after want, promise, agree, can't afford