Complete each
sentence with a
form of one of
the verbs from
the list. Use each
verb once only

afford, bear, continue, expect, happen, learn, love, offer, prefer, pretend

a) John really ...lexes........ spending all day at the beach.
b) I'm completely broke, so I can't ................... to go on holiday.
c) Excuse me, but do you .................. to know the way to Old Street?
d) We ............
.......... Our team to win, but they were badly beaten.
e) Kate ..... to speak French and German when she was at school.
f) Even when the examiner told him to stop, Bill ........... ... speaking
g) I'm sorry, but I can't ................ to listen to this awful music!
h) Last week George ...........
to help me paint my bike.
i) Paul ........... to have a bad leg so he didn't have to go to the gym.
j). Sam usually ........ playing football to doing homework.​