Picture a situation or activity in your mind.
The idea
After imagine, use a verb ending in -ing to name an activity: imagine living.
Examples
- I imagine living near the sea one day.
- Maya imagined opening a small bakery.
- Can you imagine working without a phone?
- We imagined walking through the forest at night.
- Leo cannot imagine leaving his old dog behind.
- The children imagine flying above the city.
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Watch out
Avoid an infinitive here: say imagine living, not imagine to live.
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Choose the correct answer. I imagine ___ in a quieter town. (living / to live)
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living
living names the imagined life in a quieter town.
Choose the correct answer. She imagined ___ the prize. (winning / to win)
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winning
winning describes the prize as an imagined outcome.
Choose the correct answer. Can they imagine ___ by train every day? (travelling / to travel)
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travelling
travelling names the daily journey they picture.
Practice round
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Choose the correct answer. I imagine ___ in a quieter town. (living / to live)
Choose the correct answer. She imagined ___ the prize. (winning / to win)
Choose the correct answer. Can they imagine ___ by train every day? (travelling / to travel)
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Describe an activity you can imagine doing.