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Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank. We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.

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Write the gerund/infinitive form of the verb in the blank.

We really look forward _____________ (meet) alien creatures and ________ (find) out what they are really like.

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We really look forward to meet alien creatures and finding out what they are really like.

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Chapter 3.1: Old Man River - Grammar [Page 73]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 9 TN Board
Chapter 3.1 Old Man River
Grammar | Q F. 13. | Page 73

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