6 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive or -ing form.
Hercule Poirot is one of Agatha Christie's most well-known characters. He's a Belgian detective who loves 1) investigating (investigate) mysteries. He's always busy 2) (looking) for clues and he can 3) (solve) the most difficult crimes. At the end of each book, Poirot uses evidence 4) (revealing) the identity of the criminal. Poirot's character was so popular in the 1960s and 70s that, when he died in the novel Curtain, the New York Times decided 5) (to publish) an article about him! Even today, decades after Agatha Christie wrote her last Poirot story, millions of people still enjoy 6) (reading) about the clever Belgian detective.
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6 Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive or -ing form.
Hercule Poirot is one of Agatha Christie's most well-known characters. He's a Belgian detective who loves 1) investigating (investigate) mysteries. He's always busy 2) (looking) for clues and he can 3) (solve) the most difficult crimes. At the end of each book, Poirot uses evidence 4) (revealing) the identity of the criminal. Poirot's character was so popular in the 1960s and 70s that, when he died in the novel Curtain, the New York Times decided 5) (to publish) an article about him! Even today, decades after Agatha Christie wrote her last Poirot story, millions of people still enjoy 6) (reading) about the clever Belgian detective.