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Exercise of Gerunds

I. Use the correct form of verbs
1. The children prefer ( watch) TV to ( read) books
2. The boys like ( play) games but hate ( do) lessons
3. Would you like ( go) now or shall we wait till the end?
4. I can`t find my favorite book. You ( see) it?
5. We used ( dream) of a television set when we (be) small
6. Would you mind ( show ) me how ( send) an e-mail?
7. He always think about (go) swimming
8. She dislikes (do) a lot of housework
9. My children enjoy ( read) books
10. She looked forward to (see) you
11. They are used to (prepare) new lessons
12. By ( work) day and night , he succeeded in ( finish) the job in time
13. His doctor advised him ( give) up ( smoke)
14. Please stop (talk). We will stop (eat) lunch in ten minutes
15. Stop ( argue) and start( work)
16. I like ( think) carefully about things before ( make) decision
17. Ask him ( come) in. Don`t keep him ( stand) at the door
18. Did you succeed in ( solve) the problem?
19. Don`t forget ( lock) the door before (go) to bed
20. Don`t try ( persuad) me . Nothing can make me ( change) my mind
II. Complete each sentence with one of these verbs: answer, apply, lie, make, try, walk, wash, wait, write, wear. Use -ing form
1. Could you please stop ________ so much noise?
2. He tried to avoid _________ my question
3. Have you finished ___________ your hair yet?
4. I considered ____________ for the job but in the end I decided against it
5. Tim suggested _________ for a while
6. I like ___________ on the beach. I always spend my holidays sunbathing
7. I hate __________ letters. I can never think what to write
8. Caroline dislikes __________ uniform at work
9. Andrew doesn`t mind ___________ home
10. Sandra gave up ___________ to find a job in this country and decided to go abroad
III. Choose the best answer
1. The little boy denied ( going/ to go/ surfing/ to surf) the net during the class
2. Tommy suggested( to visit/ visit/ visiting/ visited) the shrine on the mountain
3. How much time do you spend ( posting/ responding/ surfing/ using) the web a day?
4. When I was on holiday, I enjoy(not having to/not have to/no have to/have to no)get up early
5. I finally finished (to cook/being cooked/cooking/to be cooked)at 7.00 pm and served dinner
6. Sam always remembers ( to park/ parking/ being parked/ to be parked in the garage so that the drieway is free for other cars
7. He still denies ( murder/ to murder/ murdering/ to have murderd) his wife
8. I really dislike ( asking/ to ask/ being asked/ to asked) to answer questions in class
9. We can drive half the distance before we stop ( having/ to have/ having had/ for having) lunch
10. Mai often think of ( establish/ establised/ establishing/to estabish) a charity organization
IV. Combine two sentences into one, using gerunds
Model:
He made a mistake. He was surprised
-> He was surprised at making a mistake
1. I am reading. I`m interested.
2. He likes going swimming. He always thinks about of it
3. The children want to go to the circus. They insist on it
4. I do a lot of housework to help mum. I don`t mind it
5. She has to do that awful work. She dislikes it
6. My children read books. They enjoy it
7. She is cooking. She is busy with it
8. I want to see you. I look forward to it
* Keys:
I. 1.watching - reading 2. playing - doing 3. to go 4. have …seen 5. to dream
- were 6. showing - to send 7.going 8. doing 9. reading 10. seeing
11.preparing 12 . working - finishing 13. to give up - smoking 14.talking - to eat
15. arguing - to work 16. to think - making 17. to come - standing 18. solving
19. to lock - going 20. to persuad