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expressions.
3. After prepositions.
She is very good at painting.
Were tired of waiting for him.
go going
stay staying
smoke smoking
get getting
1. do .........................
4. ride ............................... 7. run ......................
.
10. drive ......................
3. travel ....................
stop ......................
6. write ...........................
12. lie ........................
9.
8.
Lisa thought about ............................. all the way from London to Edinburgh.
10. I think she is very bad at ............................... ; Im reading one of her short
stories and I dont like it at all.
C) Rewrite these sentences, starting with a gerund. You may need to change some
words.
3. Clean the machine more often; that will solve your problems.
...............................................................................................
...............
10. Its more difficult to speak a foreign language than to read it. .............................
................................................................................
prefer
start
love
begin
hate
enjoy
like
dislike
finish
give up
miss
cant stand
dont mind
Note: like, love, prefer, start are sometimes followed by the to-infinitive..
Note: other verbs ( e.g. decide, want, agree, plan, ... ) are followed by the to-infinitive.
7.
I miss (
8.
I love
9.
I think
10. What
11. Why
12. I think
E) Complete these sentences, putting the verbs into the gerund and using one ot
the following prepositions.
about
at
of
without
in
to
after
by
for
on
holiday.
) home.
week.
airport on time.
F) Write the verbs in the box in the correct form in these sentences. Use each verb
once only.
have
see
move
out
learn
watch
study
get up
help
smoke
look after
become
say
write
eat
make
work
live
go
walk
go
1.
2.
Im fed up with ......................................... in the city; its too dirty and crowded.
3.
5.
6.
7. Shes going to continue ..................................... for another two years, until her
exams.
8.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.