1.

I had to ask the boys (stop)

2. Don't start (try)
(do)

(ride)

(learn)

their mini-scooters in the corridor.

algebra before you have finished (learn)

simple things in arithmetic.

3. We can't think of (buy)

4. I'd love (have)

a new house before (sell)

the opportunity of (meet)

5. Our teacher has promised (help)

6. I hate (get up)

for next week's test.

early in winter and (get ready)

at the bus stop, and I heard her (tell)

10.Can you manage (finish)

(pack)

(sell)

her friend not to

stolen bicycles.

these parcels alone?

He keeps (ask) me such stupid questions.

I know my hair needs (wash) .
I didn't dare (leave) my mother because she felt very sick.
Did you remember (give) him the key?
It is not worth (worry) about.
It is usually easier (learn) English in English-speaking countries.
He postponed (go) to the cinema.
There's no point in (do) such dangerous things.
Try (forget) your past.
By (offer) enormous wages she persuaded him to work for her.
I have a passion for (write) to the newspapers.
Some people seem (be) very kind.
I decided (enter) for the competition.
I suggested (not go) out in the rain.
After (hear) the conditions I left.
I tried (explain) it to him, but he didn't understand.
(lie) on this beach is very pleasant.
I prefer (drive) to walking.
Would you mind (buy) me lunch?
He often lets other people (move) ahead.

Fill in the gerund as the subject of the sentence.

(smoke)
(play)
(walk)
(spend)
(sleep)

in the dark.

it with a hammer!

9. Poor Charles! The police suspected him of (try)

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

you again.

us (prepare)

7. If you can't fix that old thing, try (hit)

8. I saw her (sit)
wait for her.

the old one.

causes cancer.
football is not allowed here.
in New York's Central Park at night can be dangerous.
your summer holidays watching TV is a waste of time.
in is what we usually do on a Sunday.

Gerund used as a subject

Complete the sentences with the gerund form of the verbs in parentheses.
(cook)
is one of her hobbies.
(cycle)
is fun.
(Get)
a good job is not easy.
(Find)
a parking space is quite difficult in this area.
(drive)
becomes more and more expensive.
No (smoke)
in this area.
(work)
overtime is quite common in this company.
(eat)
fruits and vegetables is good for your health.
(make)
fun of other people is not nice.
(learn)
about other cultures makes people more tolerant.

Yuri was in his first year at university, studying History. He was rather a lazy student, and
he tended to avoid

(work) whenever he could. In the middle of the semester, his

history professor gave out an assignment, due in two weeks. Yuri intended
the assignment, but he postponed
week, he forgot

(do)

(write) it for a week. The following

(do) it. The night before the assignment was due, he suddenly

remembered it, and rushed to the library. He tried

the topic, but there wasn't enough time. Yuri considered

(read) as much as possible on

(ask) for more time to do

his paper, but the History professor was known to be very tough on students, so finally he
decided

(cheat) and copy his paper from somewhere else. He found an old article

on the same topic, and quickly typed it out. The next day, he submitted the paper.
The following week, he was alarmed

(see) the professor approaching him,

looking angry.
"Is this your own work, or did you copy it?" asked the professor. Yuri denied

(copy)

the paper.
"If you expect me

(believe) that, you must be very stupid," said the professor.

"Every word is taken from an article I wrote myself five years ago. Did you really think I
would forget

(write) it?"