1. Put the verbs in the form of gerund.
1. Alex delayed (to catch) the aeroplane until the last minute.
2. Rita loves (to go) to her country house.
3. Ray gave up (to write) books.
4. Sonya continued (to work) at the college.
5. Pauline prefers (to work) with animals.
6. Steve suggested (to go) out for dinner.
7. Eric appreciated (to get) a birthday card from his mother.
8. Carlos loves (to eat) at restaurants.
9. Felix stopped (to go) to that store when a new store opened.
10. Maria can’t stand (to hear) a child cry
11. .
2. Choose the correct form (gerund or infinitive or both).
1. Bob enjoys tennis.
1. playing
2. to play
3. both
2. Margery hates to heavy metal.
1. listening
2. to listen
3. both
3. Sam avoided to the dentist as much as possible.
1. going
2. to go
3. both
4. Susan offered the student.
1. helping
2. to help
3. both
5. Maria wanted Thursday off from work.
1. taking
2. to take
3. both
6. Christie needs a book for reading in class.
1. buying
2. to buy
3. both
7. She goes every week.
1. skating
2. to skate
3. both
8. The job involves reports for the management.
1. preparing
2. to prepare
3. both
9. Remember at the crossroads.
1. stopping
2. to stop
3. both
10. She’s afraid by plane.
1. of going
2. to go
3. both
3. Put in the right preposition (in brackets)
1. … hearing the news Mr White felt pleased. (On, With, By)
2. … visiting the British Museum the tourists were very much impressed. (After, Before, Instead of)
3. Betty likes art very much and she is keen … visit¬ing art galleries. (in, on, about)
4. Black is tired … painting the wall. He has been working for 5 hours. (of, after, for)
5. Diana is fond … collecting posters of pop singers. (for, to, of)
6. I can’t get used … getting up early. ( for, with, to)
7. I don’t understand how David can fish for hours … catching anything. (with, without, on)
8. Kate bought a book … buying an umbrella. (but, without, instead of)
9. Read the rule … writing the exercise. (after, before, by the time)
10. Susan is clever … learning English. (of, for, at)
4. Translate the sentences using GERUND
1. Я настаиваю на том, чтобы ей.
2. Он отрицал, что видел ее.
3. Она боится получить плохую оценку.
4. Мои родители подумывают о том, чтобы поехать в Италию.
5. Перестань плакать.
6. Она не одобряет, что ее дети так много времени смотрят телевизор.
7. Он ее за то, что она не писала ему.
8. Он бросил курить.
9. Вы не возражаете, если я приеду немного позже?
10. Продолжайте писать.
2. Rita loves going to her country house.
3. Ray gave up writing books.
4. Sonya continued working at the college.
5. Pauline prefers working with animals.
6. Steve suggested going out for dinner.
7. Eric appreciated getting a birthday card from his mother.
8. Carlos loves eating at restaurants.
9. Felix stopped going to that store when a new store opened.
10. Maria can’t stand hearing a child cry.
2. Choose the correct form (gerund or infinitive or both).
1. Bob enjoys playing tennis. (gerund)
2. Margery hates listening to heavy metal. (gerund)
3. Sam avoided going to the dentist as much as possible. (gerund)
4. Susan offered to help the student. (infinitive)
5. Maria wanted to take Thursday off from work. (infinitive)
6. Christie needs to buy a book for reading in class. (infinitive)
7. She goes skating every week. (gerund)
8. The job involves preparing reports for the management. (gerund)
9. Remember to stop at the crossroads. (infinitive)
10. She’s afraid of going by plane. (gerund)
3. Put in the right preposition (in brackets)
1. On hearing the news Mr. White felt pleased. (on)
2. After visiting the British Museum the tourists were very much impressed. (after)
3. Betty likes art very much and she is keen on visiting art galleries. (on)
4. Black is tired of painting the wall. He has been working for 5 hours. (of)
5. Diana is fond of collecting posters of pop singers. (of)
6. I can’t get used to getting up early. (to)
7. I don’t understand how David can fish for hours without catching anything. (without)
8. Kate bought a book instead of buying an umbrella. (instead of)
9. Read the rule before writing the exercise. (before)
10. Susan is clever at learning English. (at)
4. Translate the sentences using GERUND
1. Я настаиваю на том, чтобы ей. (I insist on her coming. OR I insist that she comes.)
2. Он отрицал, что видел ее. (He denied seeing her.)
3. Она боится получить плохую оценку. (She is afraid of getting a bad grade.)
4. Мои родители подумывают о том, чтобы поехать в Италию. (My parents are thinking of going to Italy.)
5. Перестань плакать. (Stop crying.)
6. Она не одобряет, что ее дети так много времени смотрят телевизор. (She disapproves of her children watching so much TV.)
7. Он ее за то, что она не писала ему. (He blamed her for not writing to him.)
8. Он бросил курить. (He quit smoking.)
9. Вы не возражаете, если я приеду немного позже? (Do you mind if I come a bit later?)
10. Продолжайте писать. (Keep writing.)