Class Exercises 22/04/24

Gerunds
Name: Diego Alexander Piguave Piguave

Read the lecture and complete the sentences:

• Cara loves reading, visiting museums and galleries.
• She enjoys relaxing at home and do yoga in the park, good restaurants and do
meeting our friends.
• She likes different activities.
• She doesn’t mind tennis.
• She hates running.

• Chris loves doing sports.

• He enjoys do play tennis.
• He likes running.
• He doesn’t mind visiting museum.
• He hates art.
Make 5 examples about gerunds as the OBJECT of the sentence:
• She enjoys swimming in the ocean.
• I appreciate reading a good book on a rainy day.
• She admitted making a mistake.
• I avoid driving in heavy traffic.
• He enjoys running.

Complete Stephanie’s profile with the correct form of the verbs in the box.

Answers:
1. cook
2. talk
3. do
4. be
5. watch
6. play

Gerunds after prepositions

Choose and HIGHLIGHT the correct preposition and FILL in the verb in brackets
as a gerund.

1. I’m afraid about/for/of _of losing______ my smartphone. (to lose)

2. She’s looking forward to/on/of _to seeing______ her bother. (to see)
3. He is responsible for/about/of _for collecting______ the money. (to collect)
4. He apologized about/for/of _for being______ late. (to be)
5. Larry never worries up/to/about __about making_____ friends. (to make)
6. We are tired of/about/up __of waiting_____ for the bus. (to wait)
7. You should give about/up/of __up bullying_____ your sister. (to bully)
8. They are thinking on/up/about _about moving______ to Italy. (to move)